Admissions
Joining the Project Learn School Community:
Admission to Project Learn is made on a rolling schedule.
The first step in applying to Project Learn is to contact our Admissions Director, Aisha Anderson-Oberman. Parents should begin this process early in the year prior to enrollment. Interested parents should call (215) 438-3623 to schedule a tour. We encourage you to come to one of our several Open Houses, or to arrange a school tour. Tours are available every Monday that school is in session. We want you to have a chance to meet our faculty, parents and students and get a real sense of how we work together.
If you feel Project Learn may be a good match for your family and child, your second step is to fill out an application form and return it with the $25 fee.
The next step is to schedule the student's visit at PLS.
Visits and Play Dates
Children applying for kindergarten will be invited to attend a Saturday Play Date. These are held beginning in December. During the Play Date, children will meet our primary teachers, Jane and Aubrey, tour the school, do a little reading and writing and play a lot. Parents will have a chance to meet the teachers, the Admissions Director, and current community members to ask questions.
Children applying for first and second grades will visit with Jane's Group (5-6 year-olds; K-1) for two consecutive days.
For students applying for grades three through seven, the child visits for three successive days. During your child's visits, no formal assessment is made, but your child is observed for interests and strengths, appropriateness of our program for his or her educational needs, ability to make friends in the group, and willingness to be a group member.
We have limited openings in grades one through five but add students each year to the sixth and seventh grades. The decision regarding acceptance is made by the entire staff at a regular staff meeting, and will be conveyed within two weeks of your child's visit.
