Visit Cold Spring School

Families interested in applying to Cold Spring School are strongly encouraged to join one of our parent-led tours offered from October through January. The tour includes a visit to each classroom followed by a question-and-answer period with two Master Teachers, the Director and the Admissions Director. Our parent-led tours are an excellent way to see Cold Spring School in action.

Parent Tours:

Tours for parents who are considering applying to Cold Spring School are held on Tuesdays at 8:45 a.m. on the following dates:

2008
October 21, 28
November 18
December 2, 9, 16

2009
January 6, 13, 27

Please call (203) 787-1584 to reserve your place on a tour.

Openings for the 2008-2009 School Year

After the February 1 deadline, applications are considered on a rolling admissions basis. For information about grade openings, please call Sara Armstrong, Director of Admissions, at 787-1584.

Applying to Cold Spring School

The application deadline for the upcoming school year is February 1. Admissions decisions are mailed on March 10 to families who complete the application process by the February 1 deadline.

The application process is a time for us to learn more about each other. The process varies depending on grade level and is described briefly below.

Preschool applicants must be three years old by September 1 of the year they will begin preschool. After we receive your application and teacher information/evaluation form, you will be contacted to schedule your child’s visit to the preschool classroom. A time will also be arranged for you to discuss your child’s application with the Director, Jeff Jonathan.

Kindergarten and First Grade: After we receive your child’s application and teacher information/evaluation form, you will be contacted to schedule a visit for you and your child. The Director of Admissions will meet with your child to administer a screening survey followed by a visit to the K/1 classroom. Meanwhile, time is set aside for you to meet the Director, Jeff Jonathan.

Second through Sixth Grade: Families applying for admission in these grades complete the application, submit the teacher information/evaluation form to your child’s teacher and apply for a release of records from your child’s present school. After we receive that information, a half-day visit for your child is arranged. During the visit, the child spends time in the grade they will be entering, participates in classroom activities and is given an evaluation test to measure knowledge in reading and math. A meeting with the Director, Jeff Jonathan, can be arranged at either end of your child’s visit.

Papier-Maché Dogs

Did you know Lewis and Clark had a canine companion on their voyage? Students in the first and second grades explored shape and form using papier-maché to create their version of Seaman, the Newfoundland.

See more renditions of Seaman in the Art Gallery.

Cold Spring School • 263 Chapel Street • New Haven CT 06513
tel: 203.787.1584 • fax: 203.787.9444
coldspring@coldspringschool.org