What is the difference between regional gifted centers and classical schools?
Both regional gifted centers and classical schools serve academically advanced students at the elementary school level. Both types of schools accelerate learning so that there is time for projects, term papers and group work that takes the learner deeper into the subject matter, and the curriculum for both types of schools includes a world language component. Regional gifted centers place an emphasis on thinking, reasoning, problem solving and creativity. The test for regional gifted centers assesses the student’s critical thinking skills and reasoning abilities. Classical schools place an emphasis on scholarship with a liberal arts focus. The test for classical schools assesses the student’s reading, language arts, and mathematics abilities.
