How to Apply

List of 6 items.

• Step 1: Indicate Interest

  Indicate interest in our school by submitting an inquiry to us through our website. You will be prompted to create a record in a Ravenna account. Through this record, we will notify you of deadlines for application requirements and share any events we will be holding to help you learn more about our incredible school community.

• Step 2: Engage with Us

  Engage in a parent interview in person or via Zoom with our Director of Enrollment, Meg Burke, which can be scheduled by emailing Elizabeth O’Connell, Assistant Director of Enrollment. In-person interviews will be preceded by a tour of the school.  For interviews conducted via Zoom, tours will be offered at alternate times.
  
  Admission appointments for parents applying to all grades begin in October 2026. You should expect the in-person interview and tour to last about 1.5 hours and, if you select a Zoom interview, to last about 45 minutes. To schedule your interview and tour, please call or email Elizabeth O’Connell at eoconnell@tenacrecds.org or call 781-591-7408.

• Step 3: Online Application & Supporting Documents

  Create an account on Ravenna and complete the preliminary application prior to your parent interview. You do not need to complete the entire application at once. The parent questionnaire, parent interview, student visits, progress reports, and teacher evaluation must be completed by February 5, 2027. The $60 non-refundable application fee is due upon completing the preliminary application. 

  
  For all Applicants, the AISNE recommendation form is due by February 5, 2027. For Grade 6 applicants, the Tenacre Teacher Checklist form is due by February 5, 2027. When you are logged into your Ravenna account, please follow the instructions to have the AISNE Form or the 6th Grade Tenacre Checklist form sent directly to your child's teacher. It is recommended that you begin sending the form by December so your child's teacher has enough time to complete it by February 5, 2027.

  
  Submit the most recent school transcript you have for your child by sending it directly to Elizabeth O’Connell at eoconnell@tenacrecds.org by February 5, 2027.
  
  

  Applications received after February 5, 2027, will be considered as space allows. Please call the Admissions Office to discuss this process.

• Step 4: Student Evaluations

  Information for Applicants to Pre-K and Kindergarten 
  All students applying to Pre-K and K attend an Admission group visit in January, as well as an individual child visit. 
  
  The Group Visit dates are:
  

  • January 20, 2027, from 1:30–2:30 p.m. for PK applicants 
  • January 23, 2027, from 9:00–10:00 a.m. for PK applicants
  • January 23, 2027, from 10:45–11:45 a.m. for K applicants
  • January 27, 2027, from 1:30–2:30 p.m. for K applicants 

  All group visits are scheduled by calling Elizabeth O'Connell. Individual visits are scheduled by calling Elizabeth O'Connell. 
  

  
  Each individual visit lasts 30 minutes and is scheduled on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday morning from 8:30–11:00 a.m. Individual visits begin in December. 

  
  Information for Applicants in Grades 1-6
  Students applying to Grades 1–6 attend Admission Day on Saturday, January 30, 2027 (snow date: Saturday, February 6, 2027) for a group screening and experience a day at Tenacre. The morning will include assessment in reading, writing, and mathematics, as well as classroom activities with homeroom teachers, a special subject class such as science or technology, and games in the gym with our P.E. staff.

• Step 5: Financial Aid

  Tenacre is committed to assisting families of qualified applicants in achieving their goal of providing their child with an independent school education, regardless of their financial situation.

  
  You may begin to fill out your Financial Aid application online in early October by creating an account in Clarity Financial Aid. You only need to fill out one financial aid application, which will cover all the schools you may be applying to. Please visit our Financial Aid page for more information.

  
  Financial Aid applications and all required documents (copies of W-2 forms and completed 1040 tax forms) are due at both Tenacre and Clarity by February 5, 2027. 

• Step 6: Final Checklist

  The application deadline for the 2027–2028 year is February 5, 2027.

  
  For all applicants, please make sure we have the following by February 5:

  1. Online application, including the Preliminary Application and the Parent/Guardian Questionnaire
  2. Completed parent interview with Meg Burke
  3. Recent transcript/progress report

  For Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 5 applicants:

  1. The appropriate AISNE independent school evaluation form
  2. Appropriate student evaluation materials and visits (see Step 4)

  For Grade 6 applicants, please include:

  1. Tenacre teacher checklist form
  2. Appropriate student evaluation materials (see Step 4)

  Decision letters and financial aid letters will be released on Ravenna on March 10, 2027. Parents are asked to reply as soon as possible, but no later than April 9, 2027.