NCVA AIG Program
The North Carolina Virtual Academy is dedicated to ensuring that all gifted and talented learners are provided with a rigorous and enriching learning environment that supports the needs of students who are identified as Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted (AIG). NCVA aligns with the state’s AIG Program Standards, which include:
- Student Identification
- Comprehensive programming within the total school community
- Differentiated Curriculum Instruction
- Professional Development
- Partnerships
- Program Accountability
AIG students receive differentiated instruction from trained educators that is responsive to their individual strengths and needs. Our AIG program is committed to ensuring broad representation of students from diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. We strive to provide resources and opportunities that allow each student to maximize their potential in alignment with their academic abilities and talents. Additionally, we recognize the importance of supporting the social and emotional development of gifted learners and are dedicated to addressing these needs as part of the overall program.
Gifted students are provided opportunities to:
- Strengthen higher-order thinking skills.
- Enhance creativity and problem-solving abilities.
- Apply research skills to authentic, real-world problems.
- Learn and progress at a pace aligned with their abilities and learning styles.
- Build effective communication skills.
- Produce original work that demonstrates synthesis of major concepts.
- Develop self-understanding and confidence.
- Collaborate with peers of similar abilities.
K-2 Nurturing Program
This program is designed to:
- improve young children’s observation and description skills.
- develop academic vocabulary.
- clarify thinking processes that underlie content learning.
- improve students’ understanding of mathematics, social studies and science concepts taught in kindergarten.
Thinking Skills
Throughout this program, students will cultivate six essential thinking skills: observing, describing, defining, identifying similarities and differences, sequencing, and classifying. These skills were chosen for their importance across academic disciplines, with particular emphasis in mathematics and science. Instruction is designed to introduce these skills in a developmental sequence that aligns with how students naturally grow intellectually.