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[quote=Anonymous]I would definitely take advantage of being able to provide work samples.  You hope the teachers provide a strong sample but it might not always be as strong as something you have at home.

Our daughter was in the pool and made it into AAP (now in her 2nd year, 4th grade).  As part of her application packet, I made sure to provide 4 work samples in addition to the questionnaire (which included specific examples) and reco letters from outside-school instructors.  For the work samples, I chose a variety of samples and put a type-written note at the bottom on WHY I was including the sample...what made it stand out in our eyes.  For example, I put a very detailed drawing our daughter completed in 15 minutes while on vacation.  It had lots of "out of the box" visuals as part of the drawing and I pointed those out.  I provided a xerox of an elaborate story she had written that had very creative twists & turns in the story...I had to reduce the actual pages down a little to fit it onto 1 page.  I provided a xerox of the music piece she wrote after her very 1st violin lesson.  Almost every sample I provided was one she created at home rather than at school, so the school wouldn't have had access to them.

The AART at our school made a point of stopping me in the hall and saying we had put together a great packet.  She specifically mentioned the work samples and the way I pointed out specific things at the bottom of the sample as one of the big pluses.[/quote]

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