We are delighted you are considering Vermont Day School for your child. If you would like to apply, we ask that you do the following:
1. Learn about our school
Attend an informational event, look over our website, or contact us to set up a phone call. We are happy to answer questions about our school, and work with you to decide if Vermont Day School is the right learning environment for your child. Please complete an admissions inquiry form or contact Libby Macdonald, Director of Admissions, lmacdonald@vtdayschool.org. We look forward to connecting with you!
School Tours: Tours are available all year long by appointment. To set up a time to visit Vermont Day School, please contact Libby Macdonald, Director of Admissions, lmacdonald@vtdayschool.org.
Winter Open House: Join us on Saturday, February 1st for our upcoming Open House. Meet faculty & staff, visit classrooms, talk with current parents and learn what makes Vermont Day School unique!
10:00 am – Lower School Open House (rising PreK to 3rd grade)
3:00 pm – Upper School Open House (rising 4th-8th grade)
Upper School Visit Day: Upper School applicants (4th-8th grade) are invited to join us on Thursday, February 6th to experience VDS first hand. Attend classes, meet students and teachers and see what it feels like to be a student at VDS! All participants must RSVP to Libby Macdonald to attend. Want to visit sooner? Email Libby to schedule a date!
2. Complete an Application Form
- Digital Application Form. This link will take you through the process of creating a VDS Admissions Account and submitting an application form online. The $60 application fee is payable online at the end of the application form.
3. Submit Teacher Recommendation Form and Progress Reports
Once you have submitted an application form, you will see a link in your VDS Admissions Account to submit a teacher recommendation form to your child’s current or most recent teacher. In some cases, we may request your permission to speak with your child’s teachers directly.
We also ask that you submit the most recent progress reports from your child’s pre-school/school. These may be uploaded directly into your VDS Admissions Account.
4. Student Meeting and/or Assessment
Once we have received your child’s application, recommendation forms, and the application fee, we will schedule a visit with you and your student. On the day of the visit, for 1st-8th graders, we will also administer a brief educational assessment to help us with placement for literacy and math, should your child enroll at our school. Kindergarten applicants will be invited to attend a Kindergarten visiting morning.
Application Deadlines
Applications are being accepted for the 2025-2026 school year. PreK applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications for K-8 are due by December 15th, 2024 for our early admissions deadline and February 15th, 2025 for the regular admissions deadline. Interested families are encouraged to inquire and apply as early as possible, as many of our classes will fill and have a waiting list.
Please refer to the Checklist in your online Admissions Account to be sure that you have submitted all the necessary information to complete your child’s application.
Enrollment
Admissions decisions are posted in your VDS Admissions Account and sent via email. You will be asked to log into your VDS Admissions Account to complete your enrollment contract and pay your deposit. To secure your child’s spot at Vermont Day School for the upcoming school year, we ask that you return the completed enrollment contract and a non-refundable $500 deposit (applied towards tuition) within one week of acceptance.
Admissions Policy
Vermont Day School is committed to having a diverse body of learners, with a range of interests, backgrounds and abilities. Differentiating instruction to ensure that each child is learning at his/her instructional level is at the heart of what we do every day. However, we do not have learning or behavioral specialists on staff at this time. Thus, we may deny admission or re-enrollment to a child if we feel he/she may be better served at another educational setting that offers instruction or resources more suited to the child’s educational, behavioral or social-emotional needs. Please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss whether Vermont Day School is the right learning optimal for your child. We are always happy to talk!
