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The GATE Preschool
provides daily sessions at six elementary schools on the island.
Children
who are four (4) years of age by July 31 of each school year are
eligible to be considered for the
program. Public Law 14-45 passed in 1977 mandates the gifted education
preschool program.
The curriculum of this program is specifically designed for four (4)
year old gifted children. It is
meant to be a well-rounded program to meet their physical, social,
emotional, and intellectual
needs without pressure and unnecessary structure. It is meant to be a
balance between
acceleration and enrichment activities. It is not intended to replace
kindergarten. Its intentions are
to allow the children to function at all levels at which they are ready,
while providing them with a
background of experiences that will help them to be eager and effective
learners.
The GATE Preschool program is a one year program. At the end of the
Preschool year the children
will return to the school in their district and must re-qualify for the
GATE Elementary Program once
in Kindergarten.
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