Welcome to the Quest Accelerated Cluster

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Welcome to theQuest Accelerated Cluster
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Our Program Provides

• Acceleration
• Enrichment
• Higher-Order Thinking Skills
• Challenging Motivating Curriculum
• Research-Based Best Practices for Gifted
  Talented Students

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TEACHERS

• ALL Teachers in the Quest Accelerated Cluster
• have
• received training in meeting the needs of gifted
  students

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The Quest Accelerated Cluster Is
Differentiated by

• Content
• Process
• Product

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CONTENT WHAT We Learn
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PROCESS HOW We Learn
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PRODUCT How We DEMONSTRATE What We Learn
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Mathematics

• Accelerated pace
• Enriched curriculum
• Hands-on learning
• Emphasis on problem solving and
• real-world activities
• Advanced by at least one year
• Curriculum compacting

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Probability Partners
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Teaching Peers To Play An Original Math Game
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Direct Instruction with Guided Practice
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Problem Solving with Manipulatives
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Pre-Algebra with Hands-On Equations
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Applying Knowledge and Skills Designing Original
Math Games
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Language Arts

• Accelerated by at least one grade level
• Whole Language, Discussion-Based Approach
• Wide Variety of Award-Winning Novels and
• Non-Fiction Titles
• Junior Great Books
• Accelerated Reader
• Advanced Vocabulary Program
• Enriched, Highly Motivating Writing Program

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Library Research
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Book Project A Scene from the Novel
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Book Project Puppet Show
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Book Project Original Skit
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Science

• Hands-On, Inquiry Approach
• Experimental Design
• Problem Solving
• Primary and Secondary Research
• Accelerated Pace
• Multidisciplinary Enrichment Activities

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Experiment With Sound
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Seed Germination
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Reflection Experiment
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Matching Bird Beaks with Diets
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Hands-On Approach!
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Measuring Wind Speed Direction
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Testing Buoyancy
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Mystery Mammals Discovering Clues from Skulls
and Dentition
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Snowy Day Recess
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Social Studies

• Current Events
• KET News Quiz
• Lexington Herald-Leader
• CNN Student News
• Time For Kids
• Map and Globe Skills Nystrom Atlases and
  Learning Materials
• Advanced Textbooks from the National Geographic
  Society
• Enriched, Accelerated Study of Kentuckys Core
  Content

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Frontier Life Dipping Candles
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Government and Law-Making Manners Banners
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Critical and CreativeThinking Skills

• Higher level thinking skills are integrated
  throughout the curriculum

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We Learn About Our Students Interests and
Preferred Learning Modalities Through The Use Of

• Interest Inventories
• Learning Styles Inventories

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We Build Upon Students Interests And Learning
Preferences Through

• A Wide Variety Of Guest Speakers
• Hands-On, Inquiry Learning
• Independent Study And Research
• Cooperative Learning
• Curriculum-Enhancing Study Trips
• Multiple Intelligences

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GUEST SPEAKERS
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A Visit from Governor Bradford of the
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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COOPERATIVE LEARNING
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Dissecting Owl Pellets andGroup Problem Solving
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STUDY TRIPS
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Electrostatic Generator
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REALLY Hands-On Science
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Project Wild Nature Hike
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Students take special classes in

• Art
• Music
• Physical Education
• Computer Lab
• Library and Research Skills

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Students May Choose To Participate In

• Band
• Orchestra
• Chorus
• Academic Team

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Students are intellectually stimulated through
their interaction with peers and teachers
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Students feel free to express themselves in a
safe environment with their intellectual peers. .
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