admissions

Note to Prospective Parents: Suzuki primarily accepts new families twice a year once at the start of the school year (Tuesday after Labor Day weekend) or at the start of the Summer Session (Tuesday after Memorial Day). In addition, the school accepts new students if attrition creates availability throughout the year. Siblings of currently enrolled students have first priority for acceptance into the school.

The school conducts individual tours and appointments as well as hosts informational teas during the school year to provide an overview of the Suzuki curriculum, philosophy and academic programs to families interested in applying for the following school year. Parents who are interested in scheduling an appointment or attending one of these informational sessions should contact our Director of Admissions. Please provide your name, child's birth date and daytime contact numbers. These meetings are by appointment only, so please contact the school if you'd like to attend.

Parents interested in pursuing the application process after an appointment or the attendance at the Informational Sessions may then request a thirty-minute classroom observation by contacting the Admissions Director. We ask that you conduct the thirty-minute classroom observation before being notified about whether you have been accepted or not. Applications accompanied by a $75 non refundable processing fee may be submitted at this time.

Acceptance for Summer Session:
Families submitting an application for the Summer Session, which starts the day after Memorial Day and runs through the months of June, July and August, will be notified in January as to their acceptance. Confirmation is required in the form of a non-refundable deposit: one month’s tuition in addition to a $100 supply fee which must be received within 7 days of notification of availability to ensure placement. Please note:  children enrolled for the Summer Session will be required to pay full tuition from the first day of the program, regardless of actual start date and the second month will be prorated.

Acceptance for School Year:
Families submitting an application for the coming school year will be notified at the beginning of April as to their acceptance. We do offer some early acceptances for those families applying before January for the following summer or school year. Confirmation is required in the form of a non-refundable deposit: one month’s tuition in addition to a $100 supply fee which must be received within 7 days of notification of availability to ensure placement. Please note: children enrolled for the school year (September-May) will be required to pay full tuition from the first day of the program, regardless of actual start date and the second month will be prorated.

Limited acceptance
(other than the start of the regular School Year or Summer Session):
During the course of the school year, we traditionally experience some attrition. When this occurs, families on our waiting list will be notified in the order in which they have applied (preference is given to siblings) as to a specified availability date. Should a family accept a classroom placement, a non-refundable deposit in the amount of one month's tuition in addition to a $100 supply fee must be received within 7 days to ensure placement. Please note: the school will hold open this placement for up to two weeks of the specified availability date. After this date, full tuition must be paid to keep your child's placement.

Scheduled Dates for Open Houses and Prospective Parent Lunches
Through December 2008:

 
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