Admission Process

List of 5 items.

• Step 1: Visit Our School

  Bringing Country to You:
  

  • Learn about The Country School:
    
    • Complete an inquiry form and our Admission Team will contact you to schedule a conversation or a personalized, grade-specific, virtual presentation.
    • Register to attend our Middle School Open House on December 2 at 6:30 p.m.
    • Register for a virtual info session.
      • November 4
      • November 11
      • November 18
    • Complete an inquiry form to receive an information packet.

• Step 2: Apply Online

  Online Application
  Applications for March notification due February 1, 2021.
  Rolling admission after February 1, based on space available.
  
  Financial Aid
  Apply by February 1, 2021

• Step 3: Schedule a Student Visit

  PreSchool and PreKindergarten applicants spend 60 minutes interacting with peers and teachers. 
  
  Kindergarten applicants visit 60 minutes in a PreKindergarten classroom.
  
  First through eighth-grade applicants spend a full school day in their current grade and are interviewed by a member of the Educational Leadership Team.
  
  Contact us at admission@thecountryschool.org or call 203-421-3113 x125 to schedule your applicant's visit.

• Step 4: Additional Application Requirements

  • Standardized test results are required for students entering grades 5 - 8.
  • Acceptable tests include: ISEE, state mastery assessments, ERB, and SSAT.
  • Once enrolled, students may also be asked to complete a placement assessment.

  
  Prospective students interested in taking the ISEE or SSAT, may register online at iseetest.org or ssat.org. The Country School school offers the exams on campus at designated times throughout the year. This year we are offering the SSAT on November 14, 2020, and December 12, 2020, and the ISEE on November 21, 2020.
  
  The Country School admits students without regard to interest in financial assistance.

• Step 5: Admissions Notification

  • Notification packets mailed by February 26, 2021.
  • Enrollment contracts due April 10, 2021.