Middle Level Gifted Facilitators coordinate a variety of GATE sponsored activities. Availability of specific opportunities is based on student interested and staffing in individual middle schools. Participation in each activity is guided by student choice. Each activity includes some advanced instruction in the content area addressed. 

Potential activities are (**required): 

• Academic Pentathlon 
• African American History Challenge 
• Book Blasters **
• Math Club/Math Counts 
• Music and Drama Performances 
• National History Day 
• National Junior Honor Society 
• Quiz Bowl **
• Robotics 
• Science and Engineering Fair 
• Science Bowl 
• Science Olympiad 
• Spelling Bee **
• Student Government 
• Think Tank **
• Writing Workshops **

Honors courses are designed to challenge any student and give space for students to generate in-depth exploration of standards. Students interact with a variety of complex and sophisticated materials and resources, and technologies. 

Honors courses differentiate learning in these distinct ways:

• Advanced Content
• Breadth
• Complexity
• Depth
• Extended Thinking
  
  

The following courses are available in each middle school:

• Advanced Math
• Honors ELA
• Honors Physical Science
• Honors Special Projects