But the sign and the GIS staff also point out how important working together is. Greenville Intermediate, located at 3201 Stanford, houses more than 800 fifth and sixth graders each year. GIS provides a departmentalized curriculum for students who desire and are capable of accepting more individual responsibilities for learning. The school, recognized by the state in 1999 for gains on TAAS tests, offers core courses and additional programs such as content mastery, self-contained special education resource, Gifted and Talented, reading improvement, speech therapy and deaf education.
Students can also choose to participate in a general music program, band, choral music or art.
Athletic facilities, including a closed gymnasium and tennis courts, lend themselves to students interested in sports. A full-time counselor is on campus to provide individual and group guidance. Teaching and learning at GIS are based on a team concept, as grade levels are divided into instructional teams. Each student has a core group of teachers, one each for math, science, social studies, language arts and reading. This provides students with strong academic, organizational and social skills and allows teachers to not only teach but provide feedback to parents individually and as a group.