Elementary Gifted and Talented Art Program Application Packet

2023-2024

Dear Parent,

This letter is to inform you that the Livingston Public  School District offers a Gifted and Talented Program for Art at the elementary school level for grades four and five. The Elementary Gifted and Talented Art Program is designed to give students who qualify for admission the opportunity to further develop their creative abilities and artistic skills.

Students who apply for this program must undergo a rigorous and highly selective screening process. Students who are selected for this program are expected to keep up with their regular schoolwork, in addition to completing assignments and projects that are a part of this program. There will be weekly homework assignments.

Please be advised that instruction in GT Art and GT Music meet  before school, once a week,  beginning in September.  Parents of students accepted into the program will be provided with a schedule and additional details from their Art Teacher.  

Students who are identified as being gifted in the Visual Arts typically exhibit several or all of the following characteristics:

1. The student exhibits superior ability in expressing ideas visually and can create artworks in drawing and a variety of mediums.

2. The student possesses a high curiosity level and active imagination.

3. The student seeks challenging experiences and is goal-oriented with high personal standards.

4. The student is capable of original thinking and develops unique, unconventional solutions to artistic problems.

5. The student responds with ease and enthusiasm to creating artwork.

6. The student works well independently, with concentration and focus, for long periods of time.

If you have a child who exhibits several or all of these characteristics and would like him/her to be considered for the program, please read and review each tab on the top of this web page.    

All completed applications must be received no later than Thursday, May 25, 2023.  

Your child's Art Teacher will inform you by email regarding the in-person test after May 30, 2023.  

Sincerely,

Mara Rubin 

District Supervisor of Visual and Performing Arts

mrubin@livingston.org  

(973) 535-8000, ext. 8116