The TAG Pull-Out Program at Ardmore Elementary
Students meet for two hours a week to work on activities outlined in the TAG curriculum guides under the supervision of a teacher trained in delivering the curriculum. At the primary level (grades 2 & 3) the thematic TAG curriculum alternates every other year. At the intermediate level (grades 4 & 5) the thematic TAG curriculum alternates on a three-year cycle. These plans ensure that students will not repeat any of the content and that a sequence of skills is developed.
TAG Program Components
The components of the Pull-Out program are as follows:
- meeting together once a week for a minimum of 1.5 hours (grades 2 & 3) and 2 hours (grades 4-5)
- maintaining separate groups for primary (grades 2 & 3) and intermediate (grades 4 & 5) students
- implementing primary and intermediate thematic, interdisciplinary curricular units that rotate on a 2 or 3 year cycle respectively
- inclusion of higher level, creative, and critical thinking skills
- emphasis on advanced research and study skills
- providing guided independent study opportunities
- Junior Great Books Discussion Program
- offering off-site educational, scientific, and artistic enrichment opportunities
Interdisciplinary Primary Units
- Structures
- Symmetry
- Guided Independent Study
- Junior Great Books Discussion Program
Interdisciplinary Intermediate Units
- Close Encounters With Creative Minds
- Applied Creative Thinking
- Guided Independent Study
- Junior Great Books Discussion Program
