Kay in Cal Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I'm trying to put together a list of academic competitions/test programs that homeschool kids might get involved in. Just starting off, I can think of: Scripps Spelling Bee National Geographic Geography Bee Odyssey of the Mind Lego Robotics League National Latin Exam I know there must be dozens more... can you add to my list of possibilities? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 AMC (math) exams USAMTS National Mythology Exam National History Day I'd add Mathcounts, but they don't like homeschoolers any more...:angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Some of the teams sponsored by our local HS group that I didn't see mentioned yet: WordMasters Destination Imagination First Lego League National Bible Bee Math Kangaroo Debate (forget exactly which league they compete in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Homeschool teams can participate in Science Olympiad www.soinc.org :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) http://www.jshs.org/ Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, if you don't mind something sponsored by the military. VERY homeschool friendly, and I suspect coordinating JSHS regionals is why my parents are so 100% behind homeschooling DD-they've seen so many homeschooled kids succeed. Science fair is usually homeschool friendly as well, and homeschooled kids regularly win at ISEF, but each regional preliminary sets up it's own rules, and usually there's a homeschool preliminary that's the equivalent of a school level fair before going to regionals. Edited August 27, 2010 by Dmmetler2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RanchGirl Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Continental Math League Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bostonian Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I'm trying to put together a list of academic competitions/test programs that homeschool kids might get involved in. Just starting off, I can think of: Scripps Spelling Bee National Geographic Geography Bee Odyssey of the Mind Lego Robotics League National Latin Exam I know there must be dozens more... can you add to my list of possibilities? Thank you! Here are some books that list competitions. I've only read the book by Wissner-Gross, which I do highly recommend. Academic Competitions for Gifted Students: A Resource Book for Teachers and Parents (2007) by Mary K. Tallent-Runnels and Ann C. Candler-Lotven Competitions for Talented Kids (2005) by Frances A. Karnes and Tracy L. Riley What High Schools Don't Tell You (And Other Parents Don't Want You to Know): Create a Long-Term Plan for Your 7th to 10th Grader for Getting into the Top Colleges (2008) by Elizabeth Wissner-Gross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Here are some books that list competitions. I've only read the book by Wissner-Gross, which I do highly recommend. Academic Competitions for Gifted Students: A Resource Book for Teachers and Parents (2007) by Mary K. Tallent-Runnels and Ann C. Candler-Lotven Competitions for Talented Kids (2005) by Frances A. Karnes and Tracy L. Riley What High Schools Don't Tell You (And Other Parents Don't Want You to Know): Create a Long-Term Plan for Your 7th to 10th Grader for Getting into the Top Colleges (2008) by Elizabeth Wissner-Gross I recommend that book, too (as well as her other one, about What Colleges Don't Tell You). If you read it, though, approach it with your convictions and self-esteem intact. The plans she advocates are seriously intense, and I had to remind myself as I read that I'm not a failure if my kid isn't doing research at a nuclear physics lab the summer before Grade 10. She does offer lots of excellent information, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonian Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 I recommend that book, too (as well as her other one, about What Colleges Don't Tell You). If you read it, though, approach it with your convictions and self-esteem intact. The plans she advocates are seriously intense, and I had to remind myself as I read that I'm not a failure if my kid isn't doing research at a nuclear physics lab the summer before Grade 10. She does offer lots of excellent information, though. Wissner-Gross lives in the NYC area and counsels such parents, and reading her book and New York Times stories on education, it appears to me that clustering such bright and competitive parents together can induce a degree of insanity. I don't want to become one of them, but they know what they are talking about when it comes to educational opportunities. Wissner-Gross does not understand that much of her advice -- such as prepping your 7th grader to take the SAT -- only makes sense if your child is quite gifted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonian Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Links to dozens of academic competitions are at the Johns Hopkins CTY site, http://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/linkb.htm . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 In Texas: http://www.psiaacademics.org/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 NCFCA (National Christian Forensics & Communication Association) for speech and debate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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