Seneca Academy

Preserving the Wonder of Childhood

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    • Resources for Talking to Children About Race
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Elementary Admissions (K-5)

2023-2024 Elementary Admissions Procedures for New Students

We are thrilled you are interested in joining the Seneca Academy village! Though our students are learning in person, our campus is currently closed to the general public. However, we are still available to guide you through the admissions process!

Contact

Please contact our Director of Admissions, Priscella Celentano to set up an informational pre-admissions session via phone or Zoom.

Application

Complete the online application for the 2023-2024 school year and submit the nonrefundable $60 application fee. Kindergarten students must turn 5 by September 1 of the year of entry.

Forms

Give the signed transcript release form to your current school; give your child’s teacher the Student Recommendation Form and ask the teacher to return it directly to Seneca Academy.

Following receipt of the application and application fee, the Admissions Director will contact you to schedule a meeting with your student(s), as well as a parent meeting with the Head of School, so that we can get to know your family better. Completed admissions materials will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee and the Committee will notify you in writing on March 4 (if admissions process is completed by February 15).


Elementary Admissions Procedures for Current Seneca Academy Pre-K Students Applying to Kindergarten

  • Complete the online application for the 2023-2024 school year and submit a nonrefundable $30 application fee. Current preschool students do not need to submit the student recommendation form or the transcript release. Students must turn 5 by September 1 of the year of entry.
  • Completed applications will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee and the Committee will notify you in writing.
Get in Touch

Seneca Academy seeks to admit a diverse population of students who are able to meet the academic and social expectations of the school. Seneca Academy is nondenominational and does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, gender, race, religion, politics, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status in the admission of children. We welcome the opportunity to communicate with parents about whether our school is a “good match” for their children.

Seneca Academy provides an engaging, challenging, inquiry-based education in a nurturing and diverse environment as an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (IB PYP) World School.

15601 Germantown Road, Darnestown, MD 20874
Phone: (301) 869-3728 • Fax (301) 869-3348

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Thank you!

You have successfully submitted your Parent’s Day Out application for the 2020-2021 school year! Once again, we appreciate you being a part of the Seneca Academy village.

 

Thank you so much for your sponsorship of Seneca Academy’s 2020 auction and gala, “Around the World.” Because of you and other generous supporters, we are able to continue serving the children and families in our school as well as the community at large. We appreciate your gift to help us preserve the wonder of childhood for years to come!

 

Thank you so much for your donation to Seneca Academy’s 2020 auction and gala, “Around the World.” Because of you and other generous supporters, we are able to continue serving the children and families in our school as well as the community at large. We appreciate your gift to help us preserve the wonder of childhood for years to come!