The Pace Program, for gifted and talented students, meets provides a forum for academic exploration and creative expression.   Emphasis is put on teaching social skills along with a curriculum that reflects complexity, novelty, depth and pace appropriate for gifted students.   Students are presented with learning opportunities that encourage high level thinking, and the pursuit of interest and/or talent based studies.   In grades 9-12, the Pace Program is organized in a separate Pace Track, offering Honors, Pre-Advanced Placement, and Advanced Placement classes in Math, English, and the Sciences, as well as specialized social skill classes for the gifted.

In grades 4-6 and 7-8, the Pace Program offers self-contained Elementary and Middle School classes. The academic program is challenging and enriched, with emphasis on infusing into the classroom a variety of teaching models designed for gifted learners.

Specialized Programs

• Johns Hopkins University Young Talent Search
• Junior Great Books Literature Program
• Odyssey of the Mind, creative invention program
• Interact, education through simulation
• Generation Yes, technology for education
• Public speaking and communication in the 21 st century
• Parent discussion and support groups

Pace Track features

• Participation contingent on meeting established criteria
• High School Honors, Pre-Advanced Placement and Advanced Placement in English, Math, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
• Specialized social skill instruction using Odyssey of the Mind and Interact models
• Public Speaking and communication in the 21 st century