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)

All students deserve to be All students deserve to be challenged in order to reach challenged in order to reach

their full potential.their full potential.