Enrollment
Park Street School and Park Street Kids welcome the opportunity to share with families the wonderful and rich academic experience available to you and your children. We offer a continuous, integrated educational program for students age two through sixth grade. Visiting our school is the best way to see and understand our program as well as envision it enriching the life of your child. We invite you to join us for one of our October Open Houses, as well as take an individualized tour with someone in our Admissions Department.
We seek to admit students from a variety of backgrounds and families who will add richness and diversity to our community. Although the majority of our families live in downtown Boston communities, a small percentage comes from surrounding communities. Because we believe that parents play the most important role in educating their children, we desire to serve families who have a strong interest in becoming involved and investing in their children’s school.
If you would like information about enrolling your child, please e-mail us at admissions@parkstreetschool.org, or call us at 617-523-7577. We'd be glad to send you an information packet, or schedule a tour for you with someone in our Admissions Department.
Process:
Submit an application along with the appropriate fee (Download the Application Checklist for current Application Fee)
Visit during an open house (See Application Checklist for dates)
Schedule a tour with the Admissions Department
Submit teacher recommendation and record release forms to your child’s current school (Kindergarten through Grade 6 only. Record Release forms are available to download.)
Complete online financial aid form if necessary (Click on NAIS link on this page)
For the Preschool (Toddler, Toddler Transition, Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten applicants only): Schedule a school visit for your child to be playing and/or in learning centers in small group settings in January
For the Elementary School (Kindergarten through Grade 6 applicants only): Schedule grade-level, one-on-one testing in February
Decisions for enrollment and financial assistance will be mailed from Park Street School in early March
Deposits are due approximately two weeks from receipt of enrollment decision
Waiting lists are kept for each class and utilized as spaces become available
Information packets are mailed to students and families in May
Orientation for each class takes place in September
Tuition & Fees
Tuition fees listed below for 2011-12 are based on a full academic year.
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Kindergarten
Four full days and one half day per week |
$18,000 |
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Grades 1-3
Five full days |
$19,000 |
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Grades 4-6
Five full days |
$20,800 |
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| Kindergarten Enrichment | |
| One day per week | $1,000 |
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| Kaleidoscopes After School Program | |
| One day | $1,100 |
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| Two day | $2,200 |
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| Three day | $3,300 |
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| Four day | $4,400 |
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| Five day | $5,500 |
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| Park Street Kids | |
| Toddler/Toddler Transition | |
| Two mornings per week | $7,100 |
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| Monday Enhancement | $2,500 |
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| Preschool | |
| Two mornings per week | $6,400 |
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| Monday Enhancement | $2,500 |
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| Five mornings per week | $11,900 |
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| Pre-Kindergarten | |
| Four mornings per week | $10,200 |
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| Five mornings per week | $11,900 |
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| Creative Afternoons | |
| One afternoon per week | $1,000 |
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| Two afternoons per week | $2,000 |
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| Three afternoons per week | $3,000 |
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| Four afternoons per week | $4,000 |
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| Five afternoons per week | $5,000 |
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Financial Assistance
Philosophy
At Park Street School and Park Street Kids, we endeavor to make the opportunity available for an excellent Christian education for all qualified students. Our commitment is, whenever possible, to meet 100 percent of each family’s need as determined by the National Association of Independent Schools’ (NAIS) School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS). Once we commit financial assistance to a family, parents can expect that commitment to continue at our school, based on continued need. We invite all to apply for admission, regardless of financial circumstance or income level.
Process
Financial assistance is awarded based solely on demonstrated need and not academic merit, although students must meet basic benchmarks for their appropriate grade levels. Families seeking assistance must fill out a Parent Financial Statement online at www.sss.nais.org, or request a paper Parent Financial Statement from our business office. The NAIS will send the results to our school. While our commitment remains to assist families throughout the education of their child, families must re-apply for aid each academic year. Each year, parents will also be asked to submit current tax forms in order for final decisions to be made by the Financial Aid Committee. It is imperative that applications and tax forms are submitted by the deadline in order to be considered to receive available funds.
