Classroom teachers provide activities for the cluster by offering advanced curriculum or allowing students to test out of curriculum that they have mastered. There are many good sources on the web for parents of gifted and talented students. In Mahtomedi, we have a Challenging All Students Committee. The purpose of this committee is to review the district's gifted and talented program and work with school administrators and staff to improve our curriculum and instructional strategies to meet the needs of all students in the district. The following are sites for parents' reference.
Classes help to develop leadership, problem-solving and communication skills.
Summer Academy will be held in the Mahtomedi School District during the summer of 2000. Brochures are available in the school offices. Designed to stimulate students' interests in a variety of topics from architecture to zoology. Three to five competitions take place a year. Three competitions each year are conducted in the classroom.