Kindergarten students have the opportunity to develop emerging skills through an introduction to problem solving and original product development. In grades 1-5, students continue to develop creative and productive thinking and innovative products. A differentiated curriculum in the four content areas is aimed at developing higher level thinking skills and processes.
Acceleration is encouraged when appropriate.
Each elementary student has an Individual Student Performance Record prepared by the teacher to document the differentiated curriculum and share with parents twice a year. Students are encouraged to participate in the District Creative Problem Solving bowl, Odyssey of the Mind, and UIL events. Voyages Voyages is a discovery learning program implemented for grades K-5 to provide exploration of an integrated curriculum resulting in research, investigations, and advanced products. Students go to Voyages once a week for two hours of specialized instruction which includes interpersonal effectiveness, creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, communication, and independent study, emphasizing the use of technology. Field trips are included as a part of discovery learning.