Old Donation School
Former Old Donation Center for the Gifted and Talented from 1980 till 2014
http://www.coastalvirginiamag.com/March-April-2018/Old-Donation-Schools-Innovative-Environment-in-Virginia-Beach/
McClellan taught first grade at Old Donation Elementary School—in the former building at this site—during 1973. A year later, she joined the faculty of the city’s newly inaugurated gifted school. "The gifted program started at Thalia Elementary School in 1974," McClellan says. "They had two grades of fourth, two grades of fifth and two grades of sixth."
In those days, kids attended classes just one day per week, leaving their home schools and staying at Thalia with a classroom teacher. They also enrolled in “Special Interest Units” and completed projects called “Contracts.” Over time, Hedrick says, "We also realized that, for some kids, one day a week wasn't going to be enough to maximize their potential.”
During the 1979–80 school year, the city’s one-day-per-week gifted program moved into the former Old Donation Elementary School, a structure built in 1965. A few years later, the gifted program shifted to full-time enrollment for students across the city, from Cape Henry to Creeds.
https://olddonationschool.vbschools.com/our_school
Brickell Academy (formerly known as Kemps Landing/Old Donation School) is a centralized, full-time, gifted school serving identified students in grades two through eight. Admission is application-based and requires that students meet the criteria for gifted identification in VBCPS.
The curriculum includes all school district learning objectives, the Virginia Standards of Learning and expands and extends the curriculum specifically to meet the needs of the gifted learner. Specialized lessons and units include research and independent study as major components within each subject area.
One of the earliest programs for gifted and talented students was set up in 1974, at The Old Donation Center, in Virginia Beach. Students scoring within the top 3% of students on an assessment test are referred here to be further challenged. These students are considered gifted and have special teachers and classes to promote development of their talents and minds. Programs like this began to pop up around the nation in the 70 s
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Addendum-Best-Practices-in-Gifted-Programming-Arlington-Public-Schools.pdf
http://www.coastalvirginiamag.com/March-April-2018/Old-Donation-Schools-Innovative-Environment-in-Virginia-Beach/
McClellan taught first grade at Old Donation Elementary School—in the former building at this site—during 1973. A year later, she joined the faculty of the city’s newly inaugurated gifted school. "The gifted program started at Thalia Elementary School in 1974," McClellan says. "They had two grades of fourth, two grades of fifth and two grades of sixth."
In those days, kids attended classes just one day per week, leaving their home schools and staying at Thalia with a classroom teacher. They also enrolled in “Special Interest Units” and completed projects called “Contracts.” Over time, Hedrick says, "We also realized that, for some kids, one day a week wasn't going to be enough to maximize their potential.”
During the 1979–80 school year, the city’s one-day-per-week gifted program moved into the former Old Donation Elementary School, a structure built in 1965. A few years later, the gifted program shifted to full-time enrollment for students across the city, from Cape Henry to Creeds.
https://olddonationschool.vbschools.com/our_school
Brickell Academy (formerly known as Kemps Landing/Old Donation School) is a centralized, full-time, gifted school serving identified students in grades two through eight. Admission is application-based and requires that students meet the criteria for gifted identification in VBCPS.
The curriculum includes all school district learning objectives, the Virginia Standards of Learning and expands and extends the curriculum specifically to meet the needs of the gifted learner. Specialized lessons and units include research and independent study as major components within each subject area.
The Arutas were just a few of the people who attended the 20th reunion for the gifted and talented program recently at Old Donation Center where the program is now.
When the program first began in 1974, it didn't have its own building. Classes were held for the first 320 students at Thalia Elementary School.
Dr. Ed Brown, the assistant superintendent for instruction for city schools, was appointed coordinator for the new program in 1973 and stayed on until 1985. Brown said the program was designed from the beginning to challenge academically and artistically talented students.
``This type of program is critical because students receive additional challenges,'' he said.
Another advantage, Brown said, is the ability to concentrate resources.
The resources for the program changed over the years. They added computers in 1979 when the program moved to Old Donation Center. In 1981, it expanded to include all grades. In 1984, a dance program became part of the offerings. Now it has grown to 3,252 academically gifted and 1,326 artistically talented students.
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Addendum-Best-Practices-in-Gifted-Programming-Arlington-Public-Schools.pdf
The model used to be a one day pull-out program, at the elementary level, in particular, and then we had one gifted elementary school and one gifted middle school. Those were two of our magnet schools at the time. But, then what we realized over a period of time, is that certainly our gifted kids are gifted seven days a week, 24/7, and not just that one day a week, where the gifted instruction would be taking place. At that time, it was Old Donation center and Penn’s Landing magnet school.
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