GIFTED & TALENTED - HORIZONS PROGRAM
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Mission Statement
The Horizons Program in MFISD:
- Exists to meet the social, emotional and cognitive needs of an identified student population through individualized instruction, enrichment, and extension (Mission)
- Will offer opportunities for students to explore and enrich their giftedness in core subjects and fine arts (Vision)
- Will provide unique learning opportunities that celebrate:
*Individuality *Creative Thinking *Critical Thinking *Self Discovery (Values)
Program Objectives- Identify and serve the Gifted and Talented student areas of:
*general intellectual ability *creativity *advanced academic achievement - Provide exemplary units of study that both challenge and engage all identified students both intellectually and creatively
- Train students in higher order thinking skills, research skills, decision making, problem-solving and reasoning
- Assist classroom teacher in the process of differentiation for each identified student
- Address the social and emotional needs of identified students through locally developed affective curriculum
- Provide students opportunities for learning outside of the regular school day
- Encourage and model lifelong learning