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[quote=Anonymous]My DD did not get in for second grade on the initial round or on appeal.  She got in for third grade when I submitted far better work samples than anything that the school suggested or put together.  Here's what we did:
1.  My DD has been interested in a community problem (think environmental/recycling, etc. related).  She wrote a letter to the Fairfax County government asking for government help and involvement in addressing the problem.  We just submitted a copy of that letter as the work sample -- it was totally in her voice (misspellings and all).

2.  She also had community involvement in an extracurricular activity.  She created a chart/infographic to describe her strategy for the activity and how it has helped her do well.

I think things like a "how-to" guide for playing a board game or even a written accounting of an interesting vacation (and why it was so fun/enjoyable) would be beneficial to the Committee.  The goal is to show that your child attacks problems with higher-level thinking and analyzes things in a manner beyond their years.  At least at my school, the AART basically submitted worksheets--nothing that showed higher-level thinking or analysis.  For kids with "borderline" test scores and HOPE, I really do think that the work samples are important.

For my next kid, on the initial application, I'll likely submit 2-3 work samples from home.  I think leaving it all up to the school is a big mistake. [/quote]

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