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Admission Application Process |
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Applying for admission to Cambridge Friends School consists of a series of simple steps, which include: a parent or guardian tour and interview, the application, a student visit and observation, transcripts, teacher recommendation, and evaluations. Please feel free to call us at 617.354.3880 ext. 144 Parent Visit The visit, which includes a tour of the school, is an opportunity for prospective parents or guardians to talk with the admission staff about CFS and its curriculum, philosophy, and policies. The interview, following the tour is an opportunity to ask specific questions and convey your goals for your child's education. . Our Open House, which is held the first Saturday of November from 1:00 to 3:00, allows families to tour the school with current parents and guardians, and to meet informally with classroom teachers. It is a wonderful opportunity for children to explore our classrooms and to have your questions answered by faculty, staff, and current parents. We encourage all families to visit us during our Open House. Application Families should submit an application for pre-K students by January 9, and for kindergarten through grade eight by January 16. A nonrefundable $45 application fee should be submitted with the application. Fee waivers are available for eligible families. Cambridge Friends School supplies families with the necessary forms for requesting copies of transcripts and for teacher recommendations. We request that parents or guardians manage this step so that they may retain complete control as to when a child's current school and teacher(s) are made aware that a child may be changing schools. IMPORTANT NOTE: Recommendation and transcript release forms are forwarded by you to your child's current school and then returned directly to CFS by each child's school and teachers. Student Visit Day The morning visit for Pre-K and K applicants includes a series of thoughtful observations and age-appropriate testing to be used as evaluative measures. Applicants for grades one through eight also participate in age-appropriate math and language arts testing during their admission visit.
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Testing Students applying to Middle School, grades six through eight, are asked to take the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) in November, December or January. We require no formal testing for admission to the Lower School; however, if they are available, we do accept standardized test results. Admission Policies Children must be four and five years old by September 1 of their entering year for the Early Childhood (Pre-K and K) classrooms. Children entering the school must also be toilet-trained. Qualified siblings of enrolled students are given priority consideration at the Early Childhood level. Admission decisions are need-blind. Financial need neither qualifies nor disqualifies an applicant. An admission committee determines qualification for entry into each grade. When there are more qualified applicants than spaces, admission decisions are based on composing a diverse group of children who, in the view of the school, will learn well with and from one another. Admission decisions are sent on March 10. Parents and guardians must respond to the school no later than April 10. Families who are notified of a space for their child after April 10 will have two weeks to make their decision regarding entrance. A wait pool of candidates is established for all grades each year. Unless the candidate's parents or guardians inform the school to the contrary, a candidate's name will remain in the wait pool through the summer and until the start of the school year.
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