Kempner High School – GT111 - Gt Advstudies H

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Through the GT Mentorship course, students develop college and career choices through engagement in professional skills, self-exploration, collaboration, critical thinking, and original research. This is a two-semester course. The first semester is a seminar that meets twice weekly in the evening. The first semester culminates in an independent, original research endeavor through which students report findings in the style of an academic journal. The second semester is a field experience in which students work one-on-one with a professional mentor in students’ fields of interest at the mentors’ work site. Throughout the Gifted and Talented Mentorship course, student independence, self-awareness, and high levels of communication are stressed. This course requires all students to (1) travel to a central district location twice a week during the first semester seminar portion of the course, (2) spend a minimum of 5 hours per week at the mentorship site throughout second semester, and (3) plan, complete, and present a final product at a public forum at the end of the year. Students must provide their own transportation to the seminar class and mentorship site. Students will be required to be eligible for 7th period off-campus in the spring semester of senior year to work with their mentor at their mentorship site. Must be identified for GT services and be invited to enroll in the course.