Application Process
Tour Registration is Open
We offer Off-Season Rolling Admission for Transfers
Applications for the 2024 - 2025 school year are still being accepted for K-8th Grade
Applications for K-8th Grade for the 2025 - 2026 school are now available.
Thank you for your interest in Berkwood Hedge School. In order to assist you with the application process, we recommend you take the following steps:
1. SCHEDULE A TOUR
You can schedule a tour of our school by registering online through Ravenna, our Admission Management Software. You may start the application process prior to taking a tour.
2. SUBMIT AN APPLICATION
Through Ravenna, complete no later than Thursday, January 23, 2025 for our Standard Application, (Friday, December 13, 2024 for *Early Applications) :
1. SCHEDULE A TOUR
You can schedule a tour of our school by registering online through Ravenna, our Admission Management Software. You may start the application process prior to taking a tour.
2. SUBMIT AN APPLICATION
Through Ravenna, complete no later than Thursday, January 23, 2025 for our Standard Application, (Friday, December 13, 2024 for *Early Applications) :
- the online application
- a non-refundable application fee of $90 or ($75 Early Application)
- a photo of each child applying (please upload a photo as it helps us in our process)
*Early Applicants receive priority for K-Assessment dates.
3. ATTEND AN OPEN HOUSE
We offer two each year (November 9, 2024 and December 14, 2024). At our Open House parents can see presentations of every subject across all grades at various stations all over campus- maps will be provided! This is the one opportunity that prospective parents have to connect with our teachers and ask questions about our award-winning curriculum! Our Open House is a full structured sequence of events. Parents should expect to stay from start to finish.
We offer two each year (November 9, 2024 and December 14, 2024). At our Open House parents can see presentations of every subject across all grades at various stations all over campus- maps will be provided! This is the one opportunity that prospective parents have to connect with our teachers and ask questions about our award-winning curriculum! Our Open House is a full structured sequence of events. Parents should expect to stay from start to finish.
4. ATTEND A COMMUNITY MEETING
Once you have toured or attended an Open House, attend a Community Meeting! What better way to see who we are as a community than to watch us in community. See the Berkwood Hedge School story unfold first hand! Contact our Director of Admission to reserve a seat at a Community Meeting.
Once you have toured or attended an Open House, attend a Community Meeting! What better way to see who we are as a community than to watch us in community. See the Berkwood Hedge School story unfold first hand! Contact our Director of Admission to reserve a seat at a Community Meeting.
All teacher recommendations are submitted through Ravenna. Simply submit the email address of your child's teacher/delegate and we will take care of the rest!
For kindergarten, submit the email address of your child's current preschool teacher/delegate. For grades 1-8, submit the email address of both your child's current teacher/delegate and the teacher/teacher from the previous year.
Please ask teachers to return the completed forms to Berkwood Hedge School no later than Thursday, January 30, 2025. These forms must be uploaded directly from the teacher to Berkwood Hedge School via Ravenna.
6. STUDENT VISIT
We encourage you to return your completed forms early in the application process to allow more flexibility in scheduling your child's visit to our school. Upon completion of the previous steps, you will be invited to sign your child up for a Visiting Day:
Please ask teachers to return the completed forms to Berkwood Hedge School no later than Thursday, January 30, 2025. These forms must be uploaded directly from the teacher to Berkwood Hedge School via Ravenna.
6. STUDENT VISIT
We encourage you to return your completed forms early in the application process to allow more flexibility in scheduling your child's visit to our school. Upon completion of the previous steps, you will be invited to sign your child up for a Visiting Day:
- Students applying to kindergarten will visit the school in small groups of 6 - 10 applicants for 1 1/2 hours on a Saturday morning in late January or early February.
- Students applying to grades 1-5 spend a full day with their current year cohort. Students who are currently in Kindergarten and seeking midyear admission into our Kindergarten class are also required to spend a full day.
- Students applying to grades 6-8 will have visits to our Middle School arranged.
7. ADMISSION DECISIONS
Notification of admission decisions will be available on Thursday, March 20, 2025, after 12 noon.
Notification of admission decisions will be available on Thursday, March 20, 2025, after 12 noon.
Admitted families will have a final chance to visit Berkwood Hedge School prior to making their decision at our Berkwood Hedge School, "Second Glance" event, Friday, March 21, 2025.
To reserve your child's place in the class, a non-refundable initial payment and signed Tuition Agreement must be received by Berkwood Hedge School no later than 9:00 AM on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
Our online application is hosted by Ravenna, a platform specializing in school admission processing. Our award winning Viewbook is sent following initial inquiry/registration.
