FAQs

Green Acres seeks students who will thrive in an academically challenging and developmentally engaging atmosphere, and who have demonstrated the potential to work both collaboratively and independently.

Our goals in the admission process include valuing and expanding all aspects of diversity, balancing gender, and enrolling students with a variety of strengths and interests. We also consider a family’s commitment to the school’s philosophy, current or historical connection to the school, and the needs of the particular grade to which the student is applying.

Early Childhood visits take place in a group setting and last two hours. Prospective students are given the opportunity to explore and work in the classroom alongside our teachers and other visiting children. The schedule includes an indoor choice time, snack, and a group time (e.g., songs, stories, and PE). Visiting adults are required to remain at school and be available if your child should need you. The visit also includes an opportunity for adults to discuss the program with current parents and members of the administrative staff.  Children should wear casual, comfortable clothing. This year's early childhood screening dates are Friday, February 3 and Saturday, February 11. Please reserve both dates on your calendar. In mid-January, we will let you know which day your child is scheduled to visit.

Students applying to grades 1–8 visit for a full day with their current peer group, spending time with fellow students and making transitions throughout the day. During the course of the day, teachers will administer curriculum-based assessments (i.e., not standardized tests) in language arts and math.

Please NOTE: Once you submit an application, we will contact you to set up a date and time for this VISIT.

Yes! Bus routes change and adapt yearly, depending on our families' needs. 

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The average class size is 10–12 students.

At Green Acres, we begin the process of helping families feel part of the community right away. 

During the Green Acres Admission Process:

• Staff and current parents make personal contacts with families.
• Applicants visit with their Green Acres peers and begin to make friends.
• Greetings from Green Acres emails keep you informed.
• The New Parents Breakfast in March provides answers to your questions.

After Enrolling:

• New Family Liaisons, assigned to each new family, begin their year-long association with you to welcome you, answer your questions, and help you and your child make contacts, essentially guiding you through the year. Liaisons attend many school events with you.
• New Families Pizza Party at Green Acres (May)
• Summer Popsicles on the Green Acres Playground are relaxed times for families in each grade to make connections with new folks. Individual summer play dates are often arranged during these events.
• During the first week of school, admission staff and teachers walk new students to their classrooms until they feel comfortable on their own.
• Welcome Breakfast and Orientation for New Parents (Early September)
• New Parents Board Reception (Mid-September)
• Back-to-School Nights (Mid-September)
• All-School Family Picnic (Mid- to Late September)
• Parent Coffees and many more activities through the year.

Admission decisions are made after re-enrollment of current students is complete in late February. We notify applicants of decisions in early March. We accept applications at other times, but applications received after the application deadline will be processed on a space-available basis.

Green Acres School reserves the right, in the administration of admission practices, to determine whether the program, curriculum, and resources of the school are reasonably able to accommodate a student’s needs. While the school is interested in the individual student, in some situations accommodation may not be reasonable given the school’s resources and its program.

The application is a request for an offer of admission. If your child is offered enrollment, you, as parent(s) or guardian(s), must sign an enrollment agreement to reserve a space. Once an enrollment agreement is signed, parents/guardians are responsible for all tuition and fees for the full academic year unless written notice of withdrawal is received before June 1. All fees and deposits are nonrefundable.

Green Acres School reserves the right to exclude any student permanently or temporarily at any time if the Head of School deems any such action advisable, either in the interest of the child or of the school.