It’s a sensation virtually all TIPsters can relate to–feeling awkward, not accepted, and full of potential with nowhere to go. If only there were a place where nerds felt safe. For many, this place is TIP. It has been and continues to be the launching pad for so many careers, interests, friendships, relationships, and ultimate […]
Mission Moment: Thirty Years of Service
It’s hard to believe we are already gearing up to recruit next summer’s staff—after all, our summer programs just ended and academic year programs are just around the corner! But helping gifted and talented kids thrive is an ongoing endeavor that brings some long-time TIP staff members back each summer, and all for the same reason: […]
Mission Moment: TIPster turned TA
I’ve just stumbled into an investigation where a frantic search is underway to discover who committed the murder. There’s a group to my left measuring bones to identify the biological sex and ethnicity of the victim; a group to my right dusting for finger prints and examining evidence collected from the previous day’s crime scene; […]