It is our aim at Park to make the application process as personal and understandable as possible. We welcome your inquiries and offer you the information about questions most commonly asked by applicant parents. Should you desire additional information, please do not hesitate to phone us, or ask your own question at the link below. admission@parkschool.org
Q: How do I apply to Park for my child? A: Please click the link below for a complete outline of the application process. Admission Process
Q: When is the application due? A: The application form is due in our office by January 8, 2010 for admission the following fall. It is highly recommended that you begin the application process as early as October, and complete your application form as early as possible.
Q: At what grades does Park have entry points? A: Park School has entry points at Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Grade I, Grade VI and Grade VII. Additional grade level openings occasionally become available through attrition.
Q: Do you offer an Open House? A: The Park School Open House will be held on Sunday, November 1, 2009. The Open House gives prospective applicants the opportunity to meet current teachers, parents, students, and administrators while touring the school. Special presentations for Pre-Kindergarten - Grade II will happen at 12:15 & 1:15, for Grades III - V at 1:15, and Grades VI - IX at 2:00.
Our Open House is a wonderful opportunity to engage in rich discussions with current parents, faculty, and our older students about the Park School community. Children are welcome to attend, especially potential applicants to our Upper Division (Grades VI-IX). Given the number of visitors, however, the Open House can be overwhelming for younger children, even those entering Pre-K and Kindergarten. Please don't feel obligated to bring them.
There is also no need to R.S.V.P. to this event.
Q: Is there a birthday cut-off date for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten? A: Yes. Generally, the child must be four-years-old by August 31st in order to enter Pre-Kindergarten, and five-years-old by August 31st in order to enter Kindergarten.
Q: Do applicants to Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten require prior school experience? A: Yes. All applicants to Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten must be in a preschool or pre-kindergarten program at the time of application.
Q: What is the tuition at Park? A: Tuition Ranges from $19,440 for Pre-Kindergarten to $31,470 for Grade IX.
Q: Does Park School provide financial assistance? A: Yes. Park has a generous financial assistance budget and makes it a priority to be an economically diverse community. Please click the link below for more information on the financial assistance application process. Financial Aid
Q: Does Park School offer I-20 visas to international students? A: No. Park School does not offer I-20 visas but does welcome applications from families who have relocated internationally and currently hold visas.
Q: Does the school enroll an equal number of boys and girls? A: As a coed school, our goal is to enroll an equal number of boys and girls.
Q: Do students come from a limited number of schools? A: No. Park receives applicants from a wide array of schools throughout the Boston metropolitan area. The families at Park represent over 28 local cities, towns and communities.
Q: Do you offer transportation? A: Yes. The school offers transportation before and after school at no extra cost to the Orange Line T station at Forest Hills, and the Green Line T station at Brookline Village. Park also subsidizes transportation to the Back Bay and Beacon Hill as well as the suburbs of Wellesley and Newton.
