Schedule
First and Second Grade
Students meet at the Capstone Center Friday mornings for approximately 150 minutes each week in a pull-out program designed to meet the needs of gifted students. Students may arrive by car to the center at 8:15 a.m. or ride their regular bus to Dogwood Elementary, Osage Beach Elementary, or Hurricane Deck Elementary in the morning. At 10:45 a.m. Dogwood students return to their building for lunch.
Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grade
Students meet at the Capstone Center one day a week for approximately 390 minutes each week in a pull-out program designed to meet the needs of gifted students. Students may arrive by car to the center at 8:15 a.m. or ride their regular bus to Hawthorn Elementary, Oak Ridge Intermediate, Osage Beach Elementary or Hurricane Deck Elementary in the morning and then be bussed over to the center by 8:30 a.m (except for fifth and sixth grade who report to the center at 9:00 a.m. from Oak Ridge Intermediate) Students eat lunch at the Capstone Center and will be dismissed from the Capstone Center at 3:15 p.m.
*Third/Fourth grade meets at the Capstone Center every Monday.
*Fifth grade meets at the Capstone Center every Tuesday.
*Sixth grade meets at the Capstone Center every Wednesday or Thursday.
Middle School: Seventh and Eighth Grade
Students meet daily for one period each day at the Middle School. This equals 47 minutes each day, for approximately 235 minutes for the week. On Monday students participate in Genius Hour projects. On Friday students participate in Instant Challenges.
High School
Camdenton High School offers services through several different avenues. These include the following:
Services targeting the social/emotional needs of identified gifted students
Advisory period for freshmen.
Establishing job shadowing and mentoring opportunities, selection/planning/ scheduling of college entrance exam(s)
Researching/planning/scheduling educational options such as dual credit courses, distance learning, correspondence courses, and schedule planning
Assisting with post-secondary school research/selection, admissions procedures, and completing scholarship applications
Monitoring identified students’ progress in any of the above activities
Working with regular classroom teachers and modifying regular classroom curriculum to meet the needs of identified gifted students