Gifted and Talented Program

  • To extend each child's intellectual boundaries and help all students achieve their highest potential

  • To ensure that differentiated educational programs are systematically provided for G/T students in Grades K-12

  • Acceleration of instruction means that students are given a curriculum that is at a higher level than regular curriculum

  • Enrichment is defined as giving students the opportunity to learn in greater depth and breadth

  • Preassessment will be routinely used in all curricular areas

  • Use of appropriate instructional materials that are above grade level

  • Schools will use flexible and varied grouping practices


G/T Strategies Implemented at CJMS
  • Differientation
  • Preassessments
  • Tiered Assignments
  • Anchor Activities

MCPS Accelerated and Enriched Instruction Web site:

http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/enriched/

Spanish translations are now available to be downloaded from the MCPS website.

Look under "special programs" under the "parents" section in the main section of the site.  Select the program you are interested in and the application should be available on each program's site.

 


Informational Letter regarding JHU CTY Program

Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth is currently conducting the 2009-2010 CTY Talent Search for grades 6, 7 and 8.  The purpose of this search is to identify, assess, and recognize the abilities of the highly able students.  Please read the following letters with the pertinent information. Part 1, Part 2

-CTY's website is www.cty.jhu.edu

- Updated Your Guide to CTY, can be found at www.cty.jhu.edu/yourguide

-- Application to the annual fall Talent Search for 2nd-8th graders is at http://ctyjhu.org/tsonlineapp/introOnlineTSApp.cfm.
(Deadline is December 2)

CTY is a nonprofit unit at Johns Hopkins that has served gifted students for 30 years.  You can email questions directly to CTY at ctyinfo@jhu.edu , or call CTY at 1-800-548-1180 .
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CTY is accredited for grades 5 through 12 by the Commission on Secondary Schools of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.  For more information about CTY's programs, visit the CTY web site at http://www.cty.jhu.edu/.

 

Viviane L. Arking
Foreign Language Department Chair and GT Coordinator
Cabin John Middle School
301-469-1150


Montgomery College Continuing Education Youth Programs KIDS COLLEGE

Montgomery College is offering enrichment courses for students K-12.  Please review the following information.  Course brochures and registration forms are available in the Counseling Office, and on line at www.montgomerycollege.edu/youth

The counseling office has a few brochures available to our students.

Programs fill quickly, please register as soon as possible. The deadline for receiving registrations is one week before the specific class is scheduled to begin.

If you have any questions, please call Sharon Wolfgang at (240) 567-7264.


High School Magnet Information for 8th Grade students

Magnet Programs Website

Parent Information Meetings 2009: High School Programs

Students and parents interested in the magnet programs offered to Cabin John students at the high school leve should click on the following program links:

Programs
Application
Montgomery Blair High School
Science, Mathematics, Computer Science Magnet Program

Blair Magnet School Parent Informational Meeting, October 8, 2009 at Hoover MS at 7:00 pm

Magnet School Application

Poolesville High School
Global Ecology House
Richard Montgomery High School
International Baccalaureate Program (IB)


Contacts:             
·        Blair Magnet- Mr. Dennis Heidler, 301-649-8240
·        RM-IB Magnet- Ms. Jennifer Hoover, 301-610-8100
·        Poolesville Magnet- Ms. Billie Bradshaw, 301-972-7976

If you have any questions please email Viviane L. Arking at Viviane_L_Arking@mcpsmd.org


GT/LD Parent Network

The GT/LD Parent Network presents a monthly speaker series each year that is actually already underway. They plan, coordinate, and execute the events, with participation from MCPS staff when appropriate. They also include private practitioners and experts from the field. These events are open to staff, free of charge, and parents (members get in free, others are asked for a $15 donation).

www.gtldnetwork.org

2008-09 GT/LD Speaker Series
All meetings will be held in the cafeteria at Walter Johnson High School

Famous People with a Learning Disability

 


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