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G.M.P. �

Sabin Middle School

Gifted Magnet Program

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School of Choice!

  • Vibrant community of learning with�innovative classroom technology
  • Highly qualified, award-winning teachers �endorsed in Gifted & Talented and/or advanced curriculum
  • Many G.M.P. students permit �from other schools & districts

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Expand Your Skills!

  • Band
  • Orchestra
  • Art
  • Youth Ventures
  • Physical Ed.
  • Spanish
  • Robotics
  • Computer Science
  • Forensics Debate
  • Medical Detectives
  • Woodworking
  • Home Economics
  • Choir
  • Drama

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  • Track
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling
  • Soccer
  • Softball

Try Athletics!

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Get Involved!

  • Yearbook
  • Minecraft
  • Honor Choir
  • Robotics
  • W.E.B.
  • Strategy Games
  • Math Counts
  • Chess
  • Battle of the Books
  • Comic Books & Anime
  • Dungeons and Dragons
  • Model UN
  • Mountain Biking
  • Spanish
  • Science Olympiad
  • MESA
  • Rubik’s Cube
  • Jazz Band
  • Student Council
  • Coding
  • Pokémon
  • Tech Team
  • Drama
  • NJHS
  • Percussion
  • Running Club

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What is

all about?

G.M.P.

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Sabin G.M.P. is…

STUDENT CENTERED

  • Focus on academic & social/emotional �development of the whole child
  • Flexible program with multiple �placement options
  • Safe, positive environment �with peer mentoring

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Sabin G.M.P. is…

ACADEMIC

  • Rigorous courses with high expectations �for quality work ethic
  • Aligned curriculum exceeds state �standards in depth and complexity
  • Options for acceleration �& differentiation
  • Research-based teaching �strategies & best practices� (Marzano, Betts, Flack, � Rogers, Kingore)

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Sabin G.M.P. is…

INTERDISCIPLINARY

  • Short & long-term collaborative projects
  • Authentic, real-world challenges
  • Based on themes of discovery, change, & conflict

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Sabin G.M.P. is all

LEARNING!

  • Inquiry & discovery-based activities
  • Challenging, engaging projects

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Contribute!

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  • Productive citizenship through community service & service learning projects

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Compete!

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  • Science Showcase
  • Come to My Colony
  • Science Olympiad
  • Battle of the Books
  • Math Counts
  • STEAM Challenges
  • Geography Bee
  • Spelling Bee
  • National History Day

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Make Memories!

  • Denver Museum of Nature & Science
  • Challenger Learning Center
  • Fine Arts Center
  • Aiken Canyon
  • Denver/Cheyenne Mt. Zoo 
  • Guest Speakers
  • Denver Mint & Capitol
  • Florissant Fossil Beds
  • Author Visits

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CAMP

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Sabin G.M.P.

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Why Sabin G.M.P.?

  • Interdisciplinary teaching style helps �students to make �meaningful connections �to prior knowledge
  • Increased retention of �new concepts with individualized learning
  • Looping with teachers creates community �of trust & common expectations

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  • Authentic projects for real audiences
  • “School within a school” model
  • Integrated lessons foster the social �& emotional development of gifted �middle school students

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Where to go

  • Excellent preparation for high school!
    • Doherty Honors & AP
    • Palmer Honors, AP, & IB
    • Coronado AP & CU Succeed
    • Mitchell Honors, AP, CSU credits
    • Colorado Springs Early Colleges
    • Odyssey ECCO (Early College and Career Options) High School
    • Private, tuition-based schools

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from here?

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APPLICATIONS

d11.org/gmp

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available online now!