| Full Day A1. St. Louis Heroes, Scalawags and a Few Ghosts - THIS ACTION LAB IS FULL - REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Grade Level: K-12
Interest Area: Integrated Curriculum, History, Arts, English, French, Gifted Students
Are you ready for a St. Louis adventure? Visit some famous (and infamous) St. Louis treasures, such as Bellefontaine Cemetery, Whittemore House, Demenil House, Lemp Mansion, and the old French Quarter. Discover who “made” St. Louis, visiting the graves of luminaries such as William Clark, John Eads, Henry Clay Pierce, and Ellis Wainwright. Then it’s on to the Whittemore House, where you will learn the haunting history of the faculty club for Washington University built by Henry Haarstick. Then head to the Soulard neighborhood that housed the earliest French settlers and later the St. Louis Beer Barons, and caves said to be used in the Underground Railroad. Comfortable clothes and walking shoes are a necessity (pistols and scabbards optional).
Participants: 30; $69; Lunch included
A2. A Day at St. Louis Magnet Schools: Mullanphy Investigative Learning Center & McKinley Classical Leadership Academy - THIS ACTION LAB IS FULL - REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Grade Level – K-12
Interest Area: Communication Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, World Languages, Dance, Music, Computers and Technology
Visit two St. Louis magnet schools that serve gifted students. Begin the day at Mullanphy Investigative Learning Center with a classroom visit and observation with the gifted and talented teacher. Then it’s on to McKinley Classical Leadership Academy, which is the whole-school model magnet secondary school for gifted students grades 6-12. McKinley is an award-winning school, having received both the Missouri Gold Star designation and the National Blue Ribbon School designation. During lunch, you will participate in a program overview and the opportunity to meet and greet teachers. After lunch, small groups will rotate to observe activity period, a multi-age grouping of students in interest-based leisure time activities, such as chess, drama, and show choir.
Participants: 30; $69; Lunch included
A3. PEGS: A Public School Program - THIS ACTION LAB IS FULL - REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Grade Level – 1-12
Interest Area: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies
The St. Louis Regional Program for Exceptionally Gifted Students (PEGS), is a public school partnership providing full-time academic programming for highly gifted students in grades 1-12 needing an alternative to the regular classroom. You learn more about their non-traditional, accelerated classes in language arts, math, science, and social studies and participate in classroom observations and a panel discussion. PEGS is a “school within a school” that implements a modified pre-International Baccalaureate program. You will also see technology integration using student computers, classroom SMARTBoards, and document cameras.
Participants: 30; $69; Lunch included
A4. Gifted and Talented in the Ladue School District - THIS ACTION LAB IS FULL - REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Grade Level – K-8
Interest Area: Arts, Computers and Technology, Creativity, Middle Grades, Parent & Community, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
A visit to Ladue School District is an opportunity for teachers to see a fully developed, substantial gifted program that serves large numbers (nearly 20% district-wide) of intellectually diverse students. You will see a continuum of programming services for gifted learners in a Schoolwide Enrichment Model integrated into regular schools and adapted to local needs. This multi-part elementary program addresses general classroom differentiated instruction and specific subject enrichment. The middle school gifted program demonstrates and explains subject enrichment in independent study, small group, and whole group formats. The Action Lab concludes with a panel discussion of parents, students, and teachers on the benefits of this model.
Participants: 30; $69; fee does not include lunch
A5. Center for Creative Learning – the Rockwood Gifted Program - THIS ACTION LAB IS FULL - REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Grade Level – K-12
Interest Area: Arts, Computers and Technology, Conceptual Foundations, Counseling and Guidance, Curriculum Studies, Global Awareness, Middle Grades, Parent & Community, Special Populations, Special Schools and Programs, Physical Education
The Center for Creative Learning (CCL) is a one day per week pullout program with two campuses. Over 1,300 elementary gifted students attend these two campuses each week for a day of intensive interdisciplinary, technology-rich experiences. Curriculum and assessment at CCL are designed by program teachers that are tied to district and state standards. A full-time counselor, three art teachers, and two PE teachers are integral parts of the program. Visit CCL and see it in action as you design your own schedule from a menu of classroom visits and topical workshops offered by the staff.
Participants: 45; $69; Lunch included
A6. A Look at Two Missouri Schools - THIS ACTION LAB HAS BEEN CANCELLED
A7. Trans-Disciplinary and Multiple-Intelligences: How Two Schools Meet Students’ Needs - THIS ACTION LAB IS FULL - REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Morning: Pierremont Elementary – MOSAICS
Grade Level – K-5
Interest Area: Science, Social Studies, Communication Arts
The Maximizing Outstanding Student Achievement through Instruction, Curriculum and Support (MOSAICS) program provides identified gifted students one full day a week to complete the gifted curriculum, with their gifted education instructor. Lab attendees observe the self-contained program that is trans-disciplinary with an international focus of “exceptionally” gifted students. Visit a variety of classrooms to see the program in action. Participate in a panel with a dialogue with parents of children in the program.
Afternoon: New City School
Grade Level – PreK – 6
Interest Area: Reading, Writing, Calculation, Science, Spanish, Computer & Technology, Visual and Performing Arts, Movement and Music, Physical Education
Since 1988, New City School has used multiple intelligences theory woven throughout a school environment that places the personal intelligences first and values diversity – all done in a setting applauding joyful learning. Participants experience the functioning of a unique independent school that strives to be diverse in its enrollment, curriculum, and philosophy. Observe children in skill-based academic learning through teamwork, feedback, and reflection and see projects, exhibitions, and presentations that inform teachers’ knowledge of each child’s understanding.
Participants: 30; $69; fee does not include lunch
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Half Day A8. Gifted Resource Council - THIS ACTION LAB HAS BEEN CANCELLED
A9. GALACTIC – Hazelwood Learning Center THIS ACTION LAB HAS BEEN CANCELLED
A10. Churchill Center & School for Learning Disabilities - THIS ACTION LAB HAS BEEN CANCELLED
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