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Welcome to the Academically Gifted Department

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    2024 Understanding the GCS AG Screening and ID Process

    Click here for the recorded presentation of the Zoom session held on Thursday, November 14, 2024.

    Click here for a copy of the Session PowerPoint Slides.

     

    If you missed one of our recent virtual information sessions, 

    you can view the recording and the PowerPoint Slides on our Information Sessions page.

     

    The GCS Academically Gifted Department is committed to providing rigorous, challenging, and differentiated instruction to students who demonstrate a need for services beyond the regular education setting. 

    We provide support for more than 12,000 advanced students in grades K-12, including: 

    • K-1 Nurture
    • Grades K-2 Consultative Services
    • Grade 2 Nurture
    • Grades 3-5 AIG pull-out enrichment services
    • Grades 3-5 Maximizing Academic Potential (MAP) talent development services
    • Grades 6-8 advanced/accelerated course options in Math and English/Language Arts
    • Grades 9-12 rigorous advanced coursework, including AP, IB, and dual enrollment opportunities
    • Consultative support for classroom teachers K-12 in differentiated instruction and understanding the unique needs of the gifted learner 

    Exciting opportunities available to AG students:

    • AG Explore Camp for rising 4th-6th graders
    • Academic All-Star Summer Camp for rising 9th graders
    • More than 30 different Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered districtwide
    • Challenging International Baccalaureate (IB) programs at four GCS high schools
    • 2 Early College options for high school (Early College at Guilford and STEM Early College at NC A&T)

NCAGT's Podcast

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  • What does it mean to be gifted? To be neurodivergent? What can be done to help reduce inequities for gifted learners, especially those of color and those in poverty?

    Click HERE to Join hosts Hannah Park and Katharine Caldwell for thought-provoking conversations about giftedness as they interview entrepreneurs, community leaders, and stakeholders to uncover the truth about what it truly means to be gifted in a world where there is no universal definition. This podcast is created by The North Carolina Association for the Gifted and Talented (NCAGT). If you want to learn how to better support and advocate for gifted learners and how to utilize your own gifts and talents to elevate your life - this is the podcast for you!

Contact Us

  • 501 W. Washington St.
    Greensboro, NC 27401

    Phone: 336-370-8361


    Dibrelle Tourret
    Director

    Joanne Williams
    Office Support

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