How to Apply

List of 5 items.

• Get To Know Us

  4-5s and 5-6s (Pre-K and K)

  Applications for the 4-5s and 5-6s for the 2020-2021 school year are now closed. We welcome you to submit an Inquiry Form to begin the admissions process for the 2021-2022 school year. Virtual visit opportunities will be offered starting this fall.

   

  6-7s (First Grade) Through Seventh Grade

  If you are considering applying for 6-7s through 7th grade for the 2020-2021 school year, please contact the Director of Admissions and Enrollment.

• Submit an Application

  4-5s and 5-6s (Pre-K and K)

  Applications for the 2021-2022 school year will be available by Labor Day weekend. In the meantime, please submit an Inquiry Form so that we can be in touch with you in the fall as our admissions season begins and we open up virtual visits.
  
  

  6-7s (First Grade) Through Seventh Grade

  Availability in the older grades is based on anticipated openings. We typically assess re-enrollment and projected availability in these grades in late winter. We encourage interested families to apply during the regular fall/winter admissions cycle so that we can complete the admissions process with them as soon as spaces open up.
  
  
  Should the application fee present a hardship, or for more information about the process, please contact the Director of Admissions and Enrollment.

• Submit Family Financial Worksheet

  In our tuition sliding-scale model, all families submit a confidential Family Financial Worksheet (FFW) to determine their tuition/contracted fee. 
  
  FFWs are due by December 1, 2021 and can be emailed to admissions@manhattancountryschool.org or mailed to the Admissions Office
  
  We encourage you to contact the Director of Admissions and Enrollment with any questions regarding tuition or the FFW.

• Family Visit

  4-5s and 5-6s (Pre-K and K)

  Virtual assessments and parent conversations will be scheduled as we receive applications (please allow up to ten business days for us to process your application). We encourage families to submit applications early in the admissions process as assessment appointments will be limited and will be available through early January only.
  
  

  6-7s (First Grade) Through Seventh Grade

  Children applying to the 6-7s through Seventh grade will be invited to attend a child tour and interview once we have determined whether spaces have opened in the grade of interest. The Admissions Office will reach out to applicant families if we are able to schedule a visit.

• Submit Supplementary Materials

  4-5s and 5-6s (Pre-K and K)

  Confidential Reports: if your child is in a school setting (nursery, preschool, daycare, co-op, etc.), please submit the appropriate Confidential Report to your child’s current teacher(s) or preschool director. Teachers/directors should return the filled out formsdirectly to MCS by January 8, 2021.

  • ISAAGNY Confidential Report for Children who are applying to 4-5s/Pre-K
  • ISAAGNY Confidential Report for Children Applying to 5-6s/Kindergarten
  • Permission to Release Records

  6-7s Through 7th Grade

  1) Confidential Report/Teacher Recommendation:
  
  
  
  Please submit the appropriate form to your child’s current teacher(s). Teachers should return the filled out formsdirectly to MCS by January 8, 2021.

  • Add ISAAGNY Confidential Report for Children Applying to 6-7s/First Grade
  • ISAAGNY Confidential Report for Children Applying to 2nd through 5th Grade
  • ISAAGNY Teacher Recommendation Form(s) for 6th grade and up
  • Permission to Release Record

  
  2) School Reports:
  

  • Families applying to 6-7s (First Grade) must arrange to have MCS receive Kindergarten school reports.
  • Families applying to 7-8s (Second Grade) and up must arrange to have MCS receive the previous 2 years of school reports/transcripts from your child's current school.