My 13yo dd is HG and attends the neighborhood middle school. She is in 7th grade and has never had a full grade acceleration. It is not perfect and some years have been better than others, but overall it has been good enough that we have not pursued other options.
She is subject accelerated for math - currently in Honors Geometry. This school goes through 8th and also offers Honors Alg. 2/Trig. - we feel lucky as it is the only middle school in the district that offers that.
For one period each day, she goes to the library to work on an online course offered to HG kids across the district, in place of Language Arts. This is new for us, and we love that she gets time to work on this course *in school*. They also have 3 in person meeting per quarter.
We are underwhelmed with the science classroom offering, which is a disappointment as science is a strength/interest of hers, but she participates in an extracurricular activity sponsored by the district in which she and a friend are conducting their own science project, with a weekly meeting with a graduate student mentor who has expertise in their chosen subject area.
We have also had good experiences with supplementation in the past with online courses through the NUMATS Center for Talent Development, and she may take an art course at the local community college this spring.
She *loves* the social aspects of school, and attends various after-school clubs almost every day. In addition, she does music lessons and sings in the local youth choir.
Her days are pretty full, and although she *could* be learning more, there is enough learning happening for now.
