Santan Gifted Academy (7/8A)
Welcome to Santan Gifted Academy!
Santan Gifted Academy is a community within a community.SGA offers services and coursework that provide extended learning opportunities focused on the cognitive and affective needs of our students.
We offer integrated, differentiated learning experiences during the regular school day. Our program incorporates the following:
• Accelerated curriculum
• Differentiated learning environment
• Complexity and interdisciplinary content
• Critical and creative thinking and problem solving
• Interaction with academically gifted peers
• Social and emotional support of gifted students
• Competitive test scores (updated 2022)
What is Santan Gifted Academy?
Fast Facts
- 1:1 student to technology ratio
- Discussion-based lessons focus on depth
- Utilize problem-based learning, Google Classroom and Remind
- Pacing congruent to the learning of gifted students
- Variety of hands-on activities incorporated in lessons
- Teachers are highly qualified to teach gifted students
- Team mentality: school within a school
- Middle school model: four core teachers have only gifted classes
- Partnership with EDU Connect: bringing industry professionals into the classroom
- Writing contest essay winners
- Chandler Innovation Fair award recipients
- Concert Choir and Show Choir
- Drumline - first place in state
- Band and Orchestra
- Project Lead the Way - 3-D Print and Design
- Yearbook
- Media TV Production
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