The Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education at the University of Iowa in Iowa City runs summer programs for academically talented students, including day/commuter options like the Weekend Enrichment Program (grades 3-8) and Junior Scholars Academy, and residential programs such as the one-week Blank Summer Institute for 8th graders and the Secondary Student Training Program research experience for grades 10-11. Classes span STEM, arts and humanities.
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★★★★★Theresa ArthurWonderful staff. My son enjoys the online coursework as well as the weekend enrichment classes.
★Ricardo ArellanoSomeone here is taking people's card information and trying to pay for there educational services I don't know anyone here and I got 6 declined messages saying someone from here kept trying to take money out my account so becarful when using ur card here they might try to take ur money
★★★★★Amanda FreeseWhat an amazing resource we have in the Belin Blank Center. Whether it be counseling services, youth/student programming or professional development, The Belin Blank Center has high-quality, research-backed services for all. As a parent and educator, I've seen firsthand the quality of professional development and enrichment programs. When leaving my son for the first time at WINGS, I knew we had found a place where he would find like-minded peers and be surrounded by knowledgable staff who understand the unique needs of gifted and 2e learners. Finding this resource in our community has been a game-changer for our family.
★Haylee SommersThis place is very unclear on the type of camp they are offering. If you have an intelligent gifted child with no learning disabilities what so ever and high social skills SEND THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE! This camp, in my opinion, is for children on the spectrum to enjoy like minded children. It was not worth the money spent, and my child was not inspired in any way.
★Alexis EdmundsMy son did the JSI summer program. It was a joke. Save your money and send your child to a regular camp. Not acedemically challenging at all. My son said, “the instructors where too busy baby sitting” When I picked my son up from camp the first story he told me was how on the first day one of the kids in his group taught him how to make a bomb! Took me weeks to get in touch with someone to give feed back. They didn’t even ask for the name of the child that was giving explosive instructions! Overall I felt conned. I thought this was going to be something great instead it was a waste of money and a huge disappointment.