I was in GATE in 5th grade, family moved afterwards. Can confirm we were studying politics/current events separate from rest of class. Lots of public speaking/acting stuff too. 6 kids out of class of 35. We moved the next year, no GATE at that school. That's all I got for ya
I was a handful. Talkative/disruptive is what they said. I thought they put me in GATE to keep me busy. We were one of the closest town to an AFB where a famous blackbird was kept, fwiw