▁acc laimed ▁programs : ▁the ▁Research ▁Science ▁Institute ▁( R SI ), ▁an ▁annual ▁summer ▁research ▁program ▁for ▁ 8 0 ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most ▁accomplished ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁held ▁at ▁M IT ; ▁the ▁USA ▁Bi ology ▁Olymp i ad ▁( US AB O ), ▁a ▁national ▁bi ology ▁competition ▁for ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ; ▁and ▁the ▁Te acher ▁En rich ment ▁Program ▁( TE P ), ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁en rich ment ▁programs ▁for ▁S TE M ▁educ ators ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁History ▁It ▁was ▁co - f ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁Admir al ▁H yman ▁G . ▁Rick over ▁and ▁Jo ann ▁P . ▁Di G enn aro , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Education . ▁ ▁Go als ▁The ▁Center ▁a ims ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁compet itive ▁in ▁science ▁and ▁technology , ▁and ▁further ▁international ▁understanding ▁among ▁the ▁future ▁leaders . ▁ ▁CE E ▁challeng es ▁students ▁and ▁ass ists ▁them ▁on ▁a ▁long - term ▁basis ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁cre ators , ▁invent ors , ▁scient ists ▁and ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁ ▁All ▁CE E ▁programs ▁are ▁open ▁to ▁students ▁and ▁teachers ▁regardless ▁of ▁race , ▁color , ▁cre ed , ▁or ▁economic ▁background ; ▁the ▁only ▁criter ion ▁is ▁academic ▁excell ence . ▁ ▁CE E ' s ▁programs ▁- ▁the ▁Research ▁Science ▁Institute ▁and ▁the ▁USA ▁Bi ology ▁Olymp