Providing for the Gifted Child
No homeschooling program in the world boasts more gifted students than The Trent Schools

• What is a gifted child?

  • There are many forms and aspects of giftedness: creative, academic, musical, artistic.  The Trent Gifted Child Program is intended for the academically gifted.

   

•  Exactly what does academically gifted mean?

  • By Trent standards, an academically gifted child is any child under the age of sixteen who has been tested by a state certified psychologist, or has taken the Trent Schools Placement Test, and has an Intelligence Quotient of 137 or greater.

   

• What's the difference between the Trent Gifted Child Program and the regular Trent curriculum?

  • All courses are tailored to meet the abilities, needs, and particular talents of each student, but the Trent Gifted Child Program differs in the following ways:

    • Within the Trent Gifted Child Program, a student may advance as quickly as his or her abilities and personal drive permit.  They are permitted to "test through" entire sets of lessons.

    • A student in the Trent Gifted Child Program is given more personal attention than a regular student, and is required to attempt more written and practical assignments.

     

• If my child is gifted, is she or he required to enroll in the Trent Gifted Child Program instead of the regular Trent curriculum?

  • Absolutely not!  If you believe you and your child are better suited to a standard curriculum than the gifted child program, you are welcome to do just that.

  

• If I enroll my child in the Trent Gifted Child Program, must I employ a Trent Online Teacher to assist me?

  • Each and every student enrolled in Trent's Gifted Child Program is assigned an Online Teacher.  The degree to which a parent or child elects to use that teacher is strictly optional.  However, all Trent exams will be graded by the Online Teacher and not be the parent.

     

• What is the cost of the Trent Gifted Child Program?

  • Regardless of the grade, the current cost of  the Trent Gifted Child Program averages $396.00 per year above the standard curricula tuition fees.

   

• How do I enroll my child into the Trent Gifted Child Program?

  • The process is relatively simple.

    • If you have certified documentation of your child's giftedness, simple make the appropriate course selections at the links found at The Trent School or Trent High School.  Mail copies of the certification to the address directly below.

    • If you do not have certified documentation of your child's giftedness, administer the Trent Placement Test to your child and mail the completed test to the address below.   Enclose your check for $25.00 with the completed test. 

    • The Trent Schools
       700 N. Colorado Blvd. #334
       Denver, Colorado 80206

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