Admission Process

List of 5 items.

• Step 1: Visit Our School

  Bringing Country to You:
  

  • Complete an inquiry form and our Admission Team will contact you to schedule a conversation or a personalized, grade-specific, virtual presentation.

  • Register for a virtual info session.
    • May 12
    • May 19
    • May 26

• Step 2: Apply Online

  Online Application
  

  Rolling Admission: We are now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 school year based on space availability.

• 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

  Enrollment contracts are due two weeks after notification of admission decision.