How to Apply

Pre-Kindergarten 3 - Age 3 by September 1; must be toilet trained

Pre-Kindergarten 4 - Age 4 by September 1

Kindergarten - Age 5 by September 1

Grade 1 and up - Next sequential grade or as determined by parents and NPS

If your child is not yet the minimum age for NPS, we invite you to explore our on-campus childcare center, National Presbyterian Child Care Center (NPCCC), which serves ages 6 weeks to 3 years old. Please contact NPCCC Director Krystal Johnson for more information.

Deadline: January 12, 2024
 

Priority Applicants:  November 20, 2023
NPS sibling, faculty/ staff, NPCCC, NPC member applying PK-3 or PK-4
 

All applications are submitted online via Ravenna. To begin, click on the “Apply to NPS” button below.  There are no required essays, so filling out this form is quick and easy. If you would like to share additional information about your child or family, there is an Optional Parent Comments form that you may submit.
 

From your Ravenna application page you may complete all steps of the application process.
 

Apply to NPS

For all applicant families who don’t currently attend NPS, a parent visit is required.  The Virtual Information Session, Campus Tour or individual visit with Admissions staff (in-person or Zoom) will fulfill this requirement. These informative meetings are a great way for you to take a first look at our school and ask questions. Virtual Information Sessions and Campus Tours may be scheduled via Ravenna. Families may visit before submitting an application. If you visit before applying, we will mark your parent visit requirement as complete once your application is received.

To supplement your required visit, please note that there are additional events that will allow you to dive more deeply into our curriculum and other important components of the NPS experience including virtual topic-focused Coffee & Conversation, conversations of your choice with NPS community  members, faculty & staff, and opportunities to join us at NPS community events.

Schedule a Parent Visit

Applicants to Pre-Kindergarten 3 - Kindergarten participate in an in-person playdate that gives us an opportunity to observe children as they play and take part in activities under the supervision of NPS educators. Please register your child for a playdate on your NPS application page in Ravenna.

Applicants to First Grade and above will spend a day with their current grade at NPS, participating in all activities as well as spending time one-on-one with a learning specialist to assess their current skills. For applicants to First Grade and higher, an Admissions Office representative will reach out to schedule the full-day visit.
 

Schedule Applicant Visit

Deadline: January 26, 2024
 

Priority Recommendations Due: December 4, 2023

Teacher Recommendations (All):  For all applicants who attend a day care or school, we require a recommendation form to be filled out and submitted by the student’s current teacher. Once you apply, you will email (or delegate) the AISGW Common Recommendation Form to your child’s teacher from your NPS application page in Ravenna.
 

Testing:  We do not request admissions testing.
 

Transcripts: (Grades 2 and above):  For our older applicants, we require your child’s current school to send us a transcript.  A Transcript Request Form to be submitted to your child's current school is available to print from your NPS application page in Ravenna.
 

Request Recommendations & Transcripts

Notification Date: March 1, 2024

Making these decisions for young children, admittedly, is more art than science. We use the range of information we gather through the admissions process, but we have no rigid formulas or checklists. The entire admissions process is designed to get to know parents and applicants personally with a goal to have a dynamic, close-knit, inclusive learning community. 

National Presbyterian School does not discriminate against applicants or students on the basis of race, color, or national origin, religion or creed, gender, sexual orientation, family composition, economic status, age, learning style or physical ability.

Admissions Decisions will be posted on Ravenna.