Admissions Process

List of 3 items.

• Lower School: Kindergarten

  Application Requirements (Apply, Access Forms and Submit Requirements on Ravenna)

   

  Step 1:  Sign Up for a Tour (in person or virtual) and our Curriculum Preview (November 13, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.) Reservations are required.
  
  

  Step 2: Submit an Application (due Sunday, January 9, 2022)

  
  Step 3: Schedule a Parent Interview

  The Admissions Office will contact you to schedule a parent/guardian interview after you have completed a tour. We kindly ask that all parents and guardians attend. 
  
  

  Step 4: Submit Admissions Documents
  

  • Confidential School Evaluation Form (due January 9, 2022) Please reach out if you need a due date extension.
    
  • Immunization Form
    Immunization forms may be sent from you or your pediatrician’s office. We accept both digital and hard copies.

  
  Step 5: Submit your Home Admissions Assessment
  

  Each applicant to kindergarten will complete a home admissions assessment. Instructions on what to do and how to submit this assessment will be personally emailed to all prospective families.

  
  

   Step 6: Receive your Decision on March 17, 2022

  Admission decisions will be emailed at 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2022. 

  
  Families interested in applying for financial assistance should submit an application by January 31, 2022. If you would like to learn more about our financial assistance process, we invite you to attend our Financial Assistance Workshop on December 1, 2021 from 5:30 - 7 p.m.
  
  Please contact us with any questions: admissions@burkes.org.

• Lower School: Grades 1-4

  Application Requirements (Apply, Access Forms, and Submit Requirements on Ravenna)

   

  Step 1:  Sign Up for a Tour and our Curriculum Preview (November 13, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.) 
             Reservations are required.
  
  

  Step 2: Submit an Application (due January 9, 2022)

  
  Step 3: Schedule a Parent Interview

  The Admissions Office will contact you to schedule an interview after you have submitted an admissions application. Transfer family interviews will be completed in December and January. We kindly ask that all parents and guardians attend.

  
  

  Step 4: Submit Admissions Documents (below documents are due February 7, 2022)
  

  • Confidential School Evaluation Form
    Please complete top portion of form, and submit to your child’s school. Form must be emailed or mailed directly from the school director or teacher to our Admissions Office.
  • Please note 4th Grade applicants need to submit two evaluation forms from two different teachers)
  • Official Transcripts (Grades 2-4)
    Please submit a Transcript Request Form to your child’s school. Transcripts should include grades and comments from the current and previous two school years, and be sent directly from the school to our Admissions Office.
  • Immunization Form
    Immunization forms may be sent from you or your pediatrician’s office. We accept both digital and hard copies.

  
  Step 5: Schedule a Virtual One-on-One Student Assessment (February 2022)

  The Admissions Office will contact you in January to schedule an assessment via Zoom for your child(ren).
  
  

  Step 6: Receive your Decision on March 17, 2022
  

  Admission decisions will be emailed at 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2022.
  

  
  

  Families interested in applying for financial assistance should submit an application by January 31, 2022. If you would like to learn more about our financial assistance process, we invite you to attend our Financial Assistance Workshop on December 1, 2021 from 5:30 p.m-.6:30 p.m.
   

  Please email us with any questions: admissions@burkes.org.

• Upper School: Grades 5-8

   Application Requirements (Apply, Access Forms and Submit Requirements on Ravenna)

   

  Step 1:  Sign Up for a Zoom Tour and our Curriculum Preview (November 13, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.)
             Reservations are required.
  
  

  Step 2: Submit an Application (due January 11, 2021)

  
  Step 3: Schedule a Parent Interview

  The Admissions Office will contact you to schedule an interview after you have submitted an admissions application. Transfer family interviews will be completed in December and January. We kindly ask that all parents and guardians attend.

  
  

  Step 4: Submit Admissions Documents (below documents are due February 7, 2022)
  

  • Confidential School Evaluation Form
    Grade 5-8 applicants need to submit two evaluations from two different teachers. Please complete top portion of form, and submit to your child’s school. Form must be emailed or mailed directly from the school director or teacher to our Admissions Office.
  • Official Transcripts
    Please submit a Transcript Request Form to your child’s school. Transcripts should include grades and comments from the current and previous two school years, and be sent directly from the school to our Admissions Office.
  • Optional: Standardized Test or ISEE results. If you have a standardized test or ISEE from the last 12 months, you are welcome to include this with your application.
  • Immunization Form
    Immunization forms may be sent from you or your pediatrician’s office. We accept both digital and hard copies.

  
  Step 5: Schedule a Virtual One-on-One Student Assessment (February 2022)

  The Admissions Office will contact you in January to schedule an assessment via Zoom for your child(ren).
  
  

  Step 6: Receive your Decision on March 17, 2022

  Admission decisions will be emailed at 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2022. 

  
  Families interested in applying for financial assistance should submit an application by January 31, 2022. If you would like to learn more about our financial assistance process, we invite you to attend our Financial Assistance Workshop on December 1, 2021 from 5:30 p.m - 6:30 p.m.
  
  Please email us with any questions: admissions@burkes.org