Litchfield School District

This page is designed to provide students, parents and the community with resources and opportunities to help enrich, challenge and develop the learner to meet his/her full potential.  Posted resources and links are not an endorsement of the activity or organization by the Litchfield School District, but merely a listing of available opportunities.

Resources to Challenge Learners

Math and language arts puzzles

http://www.aimsedu.org/Puzzle/index.html

Games, activities and book lists

http://www.thinkfinity.org

Math games, word problems and logic puzzles

http://www.mathplayground.com/index.html

Math practice and activities

http://www.aaamath.com

Interactive math games

http://www.coolmath.com

Interactive math and reading activities

http://www.funbrain.com

Math games and puzzles

http://www.aplusmath.com

Word of the day and word games

http://www.merriam-webster.com

Vocabulary activities

http://www.vocabulary.com

Vocabulary builders

http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words

Programs/Camps Available for Advanced Learners

FIRST place summer day camps in Manchester, NH.

• FIRST Programming

Summer programming for youth at MIT

• MIT Educational Programs

Science camp with hands-on science exploration.

• SEE Science Center

Museum of Science programming for Summer of 2010

• Boston Museum of Science

Problem-solving and teamwork programming

• Camp Invention

Links to Advanced Learner/Gifted Organizations

• National Association of Gifted Children
• Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth
• New Hampshire Association for Gifted Education
• Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
• Davidson Institute for Talent Development
• NH Mensa
• Hoagies Gifted Education Page
• Kids College
• Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development (UCONN)