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Welcome!
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
Upcoming Events
3rd Grade - Frontiers '53 Kickoff
3rd Grade - Frontiers '53 Kickoff
Two years in the making, our exciting new Frontiers '53 unit launches on Thursday, February 5th as students form the groups in which they will be working for the following several sessions as the characters they will also create that day eventually make their way across our young state in 1853.
This unit is a total reimagining of one of our most popular past units, Wagon Train West, in which students played characters traveling the Oregon Trail. More choices and excitement, loads of multimedia, and - vitally - much closer alignment with grade-level standards are what prompted this update. Mr. Anderson has worked closely with Dr. Julie Clark, coordinator for Jenison's similar ACT program, in the development of this unit.
The following week, on Thursday, February 12th, we welcome parent volunteers to assist groups of students in purchasing the supplies their characters will need for the journey through Michigan. If you are interested in joining us then, please reach out.
4th Grade - Transition from Defying Gravity: STEAM to Architecture & Engineering
4th Grade - Transition from Defying Gravity: STEAM to Architecture & Engineering
We will wrap up our current STEAM unit, begun way back in early December, on Tuesday, February 10th. Completed Glossaries and Lab Records are due at that time.
The following week, we'll begin our third and final unit, Architecture & Engineering. Due to the sessions missed in January, we will condense the time in which we work through the material, but as of now, they will still have all the planned experiences!
About IMAGE
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
Location
The IMAGE program is located at Oakestown Intermediate.
Schedule
Schedule
Students attend IMAGE one half-day each week on Tuesdays or Thursdays. The full schedule will be available later in summer 2024
Qualification
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
Nomination
The nomination form is shared through classroom and school communication each spring, and also posted here. It is believed that all qualifying students have been tested for Spring 2025 going into their 3rd and 4th grade years. Please reach out to Mr. Anderson at kanderson@gpsbulldogs.org with any questions.
E.P.I.C.
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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