TEAM Cluster Grouping

Teaching  *  Enriching  *  Achieving * Motivating

Students identified by the district as intellectually gifted, require educational programs that work to explore and attain their potential. This program allows students to be challenged in the use of critical thinking skills, investigation and problem solving. Entrance into the program consists of meeting a variety of criteria from multiple measures. This class meets for one school period, twice a week for one year in grades 3, 4, and 5. Content is related to grade themes, abstract concepts and real issues and includes the integration of multiple disciples and cross curricular connections. The curricula covered in TEAM is separate and apart from the regular education curricula offered by the district. Detailed goals, objectives and requirements of each cluster will be shared with parents and students in the TEAM Program. Overarching themes of cluster topics include: