Admissions

Grades 2-5

Admissions Timeline

List of 7 items.

  • September & October

    • Schedule a tour. Applicants are encouraged to attend the tour with their parents and guardians.
    • Attend our Fall Open House on November 5, 2026, at 9 AM.
    • Attend our Wilderness Walk with our Head of School on December 6, 2026, at 1:30 PM.

  • November & December

    • Schedule a tour. Applicants are encouraged to attend the tour with their parents and guardians.
    • Schedule your child’s Shadow Day school visit in your Blackbaud account.
    • Attend our Fall Open House on November 5, 2026, at 9 AM.
    • Attend our Wilderness Walk with our Head of School, on December 6, 2026, at 1:30 PM.

  • January

    • Schedule a tour. Applicants are encouraged to attend the tour with their parents and guardians.
    • Attend our Winter Open House on January 7, 2027, and other Admissions Events.
    • Register your child’s Shadow Day school visit in your Blackbaud account.
    • Request your teacher evaluation form and any school records/transcripts from your student’s current school.
    • Applications due on February 1, 2027. A completed application has all required "checklist" components marked as completed.
    • Tuition Assistance (TA) is available for families who demonstrate a financial need and requires a separate application and submission of financial documentation. TA applications due on February 1, 2027.

  • February

    • Applications due on February 1, 2027. A completed application has all required "checklist" components marked as completed.
    • Tuition Assistance (TA) is available for families who demonstrate a financial need and requires a separate application and submission of financial documentation. TA applications due on February 1, 2027.
    • Admission decision notifications will be released in your Blackbaud account on Friday, February 26, 2027 at 4 PM.
    • Applications finalized after this deadline will be considered on a space-available basis, but are not guaranteed an admission decision by February 26. TA applications finalized after this date need to understand that funds may be limited at that time.

  • March

    • Enrollment contracts due on March 12, 2027.
    • Welcome events for newly accepted LCDS families.
    • Rolling admissions continue for grades with space remaining. 
    • Tuition Assistance funds are limited after the February 1, 2027, deadline.

  • Spring 2027

    • Welcome events for newly accepted LCDS families.
    • Rolling admissions continue for grades with space remaining. 
    • Tuition Assistance funds are limited after the February 1, 2027, deadline.

  • Summer 2027

    • Summer gatherings for newly enrolled LCDS families.
    • Rolling Admissions continues for grades with space remaining. 
    • Tuition Assistance funds are limited after the February 1, 2027, deadline.

NEXT STEPS

Admissions Process Overview

STEP 1: Create an Eagle Connect account
You Eagle Connect account allows you to sign up for admissions events, schedule a tour, and manage your application checklist

STEP 2: Tour & Meet
Come visit our school to see it in action!

STEP 3: Apply Online
The application takes 5 minutes to complete and will give you access to our Resource Board, full of information about LCDS community life.

STEP 4: Schedule Your Child's School Visit
Please review your "checklist" in Eagle Connect to see if your child needs to attend a playgroup session or an academic screening.

STEP 5: Complete the Application "Checklist"
Each grade level has an application "checklist" that has to be completed.
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
The School (LCDS) admits qualified students of any race, color, gender identity or expression, sex, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, age, military status, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, or any other status protected by applicable law, and extends to them all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sex, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, disability status, age, military status, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its admissions, financial aid, and its educational, athletic, and other programs.
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