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THINK! Highly Gifted Academy

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Higley’s THINK! Highly Gifted Academy provides a personalized, STEAM-focused education designed to challenge and engage learners in an innovative, intellectually stimulating environment. Students receive instruction from experienced teachers who are gifted-endorsed or in the process of obtaining endorsement, ensuring a curriculum tailored to gifted students' learning needs.

THINK! is currently offered for Kindergarten through 3rd grade at Bridges Elementary School. After completing 3rd grade, students transition into the Gifted and Talented (GATE) program, preparing them for continued academic success.
 

Upcoming Program Changes

Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, THINK! will no longer be offered as a separate class at Sossaman Preschool. However, students currently enrolled in THINK! at Bridges Elementary will be grandfathered in and may continue in the program through 3rd grade under the existing structure.
 
Starting in the 2026-2027 school year, THINK! will no longer be available as a separate kindergarten class at Bridges Elementary and will be phased out in subsequent years. Students who qualify for the Gifted and Talented (GATE) program based on the CogAT assessment administered in second grade will begin GATE programming in 3rd grade.
 

Students may qualify for THINK! through the following:

IQ 130 or higher on the Stanford Binet or Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI). Referrals for licensed psychologists are available from the district’s HUSD Educational Services Department.

CogAT scores at the 97th percentile or higher (Verbal, Quantitative and Non-Verbal).