I agree with HK, and also would comment that I see absolutely no connection between googling inventor names and creativity. Given that you said that most of their work follows this model, I think I've made a fair assumption.
I would ask her what they're trying to accomplish with this program. You know, in a curious I'm-just-wondering-cuz-I-want-to-know-more kind of way. If she gives you a generic answer along the lines of "We're trying to expand their horizons" or whatever, you could ask if they're planning on doing advanced work.
Sounds to me like this is merely the 21st century version of "send the disruptive (GT) kids to the library so that the rest of the class can learn something..."
{sigh)
Hey, wait. They did this to me when I was 7.
