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 Mr. William Vogel, Lower Division Head
- Schedule Private Family Campus Tour (Optional)
- Submit school records
- Complete Inquiry Form
- Complete Parent/Guardian Application
- Pay application fee
- Schedule a Family Meeting with Mr. William Vogel, Lower Division Head
- Schedule Private Family Campus Tour (Optional)
- Submit School Records
- Complete Writing Sample
- Writing Sample will be completed during Family Meeting
- Materials for writing sample will be provided, laptop included should it be needed
- Teacher Recommendation
- Complete Inquiry Form
- Complete Parent/Guardian Application
- Pay application fee
- Complete Student Application
- Schedule Private Family Campus Tour (Optional)
- Principal/Head Counselor Recommendation
- Current English Teacher Recommendation
- Current Math Teacher Recommendation
- Transcripts (current & last year)
- Schedule a student interview with Ms. Kat Sullivan, Director of Enrollment Management
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 Admission Applications and Financial Aid Applications Due: January 12, 2023
Notification Dates:
- Nursery & Pre-K: March 2, 2023
- Kindergarten: February 9, 2023
- Grades 1-8: February 14, 2023
- Grades 9-12: March 1, 2023
Family Response Deadlines:
- Nursery & Pre-K: March 9, 2023
- Kindergarten: February 16, 2023
- Grades 1-8: March 3, 2023
- Grades 9-12: March 16, 2023

Schedule a Private Campus Tour
Private Family Tours are offered to families who have completed our INQUIRY form. We offer tours during the following times, which families can self-schedule through BlackBaud.
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.