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Hello

Can anyone recommend public schools near Stratham, Manchester, or Portsmouth areas? We need elementary, but also to "feed" into strong middle and high schools. Are there any public schools with G&T programs in NH? I only seemed to find mention of it in one district in the areas we are researching, but no information on it.

Thank you

Good morning - There is no gifted education in public schools in New Hampshire. A few schools have pull-out enrichment programs, but the schools are not mandated to provide gifted education, and they do not provide it. In addition, there is little support for families of the gifted, and in some places, quite a bit of hostility towards anyone identifying themselves or a child as gifted. New England is not particularly pro-gifted. Our local school told us they could not meet our HG daughter's needs and suggested homeschooling.

That said, the Middle and High School Charter in Nashua, ASD, provides a good science education for scientifically oriented students. Most of the private schools in the area also do not recognize giftedness (except high school prep schools).

Good luck! Feel free to PM me offline for more info./details.

Kate
Exeter, NH

I'm in NH, too, and researching the (lack of) options. I will have to check out the Nashua Charter. Thank you!

Thank you. Kate, I pm'd you. Surprised by the lack of options. There is a gifted charter in Manchester that starts in Kindergarten. Ideally I'd like to find something in the Seacoast region.