The mission of the Intellectually Gifted Program in the Bay St. Louis – Waveland School District is to provide a qualitatively differentiated educational program which meets the unique needs and abilities of intellectually gifted students, enables them to become autonomous learners, promotes their multiple talents, and develops an awareness of their potential contributions to their community, state, and nation.

It is the belief of the Bay St. Louis – Waveland School District that intellectually gifted students have potential for educational excellence. This potential can be broadened and enhanced by offering appropriate educational experiences that are qualitatively different from those available in the regular classroom.

Through the application of varied instructional strategies, as well as content development based on students’ strengths, needs, and interests, academic progress is encouraged and accelerated, focusing on the unique intellectual and affective needs of intellectually gifted students. Instructional strategies addressing thinking skills, creativity, information literacy, communication, affective skills, and success skills. These instructional competencies broaden the scope of knowledge and infuse independent study skills that will serve the students in their daily lives and throughout their academic careers.