Elementary GT service is based on a General Intellectual Abilities model. The elementary GT program in Katy ISD, Challenge, is a one-day-per-week-pull-out-model for identified students in grades 1-5. Challenge students leave the regular classroom one day per week to work with the Challenge teacher, who is highly trained in the education of the gifted.
Challenge curriculum includes:
High-interest advanced content
Creative and critical thinking skills
Research and technology skills
Opportunity to pursue topics of individual interest
Each year's curriculum units are connected by a broad-based theme. The Challenge program is provided for identified students at all elementary campuses.