Can students really finish one to two semesters of curriculum in three weeks?
Yes, they can and do! CTD students, as gifted learners, need relatively little instruction to gain mastery of academic materials. They read, listen, and discuss material at an extremely quick pace with very good retention and little need for repetition and reinforcement. As a result, instruction at CTD is efficient yet thorough. Students receive, on average, 75 hours of classroom instruction with the teacher and teaching assistant. Spectrum and Apogee students are also involved in supplemental study sessions with the teaching assistant for an additional 6 to 9 hours. In Equinox, Residential Teaching Assistants attend classes and live in the residence hall with the students, providing easy access to academic support. With these structures in place, most students are able to complete the courses successfully.
