How to enroll
Families who apply a year ahead have time to visit more than once.
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Step 1: Get in touch
Call the office, write to us or use the form on the visit page. The head of school or the office manager answers within a school day or two.
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Step 2: Visit the school
Come to an open house or book a visit day. You sit in on a morning lesson and talk with the head of school. We ask every family to visit before applying, and children are welcome to come along.
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Step 3: Apply
Applications open in November for the next fall. The application asks about your family, why you want a school that shares the week with home, and what a home day would look like for you. We meet the child in a short, friendly conversation.
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Step 4: Hear from us
Decisions go out in March by letter and by phone. If a grade band is full, we offer a place on the waitlist.
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Step 5: Register
Sign the enrollment agreement and make the first payment to hold the place. A new-family workshop in August shows how a home day runs.
Key dates
The admissions calendar
Dates are given by month. The office sends the exact days each summer.
October and January
Open houses
Walk the building, hear from the head of school and meet the teachers.
Most Tuesdays, October to March
November
Applications open
For the fall a year away.
Early February
DeadlineApplication deadline
Every family hears at the same time.
Mid-March
Decisions
By letter and by phone.
Early April
DeadlineEnrollment agreements
Signed to hold a place.
Early August
EventNew-family workshop
How a home day runs, with a sample plan.
Late August
First day
Sample dates.
Nondiscrimination notice
Dialectic Classical School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
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