JKC CANES

CANES is a program that is designed to stimulate creativity and thinking through various lessons. Our CANES classes promote creativity through the teaching of fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality. The CANES classes also promote critical thinking by solving spatial problems, making predictions, and sequencing. Our program supports the regular CKLA curricula and tries to extend the students' learnings using hands-on activities and building on the skills they are learning in their classrooms. Gifted and Talented Facilitators from JPS come into the classrooms at JKC twice monthly for CANES. Classroom teachers provide two other lessons during the month. The district uses it as part of the long-term identification process for the district gifted program. 

Staffing for CANES at JKC

Mary Clayton: Burgundy and Green Pods

mary.clayton@jonesboroschools.net

Haley Jones: Purple Pod

haley.jones@jonesboroschools.net

April Ramer: Blue and Yellow Pods

april.ramer@jonesboroschools.net

Stephanie Richardson: Red Pod

stephanie.richardson@jonesboroschools.net