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K12 Academics Updates for September 25th-October 1st

New Directory:
The National Gifted Youth School Directory went live as of 9/25/06. It Features Magnet Schools, NCSSSMST Schools, Early Entrance Programs, State Sponsered Programs throughout the U.S. It is the only national directory of its kind on the internet!

Gifted Youth Schools: 151 Listings
Alabama (2) | Alaska (1) | Arizona (2) | Arkansas (17) |
| California (13) | Colorado (1) | Connecticut (2) | Delaware (1) | Florida (12) | Georgia (10) | Illinois (3) | Indiana (2) | Iowa (1) | Kentucky (2) | Louisiana (2) | Maine (1) | Maryland (8) | Massachusetts (1) |
Michigan (4) | Minnesota (1) | Mississippi (1) |
Missouri (1) | Nevada (2) | New Jersey (10) |
New York (12) | North Carolina (2) | Ohio (3) | Oklahoma (1) | Pennsylvania (3) | South Carolina (2) | Texas (10) | Virginia (13) | Washington (3) |
Wisconsin (2) |

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New Exhibit and Museum Listings: 23 Listings

American Museum of Asmat Art
St. Paul, MN

Blackhawk Museum
Danville, CA

Cave Creek Museum
Cave Creek, AZ

Des Moines Art Center
Des Moines, IA

Frankenmuth Historical Association
Frankenmuth, MI

Gibbon Conservation Center
Santa Clarita, CA

Grand Rapids Children's Museum
Grand Rapids, MI

Great Lakes Museum of Military History
Michigan City, IN

Holocaust Museum and Learning Center
St. Louis, MO

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
NY, NY

McHenry County Historical Museum
Union, IL

Michigan's own, Inc. Military & Space Museum
Frankenmuth, MI

Missouri Historical Society
St. Louis, MO

Museum of the African Diaspora
San Francisco, CA

National Aviation Hall of Fame
WPAFB, OH

National Heritage Museum
Lexington, MA

San Antonio Botanical Garden
San Antonio, TX

Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block
Winter Park, FL

Warhawk Air Museum
Nampa, ID

The Whale Museum
Friday Harbor, WA

Western Aerospace Museum
Oakland, CA

William Benton Museum of Art
Storrs, CT

World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame
Colorado Springs, CO

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New Camp Listing: 13 Listings

Camp Ballibay
Camptown, PA

Camp Green Cove for girls
Tuxedo, NC

Camp Mondamin for boys
Tuxedo, NC

Digital Media Academy
CA, NJ, TX

Driftwood Ranch Camp
Northfield, NH

Gokidscamp
San Francisco, CA

Imagine That! and Future Tech
Atlanta, Alpharetta, Roswell, Gwinnett,
Fulton, GA

Julian Krinsky Camps & Programs
PA

Mountain Day Camp
Boulder, CO

Passport to Summer
Washingtonm D.C.

Summer Friends Day Camps
Sandy Spring, MD

Summer Study at Penn State
State College, PA

Summer Study in Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder

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New Study Abroad Listing: 5 Listings

AuLangue - 'Centro de Idiomas & Culturas'
Cuernavaca , Morelos , Mexico

SAGE Program
India

Sino Language Gateway
China

Summer Study in Paris
Paris, France

Youth For Understanding
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam

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New Disability School Listings: 4 Listings

Hill Top Preparatory School
Rosemont, PA

Horizon Academy
Roeland Park, KS

Landmark School
Prides Crossing, MA

Morningside Academy
Seattle, WA

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New Boarding School Listing: 3 Listings

Olney Friends School
Branesville, OH

Saint Thomas More School
Oakdale, CT

White Mountain School
Bethlehem, NH

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New Support Service Listings: 3 Listing

Betz & Associates
Indiana

Dr. Dana Chirileanu / Akiba Hebrew Academy
Merion Station, PA

Glenwood Testing Center
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin

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New College Consultant Listing: 1 Listing
Going Live 10/16/06

College Placement Consulting, LLC
Maryland

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Coming Soon! / Help Wanted!

Coming Soon to K12 Academics!

National College Consultant Directory: Going Live 10/16

Featuring: National Directory for college bound Seniors with consulting help towards finding the perfect institution to further their studies.

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Coming Soon to K12 Academics!

National Library Directory: Going Live 10/23
Provided will be in depth information on every library in the U.S. (i.e. education programs, events at the library, membership costs, etc.)

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Coming Soon to K12 Academics!

Web sites Directory:
The web site directory will provide viewers of K12 Academics an in-depth location to find the best resources for numerous issues in education & disabilities.

Topics Include:
For Educators: Education Articles, Education Reform, Employment, Classroom Management, Instructional Design, Learning Skills, Lesson Plans, Teacher Resources, Teacher Tips.

For Students: ACT Testing, Athletics, Distance Learning, GED Testing, Grants, Scholarships, Aids, Loans, Homework Helper, PSAT Testing, Student Resources, SAT Testing.

For Parents: Alumni, Bilingualism, Bullying, Gifted Youth, Home schooling, Kindergarten Readiness, Plagiarism, Religion in Public Schools, School Choice, School Violence, Urban Education.

Disabilities: ADD/HD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Blindness, Cerebral Palsy, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Deafness, Down Syndrome, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Mental Retardation, Rett Syndrome, Stuttering, Tourettes Syndrome.

Subjects: Agriculture, Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Arts, Astronomy, Aviation, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Biology, Business/Economy, CAD/CAM, Chemistry, Chinese, Chinese Studies, Civics, Computing, Earth Sciences, Economics, Energy, Engineering/Technology, English, Environment, Environmental History, Floral Design, French, Geography, Geology, German, Graphic Design, Health, History, Human Ecology, Italian, Japanese, Language/Linguistics, Language Arts, Management, Maritime, Math, Medicine, Meteorology, Music, Nursing, Oceanography, Outdoor, Paleontology, Peace Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Russian, Science, Sex Education, Space, Spanish, Vocational, Women's Studies, Writing.

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