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Gifted & Talented Education
BLOOM Courses
This year, Baker & Bloom will be offering a new series of courses that provide gifted
and academically talented students special learning opportunities in the
humanities.
These advanced courses encourage students to:
• engage in intellectually stimulating discussions facilitated by academic coaches
with research and teaching expertise;
• grapple with central questions in the
humanities and gain an in-depth
introduction to important fields;
• stretch and strengthen their critical
Subjects will include:
thinking, imagination, oral and written
communication, analytical and
• Philosophy (G5-7)
rhetorical skills;
• European History (G6-8)
• collaborate with like-minded peers;
• Latin and Classics (G7-10)
• develop their intellectual and personal
• Law and Contemporary Legal
maturity.
Debates (G8-10)
Each course will culminate in a final project
that allows students to explore personal areas
of curiosity and to synthesize learning.
BLOOM courses foster meaningful relationships with motivated classmates and are
designed to meet the needs, learning styles, and interests of gifted and academically
talented students. While there are recommended year levels for each subject,
placement will not be based solely on year level but also on ability. Students may be
evaluated by Baker & Bloom to determine if a course is an appropriate fit.
If you are interested in BLOOM courses, please contact [email protected] to
learn more.
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