Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth
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Saint Paul, Minnesota
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, Minnesota
Minnesota
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. Founded in 1967, MITY has become relatively large, with three different programs for primary education
Primary education
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and secondary education
Secondary education
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students. The three programs, YES (Your Extraordinary Saturday), ExplorSchool, and Expand Your Mind, each deal with a separate age group of students, but often share staff members and class styles. YES deals with students in grades 1-4, and takes place on Saturdays during the normal American school year. Explorschool is offered for students in grades 4-6, and takes place during the summer, with classes being held Monday through Friday over a two week period. Expand Your Mind (which many veteran students refer to simply as MITY, due to its popularity) is offered for students in grades 7-12, and takes place during the summer with classes held Monday through Friday over a similar two-week period.
This camp includes a "Rec Time", run by "Mr Rec". The activities include squirrel-watching, three person water balloon slingshot, Trivial Pursuit tournament, Duct Tape Stuff day, urban Bocce ball, beading, and charades .