Unique Graduation Gifts For This Year's Graduates

With this year's economy the way it is, parents of students who are graduating from high school, middle school or elementary school are looking for unique graduation gifts that provide more tangible, lasting value than do the typical gifts that grads expect to receive.

An innovative high school graduation gift is eight days this summer in Colorado at a college summer camp that helps high school grads get ready for college with valuable life skills and college-level academic skills. The eight-day program is called Quantum U and it is held on the Colorado College campus in Colorado Springs at the foot of Pike's Peak.

Parents of middle school grads have a similar option. SuperCamp is a seven-day and ten-day summer enrichment camp that's both enriching and fun. Graduating sixth graders can attend SuperCamp's Junior Forum for students entering grades 6-8. Eighth grade grads can go to Senior Forum, which is open to students about to enter grades 9-12.

SuperCamp is held at nine colleges across the U.S., including Brown, Stanford and Wake Forest. The program, now in its twenty-ninth year, has an impressive track record of results among its 55,000 graduates, with the majority of students reporting increased grades, motivation and confidence following their participation in the camp.

The lasting value from either of these programs gives parents an innovative alternative when considering graduation gift ideas. Sessions are filling up for this summer, however, so parents need to act immediately to secure a spot for their graduate. More information is available at the website and by calling 800-285-3276.