Bay Trail Middle School

Enrichment

The Bay Trail Project Enrichment Program recognizes that all students can benefit from learning which promotes creativity, engenders commitment and fosters responsibility in the individual.  To achieve these objectives, Project Enrichment provides opportunities for students to participate in experiences which stimulate academic and creative talents through a variety of activities.  Opportunities available for students include:

 

Curriculum Differentiation

Curriculum Compacting is a strategy used for students who are ready to master content in a shorter period of time than their peers.  Time gained by this process is used for further in-depth study and research that is related to the curriculum topic and based on student interest.

Collaboration involves enrichment specialists and classroom teachers working together to co-plan and/or co-teach a unit or lesson to meet student needs.  Enrichment teachers regularly attend grade level and team meetings.

Shared Inquiry Discussion is a method of learning based on the idea that many minds working together can achieve more insight into a rich work of literature than could any individual working alone.  An example of this is Junior Great Books.

 

School-Wide Enrichment

Independent Projects are learning experiences that are initiated by individual students with a particular interest.  Students who pursue Independent Projects often do so during a study hall or flex period. 

Explorations are 5-8 week mini-units based on student interest and developed by Project Enrichment.  They are offered during study hall and flex periods and cover a variety of topics. 

Large Group Activities are usually presentations by performers or experts.  Opportunities are advertised though a variety of means including announcements, the Bay Trail web site, flyers and, when possible, Trailblazer articles.  To participate, students need permission from the classroom teacher and an enrichment teacher.

Affective Enrichment

Lunch Bunch is designed to meet some of the affective needs of high-ability students or students with other particular socialization needs.  Meeting times are posted in enrichment rooms for participating students.

Workshops are offered to students as needs arise throughout the year.  Topics that have been covered in the past include risk taking, anxiety, emotional quotient (EQ), creative thinking and critical thinking.