What does it mean to be gifted?
It means your child has an intensity that is never satisfied with easy answers. It means that even at a young age, they show glimmers of powerful thinking that make people pause.
Within the context of Roeper's unique mission and history, in particular its commitment to both social justice and support of gifted children holistically, gifted students at Roeper demonstrate exceptional ability and/or potential in the following six interrelated traits and behaviors and, as a consequence, benefit from specific programming and supports.
It is this multifaceted conception of identifying and educating gifted students that makes the Roeper approach truly advanced—and truly unique.