Grandville IMAGE

Welcome!

If you are new to the IMAGE program as a student or parent, we welcome you to our special community of learners. Please enjoy exploring this website, and contact Mr. Anderson at kanderson@gpsbulldogs.org any questions you may have.

Upcoming Events

4th Grade - No IMAGE Classes on 3/31

- On Tuesday, March 31st, as communicated earlier this year, I will be coordinating a Crime Scene Simulation activity for all 6th grade students. We will not have IMAGE classes that day.

3rd Grade - No IMAGE Classes on 4/2

- On Thursday, April 2nd, as communicated earlier this year, we will not have IMAGE classes, same as other 1/2 days. Enjoy your spring breaks!

About IMAGE

The IMAGE (Identified Members of Academically Gifted Education) program serves academically talented students in 3rd and 4th grade who live in the Grandville school district.

Students in the program work on projects that incorporate higher level thinking, research, and technology skills. The program is intended to serve the needs of these students by offering engaging units that challenge them while providing opportunities to both study independently in self-selected areas of interest, and interact and cooperatively learn with other students of similar abilities but who may have diverse interests.

More information about the units offered at each grade level can be found in the pages linked above.

Location

The IMAGE program is located at Oakestown Intermediate.

Schedule

Students attend IMAGE one half-day each week on Tuesdays or Thursdays. The full schedule will be available later in summer 2024

Qualification

Students in 2nd and 3rd grades whose NWEA MAP Math and Reading scores average in the 90th percentile or higher for the same Fall, Winter, or Spring testing session can be nominated for further Cognitive Abilities Testing. Sessions are scheduled at their home schools throughout the month of May. Those who score in the 95th percentile or higher are invited to participate in IMAGE classes beginning in the next school year.

Nomination

Please use the form linked below to nominate students whose MAP assessment scores qualify the for further testing:

https://forms.gle/GP4Qt64xZWtJ1hXQ9

Teachers and family members of nominated students will be notified when testing will take place at each school this May.

E.P.I.C.

New for the 2019-2020 school year and continuing again this year, E.P.I.C. (Empowering Personal Interest Challenges) is an effort to provide students with additional, self-selected learning and growth opportunities outside of their time in IMAGE.

Each Challenge is designed to meaningfully engage participants in the areas of Reading, Memorization, Citizenship, Physical/Dexterity, Writing/Research, and many Others.

For a full list of Challenges, as well as links to individual Challenges in each category, along with a digital scoreboard of students' accomplishments, please visit the master document for E.P.I.C.

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