Learn More About the Admissions Process for Each Program:
(N-K)
- Complete Inquiry Form
- Complete Parent/Guardian Application
- Pay application fee
- Schedule a Family Meeting with William Vogel, Lower Division Head
- Schedule Private Family Campus Tour
- Submit school records
(Grades 1-6)
- Complete Inquiry Form
- Complete Parent/Guardian Application
- Pay application fee
- Schedule a Family Meeting with William Vogel, Lower Division Head
- (Optional) Schedule Private Family Campus Tour
- Submit school records
- 6th Grade only:
- All of the Above
- Complete Student Application
- Principal/Head Counselor Recommendation
- Current English Teacher Recommendation
- Current Math Teacher Recommendation
- Transcripts (current & last year)
- Schedule a student interview with Ms. Sullivan, Director of Enrollment Management
- (Optional) Standardized Testing (SSAT or ISEE)
(Grades 7-12)
- Complete Inquiry Form
- Complete Parent/Guardian Application
- Pay application fee
- Complete Student Application
- (Optional) Schedule Private Family Campus Tour
- Principal/Head Counselor Recommendation
- Current English Teacher Recommendation
- Current Math Teacher Recommendation
- Transcripts (current & last year)
- Schedule a student interview with Ms. Sullivan, Director of Enrollment Management
- (Optional) Standardized Testing (SSAT, ISEE, PSAT, or SAT)
Transfers
- Complete Inquiry Form
- Complete Parent/Guardian Application
- Pay application fee
- Complete Student Application
- Schedule family meeting with:
- Lower Division: William Vogel, Lower Division Head
- Upper Division: Brad Battaglia, Upper Division Head
- (Optional) Schedule Private Family Campus Tour
- Principal/Head Counselor Recommendation
- Current English Teacher Recommendation
- Current Math Teacher Recommendation
- Transcripts (current & last year)
- (Grades 6-12) Schedule a student interview with Ms. Sullivan, Director of Enrollment Management
- (Optional) Standardized Testing (SSAT, ISEE, PSAT, or SAT)
Start Your Garden School
Application Process
Thank you for your interest in the Garden School Core Program.
(Please visit the NYCDOE website to apply to the Pre-K for All Program).
All Garden School applications begin with an Inquiry Form submitted through our Blackbaud Portal. Once your Inquiry Form is completed and it’s been processed, you will be contacted by a member of our Admissions Team.
IMPORTANT ADMISSIONS DATES
All Application Parts and Financial Aid Applications Due: January 7, 2022
Notification Dates:
- Nursery & Pre-K: January 27, 2022
- Kindergarten: February 3, 2022
- Grades 1-8: February 8, 2022
- Grades 9-12: February 18, 2022
Family Response Deadlines:
- Nursery & Pre-K: March 10, 2022
- Kindergarten: February 10, 2022
- Grades 1-8: March 1, 2022
- Grades 9-12: March 11, 2022
Schedule a Private Campus Tour
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are scheduling private family tours to give you a glimpse into daily life at Garden.
Tour Schedule:
- 9:00am – 9:50am (school day)
- 10:00am – 10:50am (school day)
- 11:00am – 11:50am (school day)
- 1:00pm – 1:50pm (school day)
- 2:00pm – 2:50pm (school day)
- 3:00pm – 3:50pm
- 4:00pm – 4:50pm
Garden School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, religion, ethnicity, age, national origin, gender, or sexual orientation in its hiring and promotion of administrators, faculty and staff, and in its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and financial aid programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
