Gifted students represent a group whose learning styles and thinking abilities require experiences that are outside the educational mainstream. The gifted education program is committed to offering an educational environment designed to challenge these special learners to the greatest possible extent of their abilities. The gifted staff is dedicated to providing learning experiences that are grounded in higher-level thinking processes and production of complex products. The long-range goals of the program are self-actualization for the gifted student and the development of a sense of responsibility to self, school, and society.