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Students and two adults pose in a classroom with signs reading “Holy COW! That was fun!” and “Ag X-Scape” after a dairy-themed agriculture escape room activity
One student sits in the cockpit of a vintage airplane at an aviation museum
Students participating in a hands-on learning activity
Two students sit in the cockpit of a vintage airplane at an aviation museum
Students observing water flowing through a dam
Students in the GATE program test a model dam they built from clay and sticks
Students learning about equipment during a tour of an industrial facility
Students in costumes — a robe, chain mail, a peasant apron and shawl — pose with scripts during a classroom play; one student crouches on the floor in a cat costume
Students on a helipad listen to CAL FIRE crew members in the open door of a red-and-white firefighting helicopter

What is G.A.T.E.?

G.A.T.E. stands for Gifted and Talented Education. The Twain Harte G.A.T.E. program is designed to provide challenging and engaging learning experiences across subjects and grade levels for students that are involved in our program.

Each state establishes recommendations, standards, and funding for servicing the needs of gifted students. Local districts establish their own program to service students. At Twain Harte School we believe that all students deserve an education that challenges them to reach their full potential. The goal of our G.A.T.E. program is to provide rigorous and challenging learning experiences, which support and enhance each gifted student’s particular abilities and talents. The programs will be designed to include ongoing opportunities for critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, and questioning. All goals will be designed to meet or exceed State Standards in acceleration, depth, complexity, and novelty.

Twain Harte G.A.T.E. Handbook (PDF document) (opens in a new tab)

G.A.T.E. Testing Request Form (PDF document) (opens in a new tab)

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