Admissions Process
The first step to finding out more about The Khabele School admissions process is to visit one of our campuses at one of the weekly admissions tours. We provide visitors with a brief overview of the program and curriculum, conduct a full tour of the campus and classrooms, and explain the application process. To ask specific questions via email, feel free to email our Admissions Director for the Middle and High School here, and the Director of the Primavera campus (18 months through Elementary programs) here.
The goal of The Khabele School admissions process is to ensure that the 18 months through 12th grade population of approximately 420 students and families share and respect the mission and values of the school.
Our YCC, Primary and Elementary students on the Primavera Montessori campus are screened carefully to ensure that we find students who can participate in creating an environment of health, mutual respect, creativity, cooperation, and diversity.
For our Middle and High School campus, we only accept students who want to be at the Khabele School, as we feel that our environment of trust, freedom, and respect is dependent on having a student body that is fully engaged and committed to our approach and community. There is no “typical” Khabele School student as our students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and display a diversity of talents, interests, and aptitudes. Our criterion for admissions include student motivation, character, academic potential, artistic ability or interest, teacher recommendations, and interviews.
One parent said it best when she said, “The Khabele School is for smart and creative kids.” Our students tend to be thinkers, philosophers, writers, performers, and activists or have the untapped potential to be those things and just need the right educational environment to help them bring out their hidden talents and potentials.
Although we review every application individually and welcome a wide variety of applications, we do not accept students with severe learning disabilities, emotional issues, histories of drug use, or behavioral issues. We do not provide learning remediation, tutoring, therapy, or behavior modification programs needed to help students with those issues become successful.
The Khabele Middle and High School is set up for students who want to eventually pursue higher education, want to be part of an intimate and close-knit community, and want to contribute to their school, family, and the world.
The Admissions Process for the Primavera Montessori Campus includes the following steps:
- Come to and Admissions Tour, held Wednesday mornings by appointment. To R.S.V.P., please click here.
- Submit the Waiting List Application
- Remit the $50 Waiting List Application Fee
The Admissions Process for the Middle and High School Campus includes the following steps:
- Come to and Admissions Tour, held every Thursday morning at 8:45. To R.S.V.P., please click here.
- Submit the Application for Admissions
- Remit the $50 Application Fee
- Schedule 2 visit days for the student (and complete the 2 interviews on the 2nd visit day)
- Submit the teacher and personal recommendation forms
- Submit the student essay