DISCOVER A New Way to Learn

The DISCOVER program at Delaware Township School provides learning opportunities for students identified as gifted as well as enrichment experiences for all students. An ongoing state mandated procedure is in place to identify students in kindergarten through eighth grade who demonstrate exceptional academic ability. Students, parents, or teachers can nominate a student for evaluation. Many criteria are considered when identifying students including standardized test scores, work samples, and parent and teacher ratings.

Opportunities for all DTS students are provided through a range of services designed to meet exceptional learning needs.

School-wide Enrichment Options

(Open to all DTS students)

Thinking Skills K-5, Science Olympiad 4-6,

Wildcat Word Wizards and Literary Journal K-8,

Red Cross Kids Club 3-8,

Enrichment Seminars K-8,

Robotics Club 3-8, OM/Destination Imagination

Classroom Modifications

Collaboration with teacher for in-class differentiation

for all students, Curriculum compacting,

Contracts/Choice

menus, Tiered assignments, Independent projects

DISCOVER Classes – Flexible

Math- problem solving & extension of curriculum

Language Arts – extension of the curriculum

Acceleration Options

Subject Acceleration / Grade Acceleration

Competitions

Mock Trial, Christopher Columbus Awards,

National History Day

For additional information regarding the Delaware Township DISCOVER program, contact program coordinator Mrs. Lenore Cortina at

lcortina @dtsk8.org.