CONTACT INFORMATION
Opportunities For Everyone
Gifted and Talented Education
Lake Geneva, Jt. #1 School District
For more information, contact Erin Zigler.
Gifted & Talented Programs
ABOUT GATE
The Lake Geneva Schools Gifted and Talented Education (GaTE) program recognizes that a great diversity exists among our learners. Our GaTE Program has its foundation within the classroom. All of our students are expected to receive instruction that helps each child work toward his or her next level of challenge in all subject areas.
Gifted students learn at a different pace and at a different depth from other students. To meet these needs, teachers use differentiation as a tool to meet varying student needs. Differentiation may include acceleration of a subject area through Advanced Placement courses, honors classes, compacting units of study, tiered assignments in the classroom, grade acceleration for a certain subject, working in a cluster of students with the same high level of instructional needs, or intervention group work.
In most cases, differentiation strategies are integrated daily throughout the curricular areas rather than occurring as special events
GIFTED & TALENTED OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE!
Geography Bee:November-January
- Location: Each School | Grade: 4-8
- Contact: Paul Duncan
Elementary Choirs:
- Practice Location: Eastview, Star Center, Central-Denison | Grade: K-5
- Contact: Amy Stanfield, Karen Kramer
Spelling Bee:
- Location: Each Building | Grade 4-8
- Classroom Competition: November
- Building Competition: December
- District Competition: January
- Contact: Beth Schultz
Middle School Leadership:
- Location: Whitewater | Grade: 7-8
- Information: September
- Contact: Beth Mazurek
LEGO Robotics:
- Location: All Schools | Grades: 2-8
- Contact: Vikki Harkey, Eastview | Angie Warren, Star Center | Ann Quarna, Cen-Den
Family Science Night:
- Location: LG Middle School | Grades: K-5
- Contact: Ann Quaerna, Vikki Harkey, Angie Warren
Southern Lakes Anthology: September - January
- Location: Each School | Grade: 3-8
- Information: Available through schools in November
- Contact: Beth Schultz & Cheryl Shirk
Art Immersion
- Location: UW-Whitewater | Grade: 7-8
- Contact: Rona Coltman
Destination ImagiNation: October-May
- Location: Lake Geneva Badger | Grade: K-8
- Contact: Dave Torgerson, Scott Alonzo, Tim Stark
Math Bowl: January-March
- Grades: 4 and 5
- Contact: Cheryl Shirk
Forensics:
- Contact: Vikki Harkey and Piper Lois, Eastview | Mickey Barnes, Star Center | Kory Garlock, Central-Denison
Math Meeting
- Grades: 5 - 8
- Contact: Kristie Clark and Alyssa Markuson