1. Fill out the application form (available upon request) and return it to the school with your $75 non-refundable application fee.

2. Fill out and send the records request form to any schools that your child has previously attended. These records need to include academic, attendance, disciplinary, and immunization information. Do this as soon as possible in your application process, as all records must be received prior to final acceptance into the school. (Note that this step may be omitted for kindergarten students.)

3. Send a teacher recommendation form to one of your child’s previous teachers. If your child has been homeschooled, any teacher who has worked with your child can fill it out. This may be a piano teacher, Sunday school teacher, preschool teacher, etc. Have the teacher mail the form to TLC.

4. After steps 2 and 3 are in progress, schedule your child’s three-day visit to attend TLC with the class for which you are applying. This allows the teacher the opportunity to evaluate your child both academically and socially. Three-day visits are scheduled on a Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. (This time may be shortened for kindergarten students at the teacher’s discretion.)

5. After your child’s three-day visit, your family will meet with the classroom teacher and the administrators for the family interview to discuss items 2-4, and to answer any questions that you might have.

6. Upon acceptance into the school, your $700 non-refundable deposit will hold a place for your child in the class.


The Learning Community admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religious belief, or national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.