Also, the gifted program is not advanced curriculum per se, they described it as a half day of creative projects related to reading/math topics. So it could vary widely from what she is learning in class.
This is similar to the gifted program my ds participated in in elementary school. While it was far from ideal and didn't allow for him to advance academically against the measured curriculum, he actually loved it. The thing that worked for him was that even though it wasn't designed to move kids "up" in curriculum, it was designed specifically for gifted kids and was taught by teachers with training in gifted education. The students worked on projects which were designed to inspire deep thinking, and the teachers understood how to relate to their need for intellectual stimulation as well as understanding the quirkiness and challenges of being gifted.
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