Centers for the Highly Gifted
Pine Crest is home to one of the six Centers for the Highly Gifted in Montgomery County Public Schools. Selected students from the elementary schools in the Blair, Einstein, and Kennedy Clusters attend our Center. The goal of the program is to provide exceptionally gifted and motivated 4th and 5th grade students with a full-time instructional program that is accelerated and enriched. It is designed for students who learn at a faster pace and who can handle advanced concepts of greater complexity.
To meet their unique needs the Center Program provides students opportunities to:
interact with intellectual peers develop and use higher mental processes
use challenging materials and resources develop positive self-concept
participate in an environment that moves students beyond the routine acquisition of knowledge
The Center program at Pine Crest includes two fourth grade classes and two fifth grade classes.