Process and Application


Mustard Seed School and The Nest Early Learning Center

Download an application for The Nest at Mustard Seed School (3s and 4s)

Download an application for Mustard Seed School (K-8)

Teacher recommendation forms for students applying to transfer to Mustard Seed

For the 2010-2011 school year applications are due on January 4, 2010.  Applicants for The Nest must turn three before September 1.  Kindergarten applicants must turn five before September 1.

Note:  Applications are welcome after January 4. Applications that make the January 4 deadline receive priority consideration.

Application Process.  

Contact the school at any time to request materials or to ask questions.

  1. Attend an open house and/or visitor morning. Note: While an open house or visitor morning is not required, it is highly recommended.
  2. Print and complete application. (Applicants for transfer from another school need to have teacher recommendation forms completed.  See forms above.)
  3. Return application to Mustard Seed, along with the $50 fee any time between October 1 and January 4.  
  4. Mustard Seed School will review applications and contact families who will be interviewed in January and February.
  5. Families will be notified of admissions decisions during the first week of March.
  6. Families are required to sign a contract and submit a deposit within two weeks of acceptance to secure a spot.
  7. Families not immediately accepted will be placed in a wait pool or informed that their child has not been accepted.

Interviews

Student
After the application is received, an interview is scheduled with the prospective student(s).  This interview is to determine whether the child is developmentally and academically ready for the grade in which they are applying. Students applying for 2nd-7th grades also come for a morning visit.

Parent
For prospective Mustard Seed School parent(s), an interview is scheduled after student interview. For prospective Nest Parent(s), interviews occur while their child is being observed.  The parent interview is to review the expectations the school has of the parent(s) and to answer any additional questions that the parent(s) may have.