Kindergarten & Lower School
Here you will find information about the kindergarten and lower school application process. You can access all of the application forms, find answers to frequently asked questions, and view application timelines for both kindergarten and lower school divisions.
- Our kindergarten is located at 124 Henry Street, a few blocks away from the Bosworth Building. Starting in 2027 the kindergarten will be located in our new building at 142 Pierrepont Street, diagonally across the street from the Bosworth Building.
- To apply to the kindergarten, a child must turn 5 by September 1 of the entry year.
- The kindergarten has approximately 80 students divided into 4 groups of 20, with 2 full-time teachers (a head teacher and an associate teacher) in each classroom. Kindergarten students participate in 7 different specialty subjects mostly in half groups; at these times, the student to teacher ratio in the home-classroom is 5:1.
- To learn more about our kindergarten program click here.
- Our lower school (grades 1-3) is located in the Farber Building at 153 Pierrepont Street, one block from our main building.
- Our age cutoff remains September 1 for each grade.
- There are generally 80 students per grade from first grade onward.
- There are 4 classrooms per grade in grades 1-3. As in kindergarten, there is a head teacher and an associate teacher in each classroom. By third grade the children are participating in as many as 11 different specialty subjects, often in half groups. This, in turn, means there is even more opportunity for small group work when only half the class is in the home-classroom and the ratio of students to teachers is reduced to 5:1.
- To learn more about our lower school program click here.
Virtual Info Session for Kindergarten and Lower School Applicant Families
- We will be hosting a virtual info session for applicant parents of young children in mid November. It will follow a webinar format and will be an opportunity to learn about our school’s philosophy, program and community. You will have the chance to hear from school leadership, including our kindergarten and lower school division heads. We devote a portion of the event to a Q&A . You can sign up for a virtual info session at any point in the application process by going here. We will record and share the webinar for those who are unable to attend. This webinar will be relevant for preschool, kindergarten and lower school applicant parents/guardians. Whether live or from the recording, we strongly encourage all kindergarten applicants to view the info session before the end of the process.
1) Submit an application using our online admissions portal
- The application deadline for kindergarten is November 20th, 2026. There is a non-refundable fee of $100. There are certain cases in which no fee is required; read the directions carefully when you get to the payment section of the application to know whether this applies to you.
- Important note for kindergarten applicants: If, at any point prior to the application deadline, the number of applicants exceeds the number of interview hours that we have available, we will have to stop processing applications. In the event of an early closure, new applications will be added to a wait pool up until the original deadline and invited to schedule an interview if we are able to expand our interview calendar. Families submitting an application into that wait pool are not asked to pay an application fee.
2) In-person group tour for parents/guardians of kindergarten applicants
- We will offer in-person tours of the kindergarten and lower school programs in action. These will run a few mornings a week throughout the fall, starting in October, and will last approximately an hour and a half.
- These tours are for current kindergarten applicant parents/guardians only. We cannot accommodate families who are looking ahead or who are applying to other grades.
- These tours are geared toward adults; bringing an infant in a carrier is fine! It’s just not a good event for a toddler on foot or a preschool aged child.
- These tours will be the only opportunity for kindergarten applicant parents to see the school in session. At least one guardian is required to attend.
- Once you’ve submitted your application, you can view the tour dates and register here.
- Parent tour and child’s interview can happen in either order.
3) Child interview
- Kindergarten applicants will have an in-person one-on-one interview with a member of our admissions staff. Each interview will last approximately 30-40 minutes. Once we’ve received your application, we will send you an email with information on how to schedule your child’s interview. These interviews are meant to be as informal and fun as possible–we have no dress code and children should wear comfortable clothing.
- Please note: As described above, in the event of an early closure for kindergarten applications, families who submitted their application after the early closure date but prior to the original November 20th deadline will be placed in a wait pool for an interview.
- As stated above, parent tour and child’s interview can happen in either order.
4) Submit ISAAGNY Teacher Evaluation Form
- Ask your child’s current classroom teacher to complete an ISAAGNY Evaluation Form Kindergarten and Grade 1 and email an electronic copy to us at admissions.materials@saintannsny.org by January 8, 2027. Please do NOT ask your child’s teacher to submit the form too much earlier than that deadline as we like for the teachers to have ample time to get to know your child before completing the evaluation.
5) Individual Virtual Parent/Guardian Conversation
- After we’ve received your child’s application, we will reach out to you to schedule a brief 20 minute virtual parent/guardian chat. These chats will take place farther along in the process, starting sometime in November.
- These meetings are intended to provide parents/guardians with another opportunity to ask questions; parents/guardians are not being interviewed.
- Please note: Your virtual conversation date should be after your in-person group tour date.
6) Notification
- Kindergarten decisions will be emailed on Thursday, February 4, 2027.
Admission to the 1st through 3rd grades is possible only if there is attrition. If you would like to submit an application and some basic information about your child, we will process the materials and contact you if space arises and we can offer an interview. Please follow the steps below to complete the process.
1) Submit an application using our online admissions portal
- The application deadline is November 20th, 2026. There is no fee to apply for these grades.
2) Give the Records Release Form to your child’s current school.
- We should receive those records directly from the school by January 8, 2027.
3) Give the ISAAGNY Evaluation Form for the appropriate grade level (found here) to your child’s current teacher.
- This form is due January 8, 2027. We prefer that teachers not fill these forms out too early, as we want them to have ample time to get to know the children well before completing them.
4) Notification
- 1st/2nd/3rd grade decisions or an update regarding anticipated openings will be emailed on February 10, 2027.
