The Advanced Studies Program has been developed to meet the needs of students who require advanced learning beyond the core curriculum. Our program models the principles of differentiated teaching and reaches beyond the recognized standards in depth and complexity. The goal is an ever evolving, creative, interdisciplinary challenge. In the process of creating our program at each grade level, teachers have collaborated to expand our resources and enrich the daily curriculum. The result benefits all students whether identified for the SAS program or not, since exposure to a more creative classroom environment inspires children at any level.

Regular formal and informal assessment by classroom teachers assures that as children change and grow, their strengths, challenges and special talents will be recognized and our teachers’ knowledge of each student grows more complete. Students may enter the program at any grade level and/or in any content area.

Curriculum for our School For Advanced Studies students utilizes the standard Open Court Language Arts and the Harcourt Math Series as points of departure only. Each teacher explores creative project-based assignments and experiences that challenge students to ponder complex questions and to apply skills in multi-faceted and open-ended projects. Classical children’s literature is used as subject material. Brainteasers, puzzles, games, labs, individual as well as group research, discussion and presentations are all familiar elements of the curriculum.