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Advanced Learning Extracurricular Activities for Elementary Students

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For current information about enrichment opportunities available to your elementary-aged student —Ìý who’s been identified for advanced learning (formerly, GT) services in DMPS — in 2024-25, please connect with the Advanced Learning Program (ALP) Consultant assigned to your child’s school. Our staff roster may be found here on this website. To get an idea of what some of our many ELEMENTARY ADVANCED LEARNING PROGRAM EVENTS look like, you need go no further than this page — just check out these photos, below!

CREATIVITY NIGHT 2025!
On January 27, more than 75 Advanced Learning Program families bundled up against the cold and headed over to Central Campus for Creativity Night! Upon their arrival, they were given a seemingly random collection of materials; images of a completed rubber-band racer; information about KINETIC ENERGY, POTENTIAL ENERGY, AND ENGINEERING; and just a few troubleshooting tips. From there… well, the only other available resource was their own creativity, as they attempted to build their own racers! A few were ready to put theirs to the test before leaving Central that night, while others took extra materials home, where they continued to test their ingenuity with additional tweaks to their design concept. One mom even took time to e-mail ALP Consultant Carolyn Taylor two nights later: a colorful photo of her daughter’s final product, with the triumphant news that the learning had, in fact, continued at home, as that CD-wheeled racer was now, indeed, capable of movement! Score!

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PHOTOS FROM ELEM ADV LEARNING SHOWCASE AT CENTRAL CAMPUS IN OCT’23!

AND HERE’S A COLLECTION OF PIX TAKEN AT OUR FABULOUS
“21ST CENTURY SKILLS CLASSES” AT THE
SCIENCE CENTER OF IOWA!

AND HERE’S SOME INFO AND PIX FROM THE ARCHIVES! = )
Enrichment Opportunities and Photos from 2022-23!

In October 2022, more than 250 ALP families participated in STRATEGIC GAME NIGHT! Students and family members played Chess, Rummikub, Othello, Scrabble, Jenga, Suduko, Cribbage, and many more board games in the Central Campus cafeteria. Many students learned new games, while others honed their skills on games they already enjoyed. ÌýIt was a fun night and a great way to enrich both learning and community.Ìý

In January 2023, the Advanced Learning Program offered SHOWCASE! to their students and their families. This event celebrated the students’ interests and new learning for the past month. Each child created a visual display and presented what they learned to a variety of audiences. The best part of the whole night was seeing the passion in the students’ eyes when they shared their project. PRICELESS!

SCIENTIFIC THINKING WAS ABOUND IN MARCH 2023 AT THE ALP ELEMENTARY SCIENCE FAIR!
Kids presented on a variety of topics — from homemade invisible ink to gummy bear osmosis to DIY fertilizers.Ìý One special judge was very impressed with this year’s work. Lots of fun and lots of learning!

Art identified students spent their last art workshop in May at the Rose Garden behind the Â鶹¹û¶³ Moines Art Center drawing from observation. It was a great year!