Philosophy of gifted education through a Research-based Curriculum

Project-Based Learning Foundation: Based on an experiential learning framework, including Peg Grafwallner's (2017) methodology: 

'Keeping it REAL': The gifted students explore how learning opportunities impact their daily lives, which provides them with the understanding of how to be of service to their communities.

'Keeping it RELEVANT': The gifted students have the opportunity to take control of their learning with leveled, differentiated, student-directed projects that connect the learners to 'real world' challenges.

'Keeping it RELATABLE': The gifted students engage in a 'partnership model' with the Gifted teacher as they relate their learning to civic agency-based roles. Students connect to the cause and effect relationships of the topics as they directly apply to their lives and lived experiences.