Most TMS students know that the Project Explore program is for gifted kids, but they often ask us what we do in Project Explore. Well, each grade does different things. The 6th graders grow hydroponic plants in the greenhouse, the 7th graders write the school newspaper, and the 8th graders learn about the stock market. We focus on our goals a lot, and on how to become responsible adults in the future. How do we do this? Well, we learn about current events in the news. Some may think that it’s just more work, but it creates more responsible people. The news helps us by letting us know what’s going on in our world today and what could happen in our world tomorrow. Project Explore kids also get to compete in national and international challenges in math, spelling, science, and current events. These contests give us a competitive edge by making us more aware of how much more there is to learn about things. We also spend time on solving Mensa puzzles, Stories with Holes, Tanglers, Perplexors, and other challenging puzzles. We get to go on some good field trips, and this year, fellow Project Explore students even got to open a school store and work it every day at lunch. I guess you can say that Project Explore is more work than you would think!
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