Lower School Admissions

THE STEPS FOR APPLYING FOR PRE-K 3 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
 

* At least one parent or guardian of an applicant must attend an Open House. If you attended an Open House last year or this Spring, this requirement is waived.

* A parent or guardian must fill out an online application. The core application (the application with parent statement) is due by December 1. Applications that have been thoughtfully completed help us to get the most accurate picture of a child and family and we encourage you to take some time to answer the questions on the parent statement section of the application.

* If your child is in a school or daycare program, please have their teacher fill out a teacher evaluation form and return it directly to us by January 12. (The form can be found in the Supplemental Forms section of the application.) 

* Once we have a clear idea of siblings, legacies, and faculty children who will be attending in the coming year, we may find that we have available spaces. If so, we may contact a family to set up a Parent or Guardian Interview and Applicant Playgroup. At that time, families will be charged a Registration fee for the Playgroup appointment that is equivalent to the application fee of $100.

Please note : We offer a choice of three (3) schedules for Pre-K 3:

• Full Day: Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 2:50p
• Half Day: Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 12 noon
• Flexi-3 : Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8:30am - 2:50pm and Tuesday, Thursday, 8:30am - 12 noon.

Families may add on to a child’s schedule at 3 set times during the year (October 15, January 15, and April 15), after consulting with their teachers, for an additional pro-rated charge.

THE STEPS FOR APPLYING FOR PRE-K 4 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• At least one parent or guardian of an applicant must attend an Open House. If you attended an Open House last year or this Spring, this requirement is waived.
   
• A parent or guardian must fill out an online application. The core application (the application with parent/guardian statement) is due by December 1, though we would prefer to receive it earlier. Applications that have been thoughtfully completed help us to get the most accurate picture of a child and family and we encourage you to take some time to answer the questions on the parent or guardian statement section of the core application.
   
• If your child is in a school or daycare program, please have their teacher fill out a teacher evaluation form and return it directly to us by January 12. (The form can be found in the Supplemental Forms section of the application.)
   
• After submitting the core application, parents/guardians will be able to schedule a Parent or Guardian Interview and an Applicant Playgroup, our version of the interview for children entering Pre-K 4. Please note that we would prefer that the Parent or Guardian Interview take place after at least one parent/guardian has attended an Open House.
   
• Berkeley Carroll offers financial aid for students in Pre-K 4 through grade 12. Families apply for aid at the same time that they apply for admission. For information on this process, please visit the Financial Aid page of our website, under the Admissions tab.

Please note : We offer a choice of two (2) schedules for Pre-K 4:

• Full Day: Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 2:50pm
• Flexi-3: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8:30am - 2:50pm and Tuesday, Thursday, 8:30am - 12 noon.

Families may add on to a child’s schedule at 3 set times during the year (October 15, January 15, and April 15), after consulting with their teachers, for an additional prorated charge.

You will be able to access the Berkeley Carroll application and to schedule an Open House beginning on September 6.

We typically have between 12 and 15 spaces available for new Kindergarten students each year. 

THE STEPS FOR APPLYING FOR KINDERGARTEN ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• At least one parent or guardian of an applicant must attend an Open House. If you attended an Open House last year or this Spring, this requirement is waived.
   
• A parent or guardian must fill out an online application. The core application is due by November 15, though we would prefer to receive it earlier. Applications that have been thoughtfully completed help us to get the most accurate picture of a child and family and we encourage you to take some time to answer the questions on the parent statement section of the core application.
   
• After submitting the core application (the application and parent/guardian statement), we will contact you to arrange a parent or guardian interview and child's visit. Interviews and children's visits are conducted throughout the fall and into January.
   
• Please have your scholar’s current teacher fill out a teacher evaluation form and return it directly to us by January 12. (The form can be found in the Supplemental Forms section of the application.)
   
• Berkeley Carroll offers financial aid for students in Pre-K 4 through grade 12. Families apply for aid at the same time that they apply for admission. For information on this process, please visit the Financial Aid page of our website, under the Admissions tab.
   
• Berkeley Carroll does not require, nor will it accept, the ISEE: Independent School Entrance Exam for Kindergarten applicants.

   

You will be able to access the Berkeley Carroll application and to schedule an Open House beginning on September 6.

Spaces in First Grade are quite limited and generally become available due to attrition; because these numbers vary from year to year,  we encourage you to apply.

THE STEPS FOR APPLYING FOR FIRST GRADE ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• At least one parent or guardian of an applicant must attend an Open House. If you attended an Open House last year or this spring, this requirement is waived.
   
• A parent or guardian must fill out an online application. The core application (the application with the parent statement) is due by December 1, though we would prefer to receive it earlier. Required supplemental forms include a Transcript and Grade Release and a Teacher Evaluation, which we would prefer to receive by December 1 as well. Applications that have been thoughtfully completed help us to get the most accurate picture of a child and family and we encourage you to take some time to answer the questions on the parent or guardian statement section of the core application.
   
• Because of limited availability, we are not able to offer Parent/Guardian and Child Interviews to all candidates. We recommend that the application be complete (including transcripts/grades and the teacher evaluation) by December 1 at the latest, so that we can adequately assess your scholar should a spot open up and we are able to invite candidates for interviews.
   
• Berkeley Carroll offers financial aid for students in Pre-K 4 through grade 12. Families apply for aid at the same time that they apply for admission. For information on this process, please visit the Financial Aid page of our website, under the Admissions tab.
   
• Berkeley Carroll does not require, nor will it accept, the ISEE: Independent School Entrance Exam for First Grade applicants.

   

Spaces in Grades 2-4 are quite limited and generally become available due to attrition; because these numbers vary from year to year,  we encourage you to apply.

THE STEPS FOR APPLYING FOR GRADES 2, 3, OR 4 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• At least one parent or guardian of an applicant must attend an Open House. If you attended an Open House last year or this Spring, this requirement is waived.
   
• A parent or guardian must fill out an online application. The core application (application and parent/guardian statement) is due by December 1, though we would prefer to receive it earlier. Required supplemental forms include a Transcript and Grade Release and a Teacher Evaluation, which we would prefer to receive by December 1 as well. Applications that have been thoughtfully completed help us to get the most accurate picture of a child and family and we encourage you to take some time to answer the questions on the parent/guardian statement section of the core application.
   
• Because of limited availability, we are not able to offer Parent/Guardian Interviews or Applicant Visits to all candidates. We recommend that the application be complete (including transcripts/grades and the teacher evaluation) by December 1 at the latest, so that we can adequately assess the scholar should a spot open up and we are able to invite candidates for half day visits.
   
• In continuation of our pandemic policy around testing,  the ISEE is optional  for candidates applying to Grades 2-4 this year. You will not be penalized for not taking the exam. However, if you do elect to take the ISEE, please visit erblearn.org to register (preferably for the assessment to take place before December 1).
   
• Berkeley Carroll offers financial aid for students in Pre-K 4 through grade 12. Families apply for aid at the same time that they apply for admission. For information on this process, please visit the Financial Aid page of our website, under the Admissions tab.