This is my 10th year of working in gifted education. I really enjoy the challenge of working with this group of students, and it thrills me to see them extend themselves and rise to a challenge. My goal is to stimulate as well as challenge them. The centerpiece of the G.E. program is a year long Enrichment class. This replaces one of a student's elective or wheel classes and gives us time to explore more topics, and investigate them in greater depth.

This course will focus on developing higher-level extension, creativity, and integration activities that add depth and challenge to the curriculum. The goal is to help the students develop their skills and abilities within the context of the regular curriculum rather than in isolation.

 

Students will participate in a variety of activities and projects to practice and refine their skills. Each day there will be activities designed to develop critical thinking skills and/or creativity skills. Students will also spend some time each session working on a larger scale project designed to complement or extend topics and concepts from their core classes. These projects will involve independent research and production.