Application Process

• All applications for the next school year are due no later than December 1st. We accept applications only one year in advance.
• Our birth date cut-off for Kindergarten is July 1st. Children applying for TK must be 4 by January 1st of the year they intend to start TK.
• Four Open Houses are held each year in the fall for prospective parents. The Open Houses for 2009-2010 admission will be held on October 1st and 22nd, November 5th and 19th at 9:30am (lasting approximately 2 hours). Please contact Mona Woolard or 310-459-8411, ext. 102 to reserve a space at an Open House.
• The School assesses each child's readiness through a school visit and an evaluation form from the child's previous school.
• School visits for Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten applicants are small group sessions scheduled on a Saturday morning during January and February. TK and Kindergarten applicants will be notified of the visit date and will be asked to call to schedule a parent interview.
• Parent interviews are scheduled from November through February.
• Applicants for Grades 1 through 6 visit during a normal school day and these visits are scheduled on an individual basis. Every effort is made to schedule the parent interview at the same time as the student visit. Students applying for grades 5 & 6 must take the ISEE exam prior to February 1st.
• Village School, Inc., admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, or athletic and other school administered programs.
• Although no applicant is guaranteed admission, siblings who qualify receive preference. Sibling applications are due by September 30th and siblings are evaluated in October.
• Applicants will be notified of admissions decisions for the coming year in late March.
• For those interested in receiving more information, please contact the school by phone at (310) 459-8411 or email Barbara Ruth-Williams, our Director of Admissions.
• For an application, please fill out a Request for Viewbook and Application.