Advanced & Gifted

The Advanced & Gifted program is designed to provide rigorous instruction and create a supportive school environment to meet the intellectual, academic, social, emotional, and motivational needs of gifted and high-ability learners. Some of the ways we serve our students include:

Curriculum compacting
Topic enrichment and extension
Honors and/or AP (Advanced Placement) courses
Advanced and/or accelerated courses
Other activities which incorporate academics, multiple intelligences, and social interaction

Parents may have questions about if their child is gifted. The characteristics described below can help clarify:

Bright Child	Gifted Learner
knows the answer	asks the questions
is interested	is highly curious
is attentive	is mentally and physically involved
has good ideas	has wild and silly ideas
works hard	plays around yet tests well
answers the questions	discusses in detail, elaborates
top group	beyond the group
listens with interest	shows strong feelings and opinions
learns with ease	already knows
6-8 repetitions for mastery	1-2 repetitions for mastery
understands	constructs abstractions
enjoys peers	prefers adults
grasps meanings	draws inferences
completes projects	initiates projects
is receptive	is intense
copies accurately	creates new designs
enjoys school	enjoys learning
absorbs information	manipulates information
technician	inventor
good memorizer	good guesser
enjoys straightforward, sequential presentations	thrives on complexity
is alert	is keenly observant
is pleased with own learning	is highly self-critical