This school year we are excited to announce that the elementary enrichment program will continue to take place at all four elementary schools in the district. We recognize that there are highly capable students in our schools who would benefit from a highly challenging, independent, project-based learning experience. This experience will be facilitated by library media specialists who are skilled at promoting information literacy and life-long learning.
During a weekly pullout program, children will engage in an independent research project to be guided by both the students’ interests and curriculum connections. Between these meetings the children will be expected to continue work on their projects in the classroom at times determined by the teacher. All work will be done at school unless otherwise specified.
As a starting point for this program, a committee of teachers will work with the library media specialist and principal to identify the children who will participate. This committee will identify children who are highly capable and who have demonstrated mastery of content in which they have not yet been instructed. In order to ensure that our target audience is reached, the number of children who will participate in this program will approximate 3% of each building’s population. Of those who qualify, we will be looking for children who are interested in participating and willing to engage in challenging and rigorous learning. While it will not ensure that a student will participate, parents do have the opportunity to refer their children for this program. The materials can be downloaded by clicking on the links below. Parents of identified children will be notified by October 28th.
Click here for a Parent Referral Packet - Due October 14th.
Click here for an overview of selection criteria
Please contact the principal of your child's school if you have any questions.
steven [dot] morrone [at] chariho [dot] k12 [dot] ri [dot] us (Mr. Steven Morrone)
Ashaway School
377-2211
jennifer [dot] poore [at] chariho [dot] k12 [dot] ri [dot] us (Mrs. Jennifer Poore)
Charlestown School
364-7716
giuseppe [dot] gencarelli [at] chariho [dot] k12 [dot] ri [dot] us (Mr. Giuseppe Gencarelli )
Hope Valley School
539-2321
ljweb [at] chariho [dot] k12 [dot] ri [dot] us (Mrs. Laurie Weber)
Richmond School
539-2441