Self-contained

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Definitions

• 1a : complete in itself : independent <a self–contained machine> <a self–contained program of study>

b : built-in <a lectern with a self–contained light fixture>

• 2a : showing self-control

b : formal and reserved in manner

• 3:having within oneself or itself all that is necessary; self-sufficient, as a community

Synonyms

• independent, self-sufficient, self-reliant; introverted, quiet, private, aloof, insular, reserved, reticent, secretive.

Self-contained classroom

A self-contained classroom is one in which the students share similar academic requirements. For example, all the gifted children in a school or school district will be contained in the same classroom.

Sometimes the children are all in the same grade level, but other times, particularly when there are a limited number of gifted children, the classroom may contain children spanning more than one grade level, grades four through six, for example.