Employment Opportunities
Welcome to GLC's GATE Program. This is the place for students who are gifted, creative, academically accomplished, artistic, or advanced. For a student to participate in the program, follow these steps:
1. Potential participants are identified by teachers based on Proficient and Advanced STAR testing scores or above-grade-level achievement on school-adopted assessment (such as Scantron short version). Teachers refer these students to GATE Coordinator with a GATE Referral Form.
2. Teacher and GATE Coordinator select or create a second criterion appropriate to the student’s strength and learning style. The standard selection is a response to the following prompt:
a. Consider one of the following:
i. Current event
ii. Historical event
iii. Work of art
iv. Work of literature or drama
b. Identify how your subject is significant to your life today. Illustrate your findings in one of the following forms:
i. Written essay
ii. Artwork
iii. Oral Presentation
3. A combination of academic achievement, assessment performance, demonstration of personal motivation, and accomplishment of second criterion are used by GATE Committee to determine student’s readiness to participate in GATE.
Third GATE Committee Member needed! If you are an IST with interest or experience in GATE programs, please contact GATE Committee members Adam Cornish and/or the special education coordinator to join the team. The chief responsibility of each committee member is to determine student readiness to participate in GATE. In the case of two different determinations from the first two committee members, the third member makes the tie-breaking determination. We thank you for your help.
Click here to check out the CAG (California Association for the Gifted) web site: http://www.cagifted.org/
HOMESCHOOLING EXCURSIONS
This is the second in a series of cities that will be highlighted as great homeschooling excursions. Wisk the kids off for a couple of days! Take the opportunity to explore these surrounding cities with an eye toward homeschooling. You won’t be disappointed, and the kids will come away with tangible knowledge gained from these experiences.
Big Bear Discovery Center: Free of cost, this fully staffed nature center should serve as an appropriate launching point for any adventure up in the mountains. Complete with hiking trails and a bike path, the center provides information, visual and tactile displays, helpful docents, books and brochures. Moreover, the vistas from the large picture windows and ample deck are breathtaking… the center overlooks the lake and faces two popular ski resorts. Visit the following site to see just what they have to offer: http://www.bigbear.info/
Moonridge Zoo: Located at the foot of Bear Mountain ski resort, this small zoo is unique in that it houses animals native to the local mountains… these animals were found injured or misplaced by wildfires and would not have survived in the wild. It is more aptly named a wildlife sanctuary. The cost is minimal for admission and it is not only interesting to view the wildlife, but I came away with the impression that these creatures are indeed frail as well as tough. http://www.moonridgezoo.org/
The Big Bear Lake Solar Observatory: Open only certain times in the year, the observatory is a fantastic and intimate environment for kids to view outer space. There are opportunities to schedule tours for school groups... Gather some other homeschoolers together and give them a call! http://www.bbso.njit.edu/
Big Bear Valley Historical Museum: Did you know that there is still gold in them thar hills? Big Bear had it’s own share of gold rush history. You will be amazed... http://www.bigbearhistory.org/museum.htm
And more to come...
Suggestions? Ideas? Please email Adam Cornish at