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Jan

Options for Gifted & Talented Program for Middle School and High School kids@ Frisco ISD

Courses offered in Middle School Frisco ISD’s middle school GT ILA curriculum is a skills-based curriculum that challenges students to reach their academic potential. The objectives in each grade level are based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), but GT ILA often moves through the basic skills more quickly, compacting the information and [...]

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Mar

STAAR Strategies

STAAR Taking Strategies – A Game Plan to Win STAAR Strategies: Games and tests seem like they couldn’t be more dissimilar. Actually, they have more in common than you might think. If you were to prepare for a test the way you might prepare for a big game, you’d probably make a game plan. OK, [...]

Posted in: After School care, After School care programs, Art, CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test), GT Prep, STAAR,

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Feb

GT Prep – COGAT Class Schedule

Gifted and Talented Program Frisco ISD requires that all students take the Gifted and Talented exam, and many other local school districts offer the test free of charge. Frisco’s Smarts Club Enrichment and Education provides specialized test prep tutoring for the CogAT test, as well as the ITBS test. The GT program challenges our children to [...]

Posted in: CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test), GT Prep, Plano Tutoring, SAT Prep, Tutoring,

Tags: cogat, gifted, gifted and talented, GT, talented,

Jul

Funtastic 4th – Fun Activities for your child!

July 4th is the time we can teach our kids about the importance of Independence Day and also a good time during the summer vacation to get kids involved in creative activities. Our independence day celebrations include fireworks display all over the country and it is the best of summer – picnics, barbecue, fireworks and family fun. We have a few amazingly easy […]

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Tags: ACT, activities, After School Programs, Chess, cogat, competition, fun, gifted, Robotics, SAT Prep, smart, Spelling Bee, STAAR, Summer Camp, talented, test scores, tournaments, Tutoring, USCF, vocabulary,

Aug

SMARTS start here! Higher test scores! Bigger smiles! Choice of locations, programs, public events

SMARTS start here! This is where learning becomes thinking, potential becomes possible…our award winning After School Program offers a wide variety of academic classes, enrichment activities and public events at three Frisco locations: 8780 Preston Trace Blvd, Frisco, TX 75033 4280 Main Street, Ste 500, Frisco, TX 75033 5353 Independence Parkway, Frisco TX 75035 Academic Workshops: […]

Posted in: Chess (USCF), CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test), Foreign Languages, Frisco Math Tutoring, Frisco Math Tutoring Programs, Frisco Math Tutors, Geography Bees, GT Prep, Kids Yoga, Lego League (FLL), Math, Reading, reading tutoring, Spelling Bee, Test Prep, Tutoring, Tutors,

Tags: ACT, activities, After School, After School Programs, art, care, Chess, child, Children, competition, confidence, crafts, diagnostics, fun, gifted, ITBS, ITSB, Kids Yoga, Robotics, SAT Prep, Science, skills, skills assessment, smart, Spelling Bee, STAAR, talented, test scores, tournaments, USCF,

Dec

COGAT: An overview of Gifted and Talented Program at Schools

COGAT: An overview of Gifted and Talented Program at Schools I am writing this post in response to a number inquiries I have received from parents looking for information on CogAT. CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test) is an exam that measures your child’s reasoning abilities. It is used by many public school districts to screen children for [...]

Posted in: COGAT, CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test), Cognitive Abilities Test, GT Prep, Tutoring,

Tags: activities, After School, cogat, Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT), Frisco GT Prep, gifted, GT, GT Prep, interact, PACE, talented,

Apr

Benefits of Competitions in a Kid’s Life

Benefits of Competitions in a Kid’s Life Competing is never easy. Life is not easy either. Imagine what we will have when we combine both. As adults, we know that competitions are part of our life’s journey. We may not have experienced competing formally but one way or another, we have all competed in some […]

Posted in: Art, Chess, Chess (USCF), Chess Classes, Chess Coaching, Chess Tournaments, Competition, Debate, Geography Bees, GT Prep, kids Summer camps, Kids Yoga, Lego Competitions, Lego League (FLL), Lps Spring Carnival,