The Kindergarten Program

The Schenck School kindergarten is a one-year program separate from the regular day school.

If admission to the School's regular program is recommended after the completion of The Schenck School kindergarten year, a new and separate application is required.

To apply to the kindergarten program, please contact the Admissions Office at The Schenck School (404) 252-2591.

Learn more about our Kindergarten Program »

Admission Checklist

The following items are needed to complete an application. Please send all items together (with the exception of the Teacher and Administrator Evaluations.) Once all information has been received, the Admissions Committee will review the file and will set up a screening time with you. Screenings will be held in March and April on Saturdays only. We have enclosed a checklist below for your records.

To be sent in one packet by the parent:
Application with $75 nonrefundable application fee
All areas of application must be completed in full including signatures of both parents.
Photo of child
Psychoeducational testing-if an evaluation has been completed. This is not a mandatory requirement.
(Please do not send original, as this item cannot be returned.)
To be sent in one packet by the parent:
Teacher and Administrator recommendation forms from the school your child is presently attending.
Please sign and give both evaluation forms to your child's school.
Non-Discriminatory Statement

The Schenck School does not discriminate on the basis of race, sexual orientation, color, nationality, religious or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, tuition assistance programs or other administered programs.

Kindergarten
Kindergarten

Admission Process

  1. Parent returns completed application packet.
  2. Student's current school returns teacher and administrator evaluation.
  3. Admission Committee reviews completed application.
  4. Screening of appropriate students is set and completed by the Admission Committee. Screening will include individually administered diagnostic testing and age appropriate tasks as well as a group activity. This evaluation will take approximately an hour and a half. A parent interview will take place as well. Both parents are encouraged to attend. A fee of $150 will be charged for this evaluation.
  5. A letter indicating results of the screening will be sent to the parents within one month of the evaluation.
  6. Notification of the Admissions Committee’s decision is made on an individual basis and upon availability for the following school year.