We are a SEM (Schoolwide Enrichment Model) school with a full time specialist in Gifted & Talented Education.
Our teachers are experienced in providing  | | Hands on Equations-Algebra 4th grade |
a differentiated curriculum for the top students within the classroom setting. The students are taught reading in flexible ability groups. Math challenges are offered at various grade levels. Being a  | | Spatial Activities with Tangrams |
SEM school, our students are receiving enriched curriculum at several levels.
1. There are building wide enrichment opportunities which include speakers and performances and Global Enrichment  | | Creating & Problem Solving |
Cluster Classes.
2. The SEM Specialist and the classroom teachers work together to offer enrichment to large groups or whole classes.
3. Volunteers, teaching staff and  | | Preparing for WordMaster |
the SEM specialist work with students in small groups or individually.
SEM offers enrichment classes in Autobiographies, Weather, Columbus Quest, Famous Artists, Shakespeare, Creative Writing, Mindworks, Lewis & Clark, Westward Exploration and Expansion, thinking skills and the graduation standards throughout the year. Most units of study include reading, writing, research and presentation  | | Aerodynamics |
skills. Our music specialist offers creative dramatic opportunities which include students' writing and performing original musicals. Through technology, students use their thinking skills to problem solve  | | National Geographic Geography Bee Finalists |
and create multimedia productions and imovies.
Student selection for participation in a SEM class is based on the child's strengths and potential for achievement, creativity and task commitment.
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The Gifted Specialist, Mrs. Midge Lilja, and classroom teachers work together to offer enrichment to large groups,  | | The Trails of Lewis & Clark |
or whole classes.
Frost Lake offers:
* Continental Math League
* Accelerated Reader
* Writing Contests
* National Geographic Geography Bee
* WordMasters
* Minnesota  | | William Shakespeare |
Geography Fair
last updated 6/4/08
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