We are a small secondary (6th-12th grade) school located in the northwest region of Denver. Our program model is a unique collaboration between what we consider to be two of the most powerful, yet misunderstood approaches to education: Gifted and Talented (GT) and Montessori instruction.
Self in the Context of Society
The new guiding philosophy driving our work is geared towards providing a developmentally appropriate program designed for adolescents to develop a sense of self so that they are able to have an impact and co-exist in the context of today’s society. Essentially all of our work will center around helping our students figure out the essential question… Who am I in the context of today’s society?
In order to reach this lofty purpose statement we’ve designed a developmentally appropriate program tailored to help adolescent students obtain a level of independence by helping them identify and develop their individual academic and non-academic talents. The Secondary Talent Development model is built off of the 5 recommendations as detailed in the seminal US Department of Education report National Excellence: The Case for Developing America’s Talent.