The Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG), founded in 1984, is a co-ed gifted education summer camp for students, ages 4 through 17. SIG's mission is to provide educational and social opportunities for academically gifted and talented students through programs designed to meet their abilities and needs.
In 2009, SIG became a program of the National Society for the Gifted and Talented, a not-for-profit 501©(3) organization. SIG offers residential and commuter programs to students ages 10–17 and day programs to students ages 4–13 at various college, university and school campuses across the country.
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