Regional Enhanced Program
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The Regional Enhanced Program is a Canadian
gifted education program
operated by the Peel District School Board
.
The Peel District School Board defines gifted students
as "children that have an unusually advanced degree of general intellectual ability that requires differentiated learning experiences of a depth and breadth beyond those normally provided in the regular school programme to satisfy the level of educational potential indicated."
The curriculum
of an Enhanced programme at the middle school
level could include special tasks or projects designed to challenge gifted students. At the high school
level, the course material is the same but the manner of teaching and/or the assignments given can vary based on the needs of the students.
Bussing and transportation for Enhanced students is provided by the school board.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
gifted education program
Gifted education
Gifted education is a broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children who have been identified as gifted or talented...
operated by the Peel District School Board
Peel District School Board
Peel District School Board is a Canadian public board of education for the Peel Regional Municipality, headquartered in the HJA Brown Education Centre in Mississauga...
.
The Peel District School Board defines gifted students
Intellectual giftedness
Intellectual giftedness is an intellectual ability significantly higher than average. It is different from a skill, in that skills are learned or acquired behaviors...
as "children that have an unusually advanced degree of general intellectual ability that requires differentiated learning experiences of a depth and breadth beyond those normally provided in the regular school programme to satisfy the level of educational potential indicated."
The curriculum
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
of an Enhanced programme at the middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
level could include special tasks or projects designed to challenge gifted students. At the high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
level, the course material is the same but the manner of teaching and/or the assignments given can vary based on the needs of the students.
Peel Regional Enhanced Centres
Peel Regional Enhanced Centres are the five Peel Region high schools that provide the Enhanced programming and curriculum from Grade 9 to Grade 12. The precise number and variety of Enhanced courses differs from school to school, but most schools offer the core (mandatory) courses as Enhanced.Bussing and transportation for Enhanced students is provided by the school board.
| School | Area Served |
|---|---|
| Lorne Park Secondary School Lorne Park Secondary School Lorne Park Secondary School is a public high school located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It serves the Lorne Park area.-History:... |
South and south-west Mississauga |
| The Woodlands School | North, central, and west Mississauga |
| Glenforest Secondary School Glenforest Secondary School Glenforest Secondary School is a public secondary school located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is also known as GFSS, the short-form. Established in 1969, Glenforest Secondary School is in Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario. It is operated by the Peel District School Board and is also a... |
East Mississauga |
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