Testing Requirements
Our admissions process is designed to find children who will flourish at Helios and families who will be a great addition to our community. To get a complete picture of each applicant, we evaluate teacher recommendations and report cards, alongside the Wechsler Intelligence Quotient (IQ) assessment, ensuring a strong match both academically and socially.
The Wechsler IQ assessments are individually administered tests which provide a measurement of cognitive ability. The entire IQ test report becomes part of the complete application. We consider the whole report, not just the Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) score, paying attention to the child’s relative strengths in different subtests.
To help standardize our evaluation process, we now require that all admissions tests be administered in the United States in English and include all subtests. While we remain deeply mindful of and value our many bilingual and multilingual applicants, this shift ensures a consistent baseline for all evaluations.
You are welcome to use any licensed provider who is experienced in administering the Wechsler IQ Assessments (WPPSI-IV or WISC-V). A list of testing providers that we've previously worked with can be found here.
Giftedness is not what you do or how hard you work. It is who you are. You think differently. You experience life intensely. You care about injustice. You seek meaning. You appreciate and strive for the exquisite. You are painfully sensitive. You are extremely complex. You cherish integrity. Your truth-telling has gotten you in trouble. Should 98% of the population find you odd, seek the company of those who love you just the way you are. You are not broken. You do not need to be fixed. You are utterly fascinating. Trust yourself!
DR. LINDA SILVERMAN