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Applicants for Grades Pre-K through 1 visit for a morning and receive some developmental screening and a school readiness assessment.

Applicants for Grades 2-8 visit the school for one day. They participate in the classroom of their current grade level. Some academic testing is done during the visit, including a writing sample.

Pre-K Applicants:

  • Visit from 8:15 to 11:30 a.m. during a school day or be part of a Friday group play date (December 7, 2012; January 11, 2013; January 25, 2013)
  • Visit in a Pre-K classroom
  • Receive developmental assessment
  • Participate in all classroom activities
  • Should dress in a comfortable and seasonally-appropriate manner

Kindergarten Applicants:

  • Visit from 8:15 to 11:30 a.m. during a school day or be part of a Friday group play date (December 14, 2012; January 18, 2013; February 1, 2013)
  • Receive developmental assessment
  • Participate in all classroom activities
  • Should dress in a comfortable and seasonally-appropriate manner

1st Grade Applicants:

  • Visit from 8:15 to 11:30 a.m. during a school day with a Kindergarten class
  • Receive developmental assessment
  • Participate in all classroom activities
  • Should dress in a comfortable and seasonally-appropriate manner

2nd through 8th Grade Applicants:

  • Visit for one school day with their current grade
  • Take a full admission test to determine reading and math levels
  • Should bring lunch and book to read
  • Participate in all classroom activities
  • Should dress in a comfortable and seasonally-appropriate manner
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Driving Directions

From I 76 East or West:
Exit to Lincoln Drive, turn right at Rittenhouse exit. Follow Rittenhouse up to Wayne Avenue, turn right. Go three blocks to School House Lane, turn left. Cross Greene Street and park on the left in Citizens Bank Parking lot.

From Germantown Avenue (from Mt. Airy, Chestnut Hill, Erdenheim, Flourtown, Lafayette Hill, Plymouth Meeting, Norristown):
Follow Germantown Avenue; go South across Chelten Avenue. Turn right on Armat Street, then left on Greene, then left on School House Lane. Park to your left in Citizens Bank Parking lot.

From Lower Germantown or Nicetown (South):
Come North on Germantown Avenue. Cross Wayne Junction. After about ten blocks, turn left onto Coulter Street. Proceed one block to Greene Street, turn right. Proceed one block to School House Lane, turn right, park to your left in Citizens Bank Parking lot.