Gifted and Talented Students at Tijerina Elementary School

At Tijerina Elementary, Gifted and Talented are challenged to their fullest potential with exciting, rigorous and advanced level projects.

GT students work on a claymation movie of the

Little Red Hen.

Gifted and Talented Products

Our G.T. students are working on many different projects this year. The Computers, cameras and software used in the creation of these projects have been generously donated by The Boeing Company. Click on the links below to view our projects.

Audio Visual Projects
- Claymation
  
  -The Three Little Piggies (2006 - 3rd Grade)
- Papermation
  
  -The Mouse Marriage (2008 - 2nd Grade)
  
  -The Mouse Wedding (2008 - 2nd Grade)
  
  -La Patita Fea (2008 - 3rd Grade)
  
  -Recycle Movie (2007 - 5th Grade)
  
  -Yesenia's Face Show (2007 - 3rd Grade)

Robotics Projects

-Robotics Video (2008 - 4th, 5th and 6th Grades)

G.T. stands for Gifted and Talented. Students who meet certain qualifications are assigned G.T. status.

Tijerina's Gifted and Talented program is a Vanguard Neighborhood program with GT clusters in the regular classroom. GT students are served by certified GT instructors in the four core academic areas. In addition, Tijerina invites GT students to participate in an enrichment class. Enrichment class meets once a week on Fridays for one hour to develop special projects. If you wish to view our students' projects, please register to receive your password.

G.T. Requirements

In order to qualify as G.T., students must meet Houston ISD's academic and aptitude requirements.

Parents,

If you wish to apply for your child to join our program, please visit our GT coordinator and fill out an application.

Robotic car under construction

GT Students building a robotic car.