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“The Most Important Thing in Educating a Child is to Lead Them to Think on Their Own”

“The Most Important Thing in Educating a Child is to Lead Them to Think on Their Own”. Albert Schweitzer. Fort Thomas Gifted and Talented Program Overview. Facts about Grade 4 and 5 Services. Who What Where Why When How. How the Program Works. Q Questioning U Understanding

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“The Most Important Thing in Educating a Child is to Lead Them to Think on Their Own”

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  1. “The Most Important Thing in Educating a Child is to Lead Them to Think on Their Own” • Albert Schweitzer

  2. Fort Thomas Gifted and TalentedProgram Overview

  3. Facts about Grade 4 and 5 Services • Who • What • Where • Why • When • How

  4. How the Program Works Q Questioning U Understanding E Evaluating S Solving T Together

  5. QUEST Services • Monday and Tuesday • Approximately 9:00 am to 1:30 pm • Robert D. Johnson Elementary

  6. Students Depart from Home School

  7. Important Facts About QUEST • Transportation Cost • Permission Forms • Conferences & Evaluations • Communications • Special Information

  8. ROBERT D. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY 441-2444 Clay Beekley, principal………ext. 12150 Pam Weber, secretary..……….ext. 12151 Karen Stephens, office annex..ext. 12104 Sandy Eubanks, librarian…….ext. 12156 Ed Long, teacher………………ext. 12125 Kathleen Lemmons, teacher…ext. 12125

  9. Instructional Assistant, Heather Hall • Sends correspondence • Checks permissions • Notifies parents of changes • Confirms after school session enrollment • 441-2444 ext 12124

  10. What Does a Typical Day at QUEST Look Like? That Depends!

  11. Students learn to cooperate… …yet work independently.

  12. Enhanced Opportunity

  13. QUEST encourages students to learn from each other!

  14. Inclusion in Sessions is based on Individual Identification of Student • Session 1:Freedom and the Underground Railroad (academic and/or intellectual) Grade 5 Monday Grade 4 Tuesday September 20- October 26

  15. Performing Arts Midsummer Grades 4/5 Mondays November 8- December 13 Visual Art Understanding Art Grades 4/5 Tuesdays November 9- December 14 Inclusion in Sessions is based on Individual Identification of Student Session 2:

  16. Inclusion in Sessions is based on Individual Identification of Student • Session 3: Robotics (academic and/or intellectual) Grade 5 Monday Grade 4 Tuesday January 3- February 15 (no class weeks of 1/17 or 2/7) Competition Saturday, February 19, 2004 at Campbell County High School

  17. Performing Arts Symbols of Freedom Grades 4/5 Mondays February 28- March 28 Visual Art Art Technique Grades 4/5 Tuesdays March 1- March 29 Inclusion in Sessions is based on Individual Identification of Student Session 4:

  18. Inclusion in Sessions is based on Individual Identification of Student • Session 5: Above and Beyond Discovery Select Students of Grades 4/5 Dates and Times TBA

  19. What about Leadership? • Fridays throughout the school year • Set goals, develop plan of action • Community service project, local business • Collaboration with the Campbell County Extension Service personnel • Identify species and maintain/groom grounds

  20. After School Opportunities… Workshops in identified areas

  21. Thank You!

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