Thank you for your interest in The Crefeld School! Below is a description of the application process and all of the steps involved. After reading through this page, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact Stacey Cunitz, Director of Admissions at (215) 242-5545, extension 13.
Before a student submits an application to the
school, the family can find out about The Crefeld School in one or more of the
following ways:
- Visiting the school during one of our Open Houses
-
Requesting a packet of information via our website, or by calling the school office
- Talking to Stacey on the telephone about the school
- Talking to current parents and students of the school
Private appointments with Stacey are generally scheduled after we received the application.
Stage One: Information Gathering
This stage begins after an application is
submitted, when Stacey will set up a private appointment with the applicant and
his or her family. During this appointment, releases are signed which allow the
Admissions Committee to obtain school records and copies of test reports. These
releases also give permission for members of the Committee to speak to the
various people listed on the application.
Admissions Committee members are trying to learn
as much about the applicant as possible so that we can make a determination
about whether the student will thrive in Crefeld’s environment. If concerns or
questions arise during this process, Stacey will contact the family to discuss
them. If at some point during this stage it becomes clear to us that Crefeld is
not an appropriate placement for the applicant, we will let the family know.
These families may call Stacey if they would like the names of other schools
they might contact. She also has a list of wonderful educational consultants
whose job it is to help find school placements for children.
Stage Two: Visiting Crefeld
Each applicant will be invited to spend a day at
Crefeld to get a feel for what it is like to be a student at our school. During this visit, the applicant will shadow
a current student. The applicant should bring a notebook and pen to school that
day and participate as fully as possible in all of the day's activities.
Students should also bring lunch or money for lunch. Lunch can be bought on
campus--our lunch menu can be found on our website.
Stage Three: The Outcome Letter
There are three possible outcomes to the admissions process:
- The first comes in the form of an acceptance
letter, which indicates that we feel that Crefeld is an appropriate placement
for the applicant and we have an available space to offer. Any conditions
placed on enrollment will be outlined in that letter.
- The second possibility is a denial
letter. We do our best to let families know early in the process if Crefeld is
not the right place for the applicant, however, sometimes we must do this
through a letter.
- The third, and most complicated of the outcomes
is acceptance into our waiting pool. This means that the admissions committee
has decided that the applicant meets all the criteria for admission to the
school, but that there are no available spaces.
Our application process is designed to help us
determine whether Crefeld will be the right place for your child. Sometimes
this takes three to four weeks. In rare circumstances it can take longer. We do
our best to make it as easy on the families as possible. If you have any
questions about the process, please do not hesitate to call Stacey.