The Leaside Program: A Successful School for Gifted Achievers and Underachievers.

Christopher, James R.

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ERIC Number: EJ402509

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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The Leaside Program: A Successful School for Gifted Achievers and Underachievers.

Christopher, James R.

Preventing School Failure, v34 n1 p29-34 Fall 1989

Gifted underachievers at Leaside High School (Toronto, Ontario) are integrated into a program with more successful peers that is based on systematic skill development, supportive evaluation, and personal counseling. The program's integrated approach involves teaching math, English, science, and history core content along with enrichment activities and independent learning skills. (PB)

Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Gifted, High Schools, Independent Study, Learning Problems, Mainstreaming, School Counseling, Skill Development, Student Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Underachievement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Note: Theme Issue: The Underachiever