kindergarten admissions

All Kindergarten applicants visit the campus for a developmental observation with our Director of Admissions. Students will be given enjoyable tasks and activities during their visit, with the goal of determining developmental readiness for Kindergarten.

In addition, members of the Admissions team will look at the applicant’s preschool environment and solicit feedback from the child’s current teachers.

While we do require that applicants for kindergarten turn 5 years old by September 1, we also understand that chronological age is not the only, or best, indicator of developmental readiness. Thus, we might recommend that some children who meet the age cut-off wait a year before beginning our Kindergarten program.

Developmental readiness is based on measuring cognitive and social maturity, not an academic achievement or intelligence test. Research has shown that children mature at varying paces, and not all children are ready for the same challenges and activities at the same age. Similarly, we can not rush readiness—it is part of a child’s intrinsic nature. For more information on readiness, please visit the following site: http://www.kindergartenreadiness.net/html/articles.html.