Beginners

List of 7 items.

• Fill out an Inquiry Form

  Click here to complete an inquiry form so that we may get to know your family and include you in our future mailings.

• Schedule a Tour

  Campus Tours: Parents and guardians are invited to take a tour of our 85-acre campus and see our program in action. This is a great opportunity for you to ask questions and learn more about what your child’s experience could be at Country School. Tours are led by a parent tour guide and last approximately one hour.
  
  Parent tour times are available for self-scheduling in your admission portal or you may call or email our office to make an appointment: call (203) 801-5608 or email admissioninfo@countryschool.net.

• Submit an Application

  To begin your application, click here and create an account in our NCCS Community Portal. If you are a current Country School family please use your current username to begin the process. 

  
  Country School uses the Clarity Financial Aid Application to determine a family’s eligibility for aid and to calculate the resulting award. 

  Learn More about Financial Aid

• Submit a Parent/Guardian Questionnaire

  The Parent/Guardian Questionnaire is an opportunity for you to tell us more about what your family is looking for in a school community. Your reflections also provide us with a deeper understanding of your child, specifically what sparks their interest and fuels their curiosity.

• Schedule a Parent/Guardian Interview

  The Parent/Guardian Interview is a one-to-one opportunity for you to ask questions about Country School and for us to get to know your child and family. Once your application has been submitted, you will have the option to self-schedule your interview to be conducted in person or over Zoom if more convenient for you.

• Submit the Following for Supporting Materials

  • One current classroom teacher recommendation completed after November 1. If your child’s school does not provide a Teacher Recommendation or if your child does not attend school yet, please submit an Extracurricular Recommendation, a standard form that should be completed by an adult familiar with the student outside of the classroom in the areas of extracurricular interests.
  • One at-home video assessment. Instructions will be sent to you in November.

• Schedule a Student Visit

  After submitting an application, Beginner applicants will attend a group visit. These classroom visits are designed to be enjoyable and engaging. We gather a small group of prospective students together with Country School teachers for cooperative play, story time and a short individual assessment. Group visits will be available for self-scheduling starting in October.