Our GT curriculum is the road map for day-to-day student learning. Our teachers and staff focus on the needs and abilities of the student, rather than grade level expectations. Goals are set for each student by discipline, and we evaluate subject content mastery individually.
Rotating School Wide Themes
Each of our year long, school wide themes provide inspiration and focus for learning opportunities. Classroom investigations, class projects, reading selection and field trips can all be influenced by these themes.
Highlights of Rainard GT Curriculum
GT Curriculum By Discipline
While we use the curriculums below as a standard, our teachers are given the freedom to expand their classroom GT curriculum as needed. Most of our faculty are gifted and talented themselves so they know what it takes to inspire and engage a GT student. If students are interested in a certain topic, teachers and students are always welcome to delve further into it.
Pre-K, Primary, and Elementary Students
Our Pre-K, Primary, and Elementary have all core lessons with their main teachers in their homeroom. They move as a group to other classrooms for Specials.
Pre-K, Primary, and Elementary students work through core concepts within their GT curriculum. Our teachers weave the yearly theme throughout. We encourage these students to engage with both classmates and teachers in their interest based learning. Special projects allow students and teachers to plunge deeper into learning. Break out sessions encourage collaboration and exploration.
Pre-K Classroom
Our Pre-K classroom is approximately equivalent to Pre-K and Kindergarten programs in a traditional school.
Primary Classroom
Our Primary classroom is approximately equivalent to the 1st and 2nd Grades in a traditional school.
Elementary Classroom
Our Elementary classroom is approximately equivalent to the 3rd and 4th Grades in a traditional school.
Intermediate and Middle School Students
At Rainard we encourage our Intermediate and Middle school students to expand their love of learning. Students are challenged to develop a greater responsibility for what they learn and how they think. Class work becomes more challenging and involved. This helps grow abstract thinking and in-depth character development.
Our Middle School Students are preparing for High School and other advanced education. They work on building their foundational skills in core subjects. Middle School Students expand their educational journey into hands-on, experimental and in depth explorations of topics that interest them most.
Middle School and Intermediate students move from one classroom to another throughout the day. They may change as a group based on subject or as an individual to join other classes as appropriate for their particular needs and abilities.
Intermediate Classroom
Our Intermediate classroom is approximately equivalent to 5th and 6th grade programs in a traditional school. The focus is on transition from lower school into a more structured environment.
Middle School Classroom
Our Middle School classroom is approximately equivalent to the 7th and 8th Grades in a traditional school. The focus is on the upcoming transition to High School where there is a stronger need for more autonomous work in and out of the classroom.
Our School Calendar
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A Cognia Accredited School
Cognia Performance Standards are at the heart of continuous improvement and accreditation. They define the characteristics of a good education institution and provide guidelines for efforts that will energetically and visibly grow learners, teachers, leaders, and organizations.