Lessons to develop these skills include: brainstorming, decision making, deductive reasoning, making predictions, logic problems, and spatial perception. These concepts are taught through many hands-on activities using pattern blocks, dominoes, and linker cubes as well as written assignments and projects. Whole class instruction is scheduled once a week for a forty minute lesson.

    Golden Brook School continues to develop and implement new approaches to learning including an Enrichment Pull-Out Program. Students targeted for this program are pulled out of class for a thirty minute class once a week. For these classes children who exhibit a strength in reading (verbal ~ linguistic), a talent in Art/Creativity (visual ~ spatial), or a talent/interest in Music (musical ~ rhythmic) go to a designated classroom for these advanced level activities.

    Students selected for this program have been selected on the basis of their obvious strengths and abilities The basis of selection includes many criteria,including input from current and past teachers, academic records, observation in the classroom, as well as student outcomes of specifically assigned tasks and assignments.

    It is our belief that each child is born with unique talents and abilities and that the development of these intelligences is critical to the acquisition of knowledge and experience. So, in recognizing that each child has a unique intelligence profile, we will strive to meet the individual needs of ALL students!

    Destination ImagiNation is an international, creative, problem-solving competition for students in elementary school through college. Its purpose is to foster the development of creative thinking and problem-solving skills among young students.

    Under the guidance of a Team Manager, teams of five to seven students pool their talents to find innovative solutions to Team Challenges provided by Destination ImagiNation, Inc. These Challenges man involve anything from building mechanical devices or structures to interpreting classical literature. Another aspect of the competition is the "Instant Challenge" segment in which students must respond to a brainstorming problem or an impromptu task.

    Windham has been involved in creative problem-solving programs since 1985. Students in grades 2-8 who wish to participate in Destination ImagiNation may register with their respective schools and then complete a tryout problem. Parents and other interested adults are recruited and trained to be Team Managers.

    Regional Competitions are usually held in March followed by a State Competition in April. Teams advancing to Global Finals compete at the end of May at a designated University in the United State.

    Destination ImagiNation dedicates itself to enriching the global community and the lives of all those touched by the program, by providing opportunities to explore and discover creative potential through teamwork, cooperation, and mutual respect.