Gifted

The Lee's Summit R-7 Gifted Education Program provides specialized learning opportunities for students whose educational needs extend beyond the general classroom.

Our program is designed to challenge gifted learners through meaningful learning experiences that promote critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and personal growth.

We believe gifted education is more than providing advanced academic content. It is about creating opportunities for students to ask questions, solve authentic problems, develop their unique strengths, and learn alongside intellectual peers in an environment that encourages curiosity, innovation, and lifelong learning.

Our Purpose

The purpose of the Lee's Summit R-7 Gifted Education Program is to provide learning experiences that meet the unique academic, creative, and social-emotional needs of gifted learners. Through inquiry, exploration, and authentic application, students are encouraged to maximize their potential while developing the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed for future success.

What Students Experience

Students participating in gifted education regularly engage in learning experiences that encourage them to:

• Explore meaningful questions through inquiry and investigation.
• Analyze information and solve complex problems.
• Think creatively and generate innovative ideas.
• Collaborate with intellectual peers.
• Communicate their thinking through discussion, writing, and presentations.
• Develop independence, leadership, and self-reflection.