For nineteen years, the Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY) has been the only statewide, year-round organization in Wisconsin dedicated to serving gifted students. WCATY’s mission is to nurture Wisconsin’s most academically talented students by providing and encouraging programs that support, motivate, and challenge them. WCATY uses multiple outcome measures, student and faculty evaluations, parent input, and research-based practices to maintain an overriding focus on quality.
Access to programs and opportunities is a cornerstone of WCATY values. WCATY strives to offer programs throughout the rural, urban, and suburban communities of Wisconsin. The District Co-operative Program partners with approximately 100 public and private school districts, bringing challenging curriculum to students where gifted educational resources are scarce. Summer program students came from 80 different Wisconsin communities and 8 different states in 2009. Access to programs also means a WCATY commitment to providing scholarships and fee waivers for bright students who need support. Talent exists among all groups, and WCATY is dedicated to identifying and serving a broad and diverse pool of students in communities throughout the state.
WCATY and University of Wisconsin-Madison STRENGTH THROUGH UNITY
WCATY joined Education Outreach and Partnerships (EOP) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2009 in order to expand opportunities for more of Wisconsin’s talented students. WCATY programs incorporate the University’s vast teaching and research excellence into our individualized approach of developing the specific talents and interests of each one of our students.
Apply for a WCATY program today, and see how students explore—belong—and excel.
WCATY - Suite 264 Teacher Education Building, 225 N. Mills Street, Madison - WI 53706 (general programs line): 608-890-3260 (general email):
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