Enrichment & Acceleration

Hopewell Area SD: Remote Instruction on Thursday, May 1, 2025

Due to ongoing storm restoration efforts in the community and at district schools, the Hopewell Area School District will operate all schools under a Flexible Instruction Day (FID) model with students learning remotely from home on Thursday, May 1, 2025. There will be no district transportation provided, and after-school and evening activities will take place as scheduled.

The district truly understands that some students may have varying needs associated with power outages or Internet loss, so please communicate needs with teachers and principals. They will be willing to assist as needed. With an in-service day and prom happening on Friday (May 2), students will next return to school on Monday, May 5. So, the extra day in remote learning will yield multiple days of recovery efforts to, hopefully, return all students to regular in-person schooling on Monday, May 5. 

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Enrichment & Acceleration

How do gifted students get their needs met?

Enrichment
-Hopewell offers monthly field trips to provide opportunities for your child to enrich their knowledge in areas of interest.  The Coordinator tries to have 2 theatrical performances during the year as well as museums, tours, demonstrations, and workshops.
   
Acceleration 
- If students are accelerated in a subject Hopewell has dual enrollment opportunities at Penn State Beaver and Robert Morris University.
- Sophomores may apply to take classes from Robert Morris during our Saturday program. The courses are taken during the Junior year and will give the students a chance to earn up to 15 college credits.
 
Talent development
- Student participation in extracurricular activities can  help students develop better attitudes toward school and long-term educational and occupational success.
- Providing opportunities for  your child's talent to progress can help develop better self esteem,
Critical thinking & Problem solving
- All children should have their critical thinking and problem solving skills challenged each and everyday.  This is even more imperative in a gifted mind.  Gifted children are constantly seeking the why and how of the world around them.  They need to understand not only the whole picture but all of its parts.
- Providing challenges and projects for the gifted student is a goal of the Gifted Coordinator.  There are many competitions and group activities that students can choose to participate in to have this need met.
 
 
Enrichment: to supply with abundance of anything desirable OR to add greater value or significance to.
 
Accelerate: to reduce the time required for (a course of study) by intensifying the work OR to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, or advancement.
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