APPLYING TO GARDEN
Admission to Garden School is based on the child’s school-readiness and potential for success at Garden School.
Learn more about the Admissions Process for each program:
Early Childhood
(N-K)
(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
Lower Division
(Grades 1-6)
(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)
Upper Division
(Grades 7-12)
(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)
Mid-Year &
Transfers
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
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).
Important Dates:
- Due Dates:
- January 15, 2021:
- Lower Division & Upper Division Application
- Financial Aid Application
- January 15, 2021:
- Notification of Admission Dates:
- February 9, 2021, 4pm: Lower Division
- February 26, 2021, 4pm: Upper Division
- Enrollment Agreement and Deposit:
- March 2, 2021, 12pm: Lower Division
- March 12, 2021, 12pm: Upper Division
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.
