CLUE (Creative Learning in a Unique Environment) is the gifted and talented program in Shelby County Schools. Since its inception in 1970, the program has expanded to include over 4,000 students in preschool to high school.  The foundation of the CLUE program is a differentiated curriculum with these key characteristics:

• Intellectually challenging learning experiences
• Learning based on characteristics, needs, abilities, and interests rather than on a predetermined curriculum
• Activities requiring abstract thought and higher-level thinking processes
• Time for in-depth inquiry, active exploration, and discovery
• Extensive opportunities to develop and apply creative and critical thinking skills
• High expectations for independence and task persistence
• An emphasis on developing self-understanding and self-evaluation
• Opportunities to acquire and demonstrate leadership abilities