Temple ISD teachers of the Gifted and Talented applied for and received a grant entitled Experiencing History Through the Arts.  This grant provides beyond the classroom access to high quality arts experiences for our fourth and fifth grade gifted students with an emphasis on their historical connection. Students will learn that art reflects the culture in which it is created, that art presents historic perspectives and themes that may change or remain the same over time, and that art may provoke ethical questions. Event destinations in which students will participate are listed below:

·         Temple High School performance of Beauty and the Beast

·         Waco Children’s Symphony,  The Bremen Town Musicians and other works, Baylor University

·         Pied Piper  presentation, Armstrong Browning Library, Baylor University

·         Kimball Art Museum, Ft. Worth

·         Amon Carter Museum, Ft. Worth

·         Cultural Activities Center, Temple,  exploring visual arts through a chosen medium

·         Elizabet Ney Museum, Austin

Temple Middle School Advanced Academics was awared a Temple Education Foundation grant for 2009-2010 to implement Science Olympiad. The “Going for Gold in the Science Olympiad” educational grant will enable the students to explore different facets of science that personally interests them through the Science Olympiad Competition.  This grant will allow all three area middle schools to successfully guide students in the regional, state and national competitions with the assistance of local scientists and academics.  The funds from this grant will be used to defray the costs of materials and travel. More information about Science Olympiad may be found at the link below.

Texas State Plan for Gifted and Talented Education