Try on Town: special events for applying families.
We are happy to be back in our school building for in-person, physically-distanced learning this fall (learn more here), but to best support our community's health and the health of our applying families, our Admissions season will be completely virtual. We are excited about the opportunities virtual events will provide us to best meet your scheduling needs and to offer some new and different ways for prospective families to get to know Town! Below is an overview of our planned events, and we will continue to update this page with dates and details. Inquire or apply to be automatically included in our invitation list.
September Events
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- Thursday, September 17th, 4:00 - 4:15pm Head of School informal chat session. Doug Brophy looks forward to connecting and welcomes your questions!
- For applying families; sign-up through your Admissions Portal.
- Wednesday, September 23rd, 8:00 - 8:50am Town Parent Ambassador session. Ask current Town parents questions and hear about their experiences as members of our school community.
- For applying families; sign-up through your Admissions Portal.
- Tuesday, September 29th, 9:00am Young Children and Social Emotional Learning with the Head of our Nursery-Kindergarten Division and School Psychologist.
- All interested parents welcome; click here to register.
October Events
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- Monthly chat with Head of School
- For applying families; view dates and sign-up through your Admissions Portal.
- Parent ambassadors informal discussion
- For applying families; view dates and sign-up through your Admissions Portal.
- Student ambassadors event
- For applying families; view dates and sign-up through your Admissions Portal.
- Monday, October 19th, 9:00am Live, Interactive Virtual Tour of Town
- All interested parents welcome; click here to register.
- Tuesday, October 27th, 6:00pm Meet Town's Academic Team
- All interested parents welcome; click here to register.
- All interested parents welcome; click here to register.
November Events
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- Monthly chat with Head of School
- For applying families; view dates and sign-up through your Admissions Portal.
- Parent ambassadors informal discussion
- For applying families; view dates and sign-up through your Admissions Portal.
- Student ambassadors event
- For applying families; view dates and sign-up through your Admissions Portal.
- Saturday, November 7th, 10:00am Try on Town: Demo Lessons with Town Teachers
- For applying families; click here to register.
- Monday, November 16th, 1:00pm Distance Learning Panel Discussion
- For applying families; click here to register.
- Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21, join our virtual Book Fair! Get a sneak peek at guest author assemblies, shop for your next great read, and join our free family entertainment event (via Zoom) on Saturday.
- For applying families; click here to register.
December Events
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- Monthly chat with Head of School
- For applying families; view dates and sign-up through your Admissions Portal.
- Parent ambassadors informal discussion
- For applying families; view dates and sign-up through your Admissions Portal.
- Alumni/ae ambassadors event
- For applying families; view dates and sign-up through your Admissions Portal.
January Events
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- Monthly chat with Head of School
- For applying families; view dates and sign-up through your Admissions Portal.
- Parent ambassadors informal discussion
- For applying families; view dates and sign-up through your Admissions Portal.
- Student ambassadors event
- For applying families; view dates and sign-up through your Admissions Portal.
- Alumni/ae ambassadors event
- For applying families; view dates and sign-up through your Admissions Portal.
- Wednesday, January 6th, 6:00pm, Town Speaker Series Event. Each year we bring an engaging, expert guest speaker to Town to share their insights on the many challenges and joys of parenting. Speaker to be announced this fall.
- All interested parents welcome; click here to register.
- Monday, January 11th, 6:00pm Equity and Social Justice at Town
- All interested parents welcome; click here to register.
- Special event just for 1st - 8th grade applying students, to be announced.
February Events
Inquire or apply to be added to our newsletter list.
- Parent ambassadors informal discussion
- For applying families; view dates and sign-up through your Admissions Portal.
- Special events for accepted families, to be announced!
Admissions calendar for the 2021-2022 school year.
We know that life doesn't always happen on schedule.
If your family may be applying outside the traditional Admissions season dates due to relocation or other big life changes, we are happy to work with you.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
- Online Application for 2021-22 live on our website. Please note a fee waiver is available if needed; contact us for more information.
September 8, 2020
Families may begin scheduling parent and child appointments through their application portal.
September 2020 - Early January 2021
Self-guided parent tour experiences, parent conversations, child appointments, and opportunities to connect with our community.
November 1, 2020
We will begin accepting Financial Aid applications for 2021-22. Information about the process is on our Financial Aid page, and details for the 2021-22 process will be posted by the end of October.
Friday, November 20, 2020
Application Deadline, to be considered for the February/March 2021 decision period. We will accept applications on a rolling basis thereafter.
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Deadline for Financial Aid Applications.
January 8, 2021
Application files must be complete by today to recieve your admissions decision by the February and March notification dates below. This includes a completed tour experience, parent converstaion, child appointment, and appropriate school reports. Applications completed after the January 8, 2021 due date will be processed on a rolling admissions basis.
Notification Dates for 2021-22.
The Town School follows the ISAAGNY notification and reply dates for the 2021-2022 school year.
Nursery 3 and Nursery 4
- Families will be notified (by email) of their admissions decision not before Thursday, February 25, 2021.
- Parent replies are due no later than noon on Thursday, March 4, 2021.
Kindergarten
- Families will be notified (by email) of their admissions decision on Thursday, February 4, 2021.
- Parent replies are due no later than noon on Thursday, February 11, 2021.
1st - 8th grades
- Families will be notified (by email) of their admissions decision not before Tuesday, February 9, 2021.
- Parent replies are due no later than noon on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
Early Notification Option for Sibling and Legacy Families
(contact admissions for more information about this option)
Nursery 3 and Nursery 4
- Families will be notified (by email) of their admissions decision not before Tuesday, December 1, 2020 and not later than Friday, January 15, 2021.
- Parent replies are due no later than noon on Friday, January 22, 2021.
Kindergarten and 1st grade
- Families will be notified (by email) of their admissions decision not before Wednesday, December 9, 2020 and not later than Monday, January 11, 2021.
- Parent replies are due no later than noon on Friday, January 15, 2021.