What is Special Interest?

Special Interest is a pull-out program for all students identified as mentally gifted. It is created to supplement the regular classroom curriculum in meeting gifted students' individual instructional needs through a challenging enrichment curriculum.
Our Focus
Challenging ourselves to…
Developing personal qualities of…
Talk to your child's teacher or guidance counselor to see how to determine if your child may be eligible. When looking for gifted characteristics, the Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PAGE) may be helpful.
Our Focus
Challenging ourselves to…
- Think critically and use higher-order thinking skills
- Develop our creativity
- Challenge ourselves
- Develop research skills
- Problem-Solve
Developing personal qualities of…
- Task Commitment
- Organization
- Self-Evaluation
- Self-Monitoring
- Revising
- Neatness
- Challenging Self
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Taking Risks
- Accepting Imperfection
Talk to your child's teacher or guidance counselor to see how to determine if your child may be eligible. When looking for gifted characteristics, the Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PAGE) may be helpful.