Golda Meir School is proud to offer expanded programming for students who have been identified as gifted and talented. MPS evaluates all students in grade 2 to identify children who may be “at potential” for gifted and talented opportunities.
Golda Meir serves five areas of giftedness:
General Intellect
Performs at a high academic level across subjects compared to peers
Subject-Specific
Intellect Excels in a particular subject beyond age level
Leadership
Shows a high capacity for leadership
Creativity
Highly creative or shows creative thinking/problem solving
Artistic Ability
Shows a high level of talent in any of the fine arts
Our goal is to develop the talents in all children by providing enrichment opportunities and student-centered learning.
Students who qualify have options to accelerate by taking classes at their academic level, primarily in math and English language arts. This means that children may take classes one or two grades higher than their age-level grade. As an example, a child in 5th grade who excels in math may be placed in 6th grade math. All other classes would be with their school-age peers. This option is available at all grade levels 3 to 12.
As a result, some of our middle school students are taking high school courses. Many of our high school students are taking dual enrollment courses to earn college credits while still in high school.
Our programming uses the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) created by Joseph Renzulli and Sally Reis.
Questions
- Check out our frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the application process.
- Contact our Gifted and Talented Coordinator/Programmer, Angela Navarro, at [email protected].