Wood-Ridge Public School District

The Wood-Ridge Public School District’s Gifted & Talented program is designed to meet the highly individualized needs of exceptionally able students, grades K-12.

The purpose of the program is to provide these students with differentiated educational experiences which will encourage critical and creative thinking, inquiry and investigation, problem solving, decision-making, communication skills, and a greater awareness and understanding of self and others.

Emphasis in the Gifted and Talented program is placed upon critical thinking skills using the regular Board of Education curriculum. The program is primarily process-oriented; that is, focused on the development of skills and thinking processes rather than on a specific body of content.

The Gifted and Talented program grades K-8 encourages our most capable academic students to explore their potential and interests by way of a flexible differentiated curriculum. As students develop higher order thinking skills through literature, inquiry, research, writing, and discussion, they build self-esteem, in addition to leadership skills. Their advanced thinking styles and critical and creative problem solving capabilities are fostered as they move toward realizing their potential contributions to themselves and to society.

For specific class information, please visit the G&T eBoard by clicking HERE.