lulu: We can do a "walk-thru" to see the gifted program; he already knows how things go at the school our son is currently attending as our kids have been there for 5 years. I probably should mention that his mom & sister both teach there (though his mom is seriously considering retiring after 45 years of teaching). We also have another daughter going into 6th grade at this school.
He may even be too stubborn to go observe, though.
jesse: I cannot get him to articulate any more than what I already wrote. I have my suspicions, but I hate to put words in his mouth...