Gifted & Talented

Thank you for visiting the "Gifted Education Information Page" at Kenneth W. Culbert Elementary School. We appreciate your interest in our programs and hope you will be able to find the information you need. If not, please email Jen Quante at your convenience.

Please visit the LCPS Gifted Information Page for an updated overview of all district gifted services and programs:  

LCPS Gifted Information

Informational video for parents

Fusion - Mrs. Quante

Fostering

Understanding

Sparking

Innovation

Originating 

New ideas

 The school-based, collaborative gifted program, now known as Fusion, is a new model for delivering gifted services for 4th and 5th grade gifted learners. It was established to provide gifted services for students at their home schools. A gifted resource teacher collaborates with classroom teachers to challenge gifted learners in their regular classrooms by enriching and extending the general curriculum and by integrating curricula developed for gifted learners (e.g., William & Mary literature units, Jacob's ladder, and Mentoring Mathematical Minds). In addition, gifted learners meet during the week with other gifted learners to collaborate on a variety of challenging, interdisciplinary projects. (LCPS GATE page)

Expectations for our Fusion students:

A Fusion student is expected.....

  • to participate actively in tasks and projects   

  • to develop and use plans

  • to solve complex problems

  • to think creatively

  • to use critical thinking - reasoning and logic

  • to be flexible and accept change

  • to collaborate with fellow students

  • to persevere - be persistent in difficult tasks

  • to have good manners and behave properly

  • to be kind and tolerant of others