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The 8th grade Talented and Gifted Program (TAG) evolved
from an experimental one half- year, half-day program to a full year half-day program in 1983 with the site at Richard C.
Lee High School. As Lee High School evolved into Career High School and the present Hill Regional Career Magnet High School,
the 8th grade TAG program has continued to be housed in it. From its very inception, the program was designed to be a transitional
TAG program from the middle school to the high school.
PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES
8th grade TAG's philosophy and objectives are similar to those of Independent Study and Seminar
Program, New Haven's program for talented and gifted and potentially talented and gifted high school students. We respond
to the expectations of the students adn their parents through a commitment to help our students grow in self awareness and
in academic preparation. Our curriculum is geared to help students to:
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Learn how to pursue a subject on one's
own and transfer that knowlege to other areas of study
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focus interests and goals
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Extrapolate, synthesize, and interpret
critically
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Learn by understanding that one question
leads to othetrs
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Encourage give and take in group discussions
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Foster creativity and originality
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Recognize that failures, frustrations, setbacks, and
successes are part of the learning process
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Develop humility and open- mindedness
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Develop a sense of
responsibility and an ability for self-evaluation
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