Academically Talented Program

South Lyon Community Schools recognizes each child's individuality and the need to develop each child's potential. The district further recognizes that some students with outstanding academic talent perform or show the potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age or experience. Their educational program should provide challenging learning experiences which may differ from the regular school program in environment, pacing, depth, and methodology.

CURRICULUM
Using the South Lyon Schools core curriculum as a guide, teachers modify the curriculum to make it appropriate to the abilities, needs, and interests of their academically talented students.  This differentiated curriculum moves at a faster pace and allows for greater depth and complexity of learning.  

Higher levels of thinking are incorporated with focus on application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.

The affective focus of the program revolves around the concerns of young people dealing with self awareness.

The student in the MAGNET/PLUS PROGRAM will experience the following:

ACADEMICS