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Gifted Education

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Tempe Elementary Schools is committed to providing opportunities for gifted students to unlock their boundless potential. Through discovery, enrichment, and accelerated learning opportunities, our gifted programming meets the cognitive and affective needs of these students while also fostering recognition and development of their individual strengths.

Elementary (K-5) Gifted Offerings

PACE (Promoting Actualization through Creativity and Excellence) provides pull-out gifted services to students from kindergarten through 5th grade. Students spend the majority of their week in the general education classroom and are pulled for PACE a minimum of two hours a week, where they participate in enrichment experiences.

Learn More About PACE

Learn More About Gifted Testing

Middle School (6-8) Gifted Offerings

At Ward, students identified as gifted have the opportunity to enroll in honors and/or advanced classes. Middle school students also have the opportunity to enroll in a PBL (Project Based Learning) elective class, where they are provided hands-on enrichment experiences focused around a theme that integrates multidisciplinary skills.

Please contact the school office for information on the honors courses that may be available for your student.

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