Summer Laureate Returns to UA Little Rock with 21 New Classes for Young Learners

For 47 years, the Summer Laureate/University for Youth program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has provided gifted elementary students with unique summer learning opportunities. This July, classrooms across UA Little Rock will transform into laboratories, design studios, fantasy worlds, and musical stages as students gather for the annual program. For two weeks, Summer Laureate Returns to UA Little Rock with 21 New Classes for Young Learners

UA Little Rock Recognized Nationally for Innovative Gifted Education Program

When national leaders in education gathered to discuss how teachers could better support advanced learners, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock stood out as a national model. Drs. Ann Robinson and Monica Meadows of the UA Little Rock School of Education recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to present at an invitational colloquium organized by UA Little Rock Recognized Nationally for Innovative Gifted Education Program

UA Little Rock Hosts Nearly 700 teachers for 31st Year of Advanced Placement Summer Institute

Nearly 700 teachers from Arkansas and across the country came together for the 31st year of Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.  Put on by the Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education, APSI hosted 492 Arkansas teachers and 198 out-of-state and home school teachers.  The Jodie Mahony Center UA Little Rock Hosts Nearly 700 teachers for 31st Year of Advanced Placement Summer Institute

Robinson Honored as Outstanding Rural Scholar in Gifted Education

Dr. Ann Robinson, distinguished professor of education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received the Outstanding Rural Scholar in Gifted Education Award from the University of Denver. The Rural Education Researcher Award honors a researcher whose work has made a significant contribution to understanding and improving education in rural or remote communities. Robinson Honored as Outstanding Rural Scholar in Gifted Education

Summer Laureate Celebrates 45 Years

On July 8, UA Little Rock’s campus will be filled with children in grades K-6 who are attending the Summer Laureate University for Youth program, also known as SLUFY. This year’s program represents a milestone as it marks the 45th year of the program.