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Parent Interview and Information Session
Parent Interviews are required for applicants to Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and 1st grade. Once you have completed the application, we will be in touch to schedule the parent interview. 

Assessment Visits
Applicants for PreK through first grade need to complete a one-on-one developmental assessment.  We will contact you to schedule the assessment upon receipt of your application.

We also hope you will join us for one of our Pre-Primary Admission Playdates. We will be hosting these fun group assessments on January 28, 2023, and February 4, 2023.   A link to schedule your Pre-Primary Assessment Playdate will be sent after your application has been received.

Common Referral Form
Friends School requires a common referral form from current academic teachers or daycare providers.  To request a referral form from your current school/daycare, please log into your checklist on myFriends and send an email to your teacher or school. Directions are available on your checklist.
 
If you are unable to send the referral form request through myFriends, please complete the Parent Release Form and give it to your child’s current school office along with the Common Referral Form. 
 
This form is due by January 15 and must come directly from current school or daycare provider. (See AIMS Confidentiality Statement).

Transcript Release Form
If transcripts are available from your current school, please log into your checklist on myFriends and send a request to your teacher or school. Directions are available on your checklist. 
 
If you are unable to send a transcript request through myFriends, please complete the Transcript Release Form and give it to your child’s current school office to complete.  Forms should be emailed or sent directly from your child's current school to Friends (we can not accept these forms directly from parents/caregivers). 

Student Parent Interview
Once we receive your application, we will contact you to schedule both a Student and a Parent Interview.

Common Referral Form

Friends School requires a common referral form from a current academic teacher.  To request a referral form from your current school, please log into your checklist on myFriends and send an email to your teacher or school. Directions are available on your checklist.
 
If you are unable to send the referral form request through myFriends, please complete the Parent Release Form and give it to your child’s current school office along with the Common Referral Form. 
 
This form is due by January 15 and must be emailed* or sent directly from current school. 
 
(See AIMS Confidentiality Statement). 

Transcript Release Form
Friends School requires school records for all applicants grades 2-5. Please log into your checklist on myFriends and send a request to your teacher or school. Directions are available on your checklist.  

If you are unable to send the referral form request through myFriends, please complete the Transcript Release Form and give it to your child’s current school office. School records must be emailed or sent directly from your current school to Friends. Records are due by January 15. 

Admission Testing

Students applying to grades 2-5, are required to complete admission testing.  Lower School Admission Testing includes the Otis-Lennon School Aptitude Test (OLSAT) and two sections of the Stanford Achievement Test as well as a writing sample.  Friends will be offering admission testing on Saturday, January 7, 2023.  Registration information will be sent directly to all Friends School applicants.  Students should complete admission testing once a school year. Scores can be shared with additional schools upon request. 

Students applying to grade 5 have the option to complete either the Lower School Admission testing or the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE).  To learn more about ISEE or to register, please visit the ISEE website.

Student Shadow Day and Parent Interview
Once we receive your application, we will contact you to schedule both a Student and a Parent Interview.

Common Referral Form

Friends School requires two common referral forms from current academic teachers. To request a referral form from your current school, please log into your checklist on myFriends and send an email to your teacher or school. Directions are available on your checklist. For more information see the  AIMS Confidentiality Statement. 

If you are unable to send the referral form request through myFriends, please complete the Parent Release Form and give it to your child’s current school office along with the Common Referral Form. 
This form is due by January 15 and must be emailed or sent directly from current school. 

Transcript Release Form
Friends School requires school records for all applicants grades 6-12. Please log into your checklist on myFriends and send a request to your teacher or school.  Directions are available on your checklist. For the 2023-24 application, we require three years of report cards.

If you are unable to send the referral form request through myFriends, please complete the Transcript Release Form and give it to your child’s current school office so that transcripts can be forwarded to Friends School. School records must be emailed or sent directly from your current school to Friends. Forms are due by January 15. 

Admission Testing
Students applying to grades 6-8 must take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) or provide a copy of results taken within the last year. Note: Students may take the ISEE more than once in a calendar year. Please contact ISEE with any questions.

Student Shadow Day and Parent Interview
Once we receive your application, we will contact you to schedule both a Student and a Parent Interview.

Common Referral Form
Friends School requires two common referral forms from current academic teachers. To request a referral form from your current school, please log into your checklist on myFriends and send an email to your teacher or school. Directions are available on your checklist. For more information see the  AIMS Confidentiality Statement. 

If you are unable to send the referral form request through myFriends, please complete the Parent Release Form and give it to your child’s current school office along with the Common Referral Form.  This form is due by January 15 and must be emailed or sent directly from current school. 
(See AIMS Confidentiality Statement). 

Transcript Release Form
Friends School requires school records for all applicants grades 9-12. Please log into your checklist on myFriends and send a request to your teacher or school.  Directions are available on your checklist. For the 2023-24 application, we require three years of report cards.

If you are unable to send the referral form request through myFriends, please complete the Transcript Release Form and give it to your child’s current school office. School records must be emailed or sent directly from your current school to Friends. Forms are due by January 15.  

Admission Testing
Students applying to grades 9-12 must take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) or provide a copy of results taken within the last year. Note: Students may take the ISEE more than once in a calendar year.  Please contact ISEE with any questions.

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