The District GATE office organizes Saturday Learning Expeditions. After school GATE academics are offered by the District GATE office to all identified GATE students. Academics meet one day a week after school for approximately 4 to 6 weeks. They include a variety of topics. Identification Students are referred to teachers through school committees and judged as qualifying for official GATE program participation beginning in the third grade.
Identification is determined by a committee composed of one site and district representatives.
Each member of the committee reviews the case studies which provide necessary evidence. Successful learning is an extension of a successful home life. The positive qualities of home relationships determine the family's effectiveness. Giftedness doesn't automatically provide a child with experience and knowledge. However, when pressure is self-imposed in the sense that children are intrigued with a problem and want to find out all they can, pressure is enjoyable.