Fredericksburg Regional Governor’s School (FRGS)
FRGS is designed for and only offered to identified gifted students in grades 6 - 11. An application is required and acceptance is competitive. Students participate in a variety of educational experiences focused on real-life application in the areas of technology and science. Higher-level thinking skills and rigorous content are embedded in this summer program. Dates and times are shared with the students who applied and were accepted.
Check back for application information and deadlines in October.
Director: Rebecca Slominski, 540-372-1145
Location: James Monroe High School (KGCS will provide a bus for transporation)
Dates: June 2025
Grades Served: 6th-11th
Summer Residential Governor's Schools
Summer Residential Governor’s Schools provide high school juniors and seniors with intensive educational experiences in visual and performing arts; humanities; medicine and health sciences; mathematics, science, and technology; or through mentorships in marine science, or engineering.
Each Summer Residential Governor’s School focuses on one special area of interest. Students live on a college or university campus for up to four weeks each summer. During this time, students are involved in classroom and laboratory work, field studies, research, individual and group projects and performances, and seminars with noted scholars, visiting artists, and other professionals. In the three mentorships, students are selected to work side-by-side with research scientists, physicians, and a variety of other professionals. A director and a student-life staff provide supervision of students 24 hours a day, throughout the program.
An application is required and acceptance is competitive. More information can be found here. Check back for KGCS application updates in October 2025.
World Language Academies
The Virginia Department of Education sponsors Governor's World Language Academies, summer residential programs for Virginia's most motivated and talented world language students. The 2024 Governor's Summer Residential World Language Academies included full-immersion academies in French, German and Spanish; a partial-immersion Japanese Academy; and a Latin Academy. No English Allowed! Eligible students must be juniors or mature sophomores during the current school year, 2024-2025. An application is required and acceptance is competitive.
More information can be found here. Check back for KGCS application updates in October 2025.