Students can apply for these programs starting in 2nd grade. The program starts in 3rd grade. 

The application for both art and dance can be found here. The login credentials is your child's Chromebook login information. The art portfolio can be found here and is due to Glenwood's Gifted Resource Teacher by the application deadline.   See the main testing page for due dates.

Specific dates can be found here.

Gifted Dance Education Program (grades 3-8)

The Gifted Dance Education Program is a pull-out model for identified students in grades three through eight and is housed at Old Donation School. Students attend ODS one day a week instead of their home school. Admission into the program is determined through an application process and auditions. Dance students are presented a comprehensive curriculum which emphasizes the areas of concepts and skill development, dance history and appreciation, and creativity. Audition dates are typically in April or early May. The GRT will contact you with the specific date in the spring. 

Gifted Visual Arts Program 

The Gifted Visual Arts Program is a pull-out model for identified students in grades three through five and is housed at Old Donation School. The program continues through middle school but is housed at Virginia Beach Middle School. For those students, VBMS becomes their home school and they attend all their classes there. Admission is determined through an application which includes an art portfolio. Instruction in the program challenges students who are gifted in the visual arts. The curriculum integrates art history, criticism, aesthetic perception, creativity, theory and skill development, as well as components from the core curriculum of knowledge. Click on the picture below for a short video about the program. See the main testing page for the due date of the application. The portfolio can be found here and is due to Glenwood's Gifted Resource Teacher by the application deadline.