Middle school students that are identified as being gifted or talented receive at least 150 minutes of instruction each week. During this time students will think creatively, research, share, and foster other important skills. There is a very thorough curriculum that students are immersed in, which can be found linked on our home page.
In addition to weekly instruction, students can also participate in extracurricular activities connected to our G/T program. We currently offer Chess, Quiz Bowl, and Odyssey of the Mind to each student.
Students this year will be learning about the early history of the world. We will start by learning about hunter-gatherers and end by delving into the Middle Ages. Students will learn about cartography, historiography, and will flex their brains as they critically analyze the past. We will spend time looking at primary and secondary documentation. Students will also learn about the foundations of civilization (Politics, Economics, Religion, Social Hierarchies, Intellectual achievement, and Geography).
Our students this year will be learning about the different cultures, traditions, and geography of the world. We will go from continent to continent as students delve deep into the characteristics that make each country unique. We will look at how these places developed using primary and secondary sources. Students will focus on the major themes of world geography (location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction).
Our students this year will be studying the early history of the United States and Arkansas. Students will learn everything from the founding fathers all the way to the Spanish-American War. Students will learn about cartography, historiography, and will flex their brains as they critically analyze the past. We will spend time looking at primary and secondary documentation.