Found it: http://giftedwiki.org/index.php?title=Davidson_Young_Scholars_Program_application_portfolio


The links at the bottom mostly go to threads here that discuss portfolios. I've noticed these threads were a lot more common 3-4 years ago. Also you should have some luck putting this search into Google: site:http://giftedissues.davidsongifted.org/BB portfolio



We got an email from Davidson yesterday that asked for more porfolio samples that show DD working 2-3 grade levels ahead. (Really glad they didn't ask for more testing b/c of the $$$.) A lot of what we sent in already was from when she was pretty young. (A video of her spelling her name aloud as a toddler, a paper where she'd written her name at 2, also a drawing from that age.)

They gave some specific recommendations of what to include:

*video of her working through above-level math worksheet... "With only answers, it’s difficult for the committee to evaluate the depth of knowledge and thought process which would be shown in a video."
*video of her talking about a couple of specific interests we mentioned in her application
*any projects (writing, drawings, presentations) that she may have created based on those interests


Well, she hasn't yet done any projects really. She'll do drawings and write a bit on them but I can only think of maybe two that she's already done. I replied to see if it's okay if we *ask* her to make some kind project based on her interest. We will definitely try getting a video of her talking as well.

DD is not a "people-pleaser" so I'm not super hopeful that she'll make anything or talk about anything just because I ask her to. Maybe she'll surprise me. I think right now we have about zero videos of her talking from age 2.5 on. Lots of her doing flips and crazy jumping around, and some of her jabbering in baby talk (despite speaking very clearly and sounding very adult by 2. What is with the baby talk people?!! My mom said I did that all.the.time. when I was little so she just laughs.)