Advanced and Accelerated Programs for Summer 2009

Applications Now Available for the following: 

Lego Robotics Workshop to be held at the WMISD

Young Writers Workshop to be held at WMISD  

Application Deadlines have been extended until June 1, 2009 for the workshops held at WMISD

Summer Program Scholarship for Camps Across the State

National Definition of Advanced and Acclerated / Gifted and Talented Learners:

"Children and youth with outstanding talent who perform or show the potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experience or environment."

-U.S. Department of Education, 1993

The 2006-07 State Aid Section 57.3, Advanced and Accelerated (Gifted and Talented) Grant is available to all Michigan local school districts and public school academies.

Advanced and Accelerated programs were created to help advanced learning students achieve the most out of their educational opportunities. The Department of Education recognizes that children with talents have unique learning styles which require special planning and accommodations by school personnel to recognize, develop and nurture.