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Parkway’s Program forParkway’s Program for
Highly & Exceptionally Gifted Highly & Exceptionally Gifted StudentsStudents
What We Hope To Ensure What We Hope To Ensure in the Mosaics Academyin the Mosaics Academy
Individualized planningIndividualized planningAccess to advanced materialAccess to advanced materialA faster instructional paceA faster instructional pace
Opportunities to reason abstractly Opportunities to reason abstractly & to think critically& to think critically
Access to true peersAccess to true peersA supportive environmentA supportive environment
6th Grade Mosaics Academy Model6th Grade Mosaics Academy ModelCore SubjectsCore Subjects
1. 1. Comm Arts (Comm Arts (Academy only)Academy only)
2. Comm Arts (2. Comm Arts (Academy only)Academy only)
3.3. Math (Regular 6Math (Regular 6thth or telescoped: 6th and or telescoped: 6th and 7th grade in one year--7th grade in one year--Academy only)Academy only)
4.4. Science (accelerated: Science (accelerated: 77thth Grade Grade ChallengeChallenge))
5.5. Social Studies (accelerated: Social Studies (accelerated: 7th Grade7th Grade))
The Course Sequence in The Course Sequence in Communication ArtsCommunication Arts
School YearSchool Year GradeGrade CourseCourse LocationLocation
2011-20122011-2012 6th6th Compacted Compacted & Enriched& Enriched
WMS - MAWMS - MA
Self ContainedSelf Contained
2012-20132012-2013 7th7th Compacted Compacted & Enriched& Enriched
WMS - MAWMS - MA
Self ContainedSelf Contained
2013-20142013-2014 8th8th Compacted Compacted & Enriched& Enriched
WMSWMS
Mainstreamed Mainstreamed PossiblyPossibly
The Course Sequence in MathThe Course Sequence in Math
School School YearYear
GradeGrade CourseCourse LocationLocation
2011-122011-12 6th6th Regular 6Regular 6thth Grade Grade
oror
66thth Grade Math & Pre- Grade Math & Pre-Algebra (compacted)Algebra (compacted)
Mainstreamed Mainstreamed with 6with 6thth graders graders
oror
Mosaics AcademyMosaics Academy
Self ContainedSelf Contained(With pre-assessment)(With pre-assessment)
2012-132012-13 7th7th Challenge AlgebraChallenge Algebra MainstreamedMainstreamed
2013-142013-14 8th8th Honors GeometryHonors Geometry WMS-MAWMS-MA
Self ContainedSelf Contained
The Course Sequence in ScienceThe Course Sequence in Science
School School YearYear
GradeGrade CourseCourse LocationLocation
2011-122011-12 6th6th Challenge Challenge 77thth Grade Grade
WMSWMS
2012-132012-13 7th7th Challenge Challenge 88thth Grade Grade
WMSWMS
2013-142013-14 8th8th Chemistry/Chemistry/PhysicsPhysics
WHSWHS
The Course Sequence in Social The Course Sequence in Social StudiesStudies
School School YearYear
GradeGrade CourseCourse LocationLocation
2011-122011-12 6th6th 77thth Grade Grade
No Challenge OptionNo Challenge OptionWMSWMS
2012-132012-13 7th7th 88thth Grade Grade
No Challenge OptionNo Challenge OptionWMSWMS
2013-142013-14 8th8th Honors US HistoryHonors US History WHSWHS
6th Grade Mosaics Academy Model6th Grade Mosaics Academy Model
6. Future Pathways (6. Future Pathways (6th grade heterogeneous6th grade heterogeneous)) oror Foreign Language 1a (Foreign Language 1a (77thth grade heterogeneous grade heterogeneous))
7. Music Elective:7. Music Elective: - Chorus or Band or Orchestra or Music & Exploration: 1/3 - Chorus or Band or Orchestra or Music & Exploration: 1/3
year Music & 1/3 year Drama & 1/3 year Art year Music & 1/3 year Drama & 1/3 year Art ((6th grade heterogeneous6th grade heterogeneous))
8. PE/Academic Lab: at least one trimester8. PE/Academic Lab: at least one trimester - PE/PE (- PE/PE (6th grade heterogeneous6th grade heterogeneous): one or more trimesters): one or more trimesters - PE/Mosaics (with regular - PE/Mosaics (with regular Mosaics studentsMosaics students): one or more ): one or more
trimesters trimesters- PE/Independent Study: one or more trimesters- PE/Independent Study: one or more trimesters
Students will go to lunch with the 6Students will go to lunch with the 6thth graders. graders.Students will go to camp with a 6th grade team.Students will go to camp with a 6th grade team.
Sixth Grade CampSixth Grade Camp
Camp LakewoodCamp Lakewood
YMCAYMCA
Petosi, Mo.Petosi, Mo.
Science, Outdoor Education, Social Skill Science, Outdoor Education, Social Skill Development, Arts & CraftsDevelopment, Arts & Crafts
88thth Grade Options Grade Options
Distance Learning/Video Distance Learning/Video conferencingconferencing
Take courses at West High SchoolTake courses at West High School On-site high school classes at West On-site high school classes at West
MiddleMiddle Take extra electives at West MiddleTake extra electives at West Middle
Enrollment ProjectionsEnrollment Projections
9 current students (2010-11)9 current students (2010-11)
Anticipate total students at 30 (2011-Anticipate total students at 30 (2011-2012)2012)
Anticipate total students at 50 (2012-Anticipate total students at 50 (2012-2013)2013)