Converge Summer Regional Governor’s School invites curious learners to experience a robust educational environment. Converge serves rising 7th-9th grade identified gifted learners from participating Region 1 school divisions. The program creates a collaborative space where inquiry is celebrated and academic passions are ignited. Students engage in the areas in which our region offers gifted programming, including General Intellectual Aptitude (GIA), Specific Academic Aptitude (SAA), Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), and Career and Technical Education (CTE), fostering both depth and breadth of learning.
Converge will be held July 20-23, 2026 9:00 am – 3:00 pm and will offer a diverse selection of courses designed for identified gifted students. A full Summer class list is forthcoming.
Small class sizes and an outstanding faculty create an atmosphere ideal for meaningful engagement and intellectual risk taking. Students will engage in hands-on inquiry, exploration, and authentic challenges that encourage them to think deeply, work collaboratively across fields of study, and create meaningful projects that demonstrate both intellectual depth and original thought.
Applications will be posted on this website and will be available through the Gifted Coordinator for your respective district.
Classes are housed at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School.
PARTICIPATING DIVISIONS:
- Chesterfield
- Colonial Heights
- Dinwiddie
- Goochland
- Hanover
- Henrico
- Hopewell City
- King & Queen
- New Kent
- Petersburg
- Powhatan
- Prince George
- Richmond City
For additional information, please contact Nakita Lee, Program Director – [email protected]