How To Apply

List of 4 frequently asked questions.

• JK, K & 1st Grade

  Our program is designed for children who turn the following ages by September 1st of the year they enter the grade.

  • Junior Kindergarten: age 4
  • Kindergarten: age 5
  • First Grade: age 6

  We are pleased to collaborate with families to determine the most appropriate class placement for each child.
  
  

  1. Apply

  You may submit an application via Finalsite. From there, you will be able to access all appointment options and supplementary forms required to complete the application.  

  
  When possible, we recommend that you schedule your Grace appointments in this order: 

  • school tour
  • parent/guardian interview
  • child interview

  2. Interviews + Tours
  Once you submit your application, you may then schedule your parent/guardian tour through Finalsite.
  
  Interviews are scheduled as follows. 
  
  

  Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten Applicants:

  
  Parent/guardian interviews are scheduled through Finalsite. These meetings take place via Zoom.

  
  Child interviews are also scheduled through Finalsite. These visits are conducted in small groups and run by our dedicated early childhood faculty in our bright and welcoming classrooms. Interview times are available most Mondays through Thursdays, 10:40-11:30 am. Parents are not required to attend these
  interviews.
  
  

  First Grade Applicants:

  
  Parent/guardian interviews are scheduled through Finalsite. These meetings take place via Zoom.

  
  Child interviews are also scheduled through Finalsite. They are conducted in person with other applicants one afternoon in the fall. The interview time will be the clear option in your parent portal. Parents are not required to attend these interviews.

  
  3. Recommendations

  Through Finalsite, you will submit a request to your child’s teacher to complete an ISAAGNY recommendation form. Schools will send recommendations later in the fall to give them time to get to know your child. 

  
  4. Transcripts
  For first grade applicants only, you will submit a transcript request to the applicant's current school. Forms are available on Finalsite.

  
  5. Standardized Testing

  Grace does not require standardized testing for early childhood applicants.

  
  We are always available to help you with the application process. Please contact Kate Patton, kpatton@gcschool.org, with any questions. Our team looks forward to welcoming you to Grace!
  
  Junior Kindergarten applicant families are offered early notification for siblings of current or former students, children of a parent or guardian who has matriculated at the school, or children of current faculty or staff.
  
  

• 2nd-4th Grade

  1. Apply

  You may submit an application via Finalsite. From there, you will be able to access all appointment options and supplementary forms required to complete the application.  

  
  When possible, we recommend that you schedule your Grace appointments in this order: 

  • school tour
  • parent/guardian interview
  • child interview

  
  2. Interviews + Tours
  Once you submit your application, you may then schedule your parent/guardian tour through Finalsite.

  
  Interviews are scheduled as follows. 

   

  Parent/guardian interviews are scheduled through Finalsite. These meetings take place via Zoom.

  
  Child interviews are also scheduled through Finalsite. They are conducted in person with other applicants one afternoon in the fall. The interview time will be the clear option in your Finalsite portal. Parents are not required to attend these interviews.

  
  3. Recommendations
  Through Finalsite, you will submit a request to your child’s teacher to complete an ISAAGNY recommendation form. Schools will send recommendations later in the fall to give them time to get to know your child. 
  
  

  4. Transcripts

  You will submit a transcript request to the applicant's current school. Forms are available on Finalsite.

   

  5. Standardized Testing

  Grace does not require standardized testing for lower school applicants.

   

  We are always available to help you with the application process.  Please contact Kate Patton, kpatton@gcschool.org, with any questions. Our team looks forward to welcoming you to Grace!
  
  

• 5th-8th Grade

  1. Apply

  You may submit an application via Finalsite. From there, you will be able to access all appointment options and supplementary forms required to complete the application.  

   

  When possible, we recommend that you try to schedule your Grace appointments in this order: 

  • school tour for parents/guardians and students
  • parent/guardian interview
  • student interview

   

  2. Interviews + Tours

  Once you submit your application, you may then schedule your family's tour through Finalsite.

   

  We encourage middle school applicants to attend the tour, and our dedicated student ambassadors will offer a peer’s perspective to your child.  

   

  Please self-schedule both your parent/guardian interview and your student’s interview through Finalsite.  Both of these meetings take place via Zoom.

   

  3. Recommendations

  Submit two ISAAGNY teacher recommendations from the applicant's current math and English teachers through Finalsite. Schools should not send recommendations until November, at the earliest, to give faculty time to know your child.

   

  4. Transcripts

  You will submit a transcript request to the applicant's current school. Forms are available on Finalsite.

   

  5. Standardized Testing

  Grace requires standardized testing for the 2025-2026 admissions cycle. We will accept ISEE and/or SSAT score reports sent to us directly from either ISEE’s website or SSAT’s website. To do so, please list Grace as a “sending school.”

  
  

  Please click here to register for the ISEE and here to register for the SSAT.

   

  6. Submit Middle School ISAAGNY Common Essay

  All applicants must complete each of the three essay prompts available on Finalsite.
  
  

  7. Submit a Graded Writing Sample

  Applicants must either upload this sample via Finalsite or send a copy of a graded essay with the teacher's comments visible. The essay should be research/analysis oriented, if possible, and may be selected by the student from their current English or history classwork. It should be something that your child feels proud to share! Please be sure to include the original prompt, question, or passage referenced for the assignment.

   

  We are always available to help you with the application process.  Please contact Simon Thomas-Train, sthomastrain@gcschool.org with any questions. Our team looks forward to welcoming you to Grace!
  
  

• 9th-12th Grade

  1. Apply

  You may submit an application via Finalsite. After 48 hours your application will be processed, and you will be able to access all supplementary forms required to complete the application.

  
  2. Interviews + Tours

  After you submit your online application, you may then schedule your family's interview and tour. Families have the option of getting to know Grace in-person or virtually. If you are interviewing in-person, a student-led tour of the high school campus will follow on that same day. If you are interviewing via Zoom, there will be opportunities later on in the admissions cycle to sign up for a tour. Please note that in-person interview spots are limited and will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Whether a family decides to interview in person or via Zoom will have zero impact on the applicant's ultimate admission decision.

  
  

  Additionally, we offer a series of in-person Open Houses where families will have the opportunity to meet administrators, faculty, and students to learn about the program. RSVPs will open in September. 

  
  3. Transcripts

  Submit a transcript request to the applicant's current school. Forms are available on Finalsite.

  
  4. Recommendations

  Submit two ISAAGNY teacher recommendations from the applicant's current math and English teachers through Finalsite. Schools should not send recommendations until November, at the earliest, to give faculty time to know your child.
  
  5. Standardized Testing

  Grace requires standardized testing. We will accept ISEE and/or SSAT score reports sent to us directly from either ISEE’s website or SSAT’s website. To do so, please list Grace as a “sending school.”

  
  

  Please click here to register for the ISEE and here to register for the SSAT.
  
  6. Submit ISAAGNY Common Essay

  Applicants must submit a 500-750 word essay from a choice of prompts available on Finalsite. In an effort to streamline the high school application process for student applicants, Grace participates in the ISAAGNY common essay.