Morning Visits & Tours | in-person

Morning Visits include a tour, observation of our daily all-school Check-in, conversation with students/staff, and opportunities to visit classes. Families who sign up are asked to be here by 8:40am, and invited to stay for as much of the morning as possible.

Sign up via Ravenna, call 206-324-4350, or email the Admissions Office directly.

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PSCS Fall Open House for Prospective Families is Sunday, November 17 from 12:30-3pm.

Pre-register via Ravenna, call 206-324-4350, or email the Admissions Office directly.

1. Morning Visit & Tour

• Create a short profile and register via Ravenna.
• This is the 1st required step in the admissions process.

• There is a 20% discount for siblings of current students.
• Materials submitted through Ravenna
• Due November 31, 2024
• Early decisions sent home Dec 20, 2024

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3. Online Application | Middle & High School

• All materials submitted through Ravenna.
• Due January 16, 2025

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4. Tuition Access Applications

• Tuition Access applications due in F.A.C.T.S.
• You can also submit a Subjective data letter for the Aid Committee.
• Please visit the Tuition Access Info page for more info.
• Due February 6, 2025

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5. Applicant Full Day Visits

• Register via Ravenna after application is submitted.

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6. Parent/Guardian Interview

• Once a student has completed their Full Day Visit, parents/guardians can register for a final chat via Ravenna.

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7. Enrollment Decisions | posted to Ravenna

• After the application has been fully submitted, the Full Day Visit and Parent Interview are completed, enrollment decisions (accepted, not accepted, waitlisted) will be posted to Ravenna on February 28, 2025
  
• Tuition Access offers will be sent out by or before March 7, 2025.
  

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8. Contract & Deposit

• Enrollment contracts and deposit are due ONE WEEK after decisions are posted in Ravenna, March 28, 2025.

PSCS is small and able to offer Rolling Admissions and Mid-Year Enrollment most school years. This means if you have missed the on time applications deadlines, or discover us outside the traditional timeline, you may still be able to apply. PSCS operates on three term school year (Fall, Winter, and Spring).

New community members may be added prior to the next term.

Current & Alumni Families are the best marketing we could ever have for student success and advocacy during school, post high school, and into adulthood:

"This whole experience gave a deeper understanding of why community matters. That sense of belonging is really important to me, and being able to be comfortable and be myself is really cool. I think that PSCS tries not to let people dwindle and fall into the crowd. I also believe a pro of PSCS being a small school is that the teachers can focus a bit more on the individual students which having that support is really nice." —Current PSCS Student

"I think fondly of PSCS as I observe [my PSCS alum at Cornish College of the Arts] because I think he got the confidence to be himself there. That’s it for now. I just wanted to reach out. Crazy times we live in, but it inspires appreciation for the positive relationships that have kept us moving forward." —PSCS Alum Parent

"Logan ('15) came to this program with strong academic and interpersonal skills and excelled in all aspects of our shared work. His attendance was excellent and all assignments were completed on time. Logan has natural leadership skills, which were a great asset to seminar and often posed genuine questions that demonstrated both a comprehension of the text and an interest in learning more about it with others. It was a great pleasure working with and learning from Logan  this quarter." —College Advisor

"Thank you again for helping [my student] become the engaged learner he is today." —PSCS Alum Parent

“I am very grateful for all the staff, friends, and families that are a part of PSCS.  I know so many wonderful human beings because of my relationship with the school.  My life and my self would not be the same without you.”  —PSCS Volunteer

“The tragedy of school shootings underscores my gratitude for PSCS:  First, as a community that uniquely embodies respect for all; second, as a model to the world of engaged and caring people, of all ages; and third, as my [student's school].  Not only do I trust for her physical and emotional safety, I also trust the depth and quality of the learning —on high school shootings, movies, teenage drinking, college, politics, (everything!)—that I know she will be surrounded with at PSCS.”  —PSCS Alum Parent

“PSCS is not only a strong community builder, but has changed, and continues to change, the lives of the students and families in the name of education, curiosity, compassion, enlightenment, and the human will to want to have FUN.” —PSCS Alum

“I am grateful to PSCS for the incredible opportunities my daughter has had to form relationships with so many different adults.  These individuals have included the staff, volunteer facilitators, apprenticeship mentors, and other parents.  The support, guidance, and friendships have been priceless, and are, I believe, what all youth need more of in their lives.  This is, perhaps, the school's greatest strength.  Thank you from my heart.”  —PSCS Alum Parent

"The hardest thing about growing up for some kids is the process of finding themselves, their inner motor.  To me the greatest thing about PSCS is that a child can find his or her own identity without pressure, from peers and institution, as to what is the right *format*.  My [student] has benefited greatly from the feeling that he is choosing his own way in the context of a community that will help him once he has made his choices."  —PSCS Alum Parent

"PSCS has given my children the precious gifts of loving learning and learning to trust themselves and honor others."  —PSCS Alum Parent

"PSCS let me find the perfect place to learn and grow, and if I needed something more, it helped me find it.  PSCS opened up the space for me to explore my self, and learn more about who I am, and the person I want to be, than I ever could have found in a book. PSCS taught me that I love learning and that there are endless possibilities out there for me to explore."  —PSCS Alum