A DAY IN THE LIFE

JK

STEP 1

APPLY ONLINE

First, submit your application! The application form typically takes about 20 minutes to complete. All supporting documents listed below can be submitted at a later time to an active checklist in the application portal or by email to admission@flinthill.org.

STEP 2

SUBMIT SUPPORTING MATERIALS

Supporting materials include:

Teacher Recommendation from the applicant’s current teacher.
Transcripts/Progress Reports: Required only for entering grades 1-6.
Parent/Guardian Questionnaire
Testing:
- Grades JK-2: A Gesell Developmental Observation is required. Once you submit an application, you may schedule a Gesell through Flint Hill. There is no cost involved.

Grades 3-6: We do not require families to seek testing for admission, but we do ask families to submit all testing they have on file.

STEP 3

SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW

An interview gives you the opportunity to ask questions about our school community and gives us a chance to learn more about your family.

STEP 4

SCHEDULE A STUDENT VISIT

Applicants for grades JK-6 are required to come to campus for a student visit.

K

Kindergarten students spend about an hour each day in Language Arts, where they continue building the foundational skills they need to read and write.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Kindergarten students spend about an hour each day in Language Arts, where they continue building the foundational skills they need to read and write.

At this stage in child development, most kindergarten students practice their math skills by using marbles or other play items to count and by drawing out math problems. They work on math for about an hour each day.

MATH

Students are always encouraged to “think like a scientist.” In this lab, Kindergarteners apply fundamental physics principles. They work in pairs to build structures to protect a mountain town from falling boulders (ping pong balls). Using a mountain model made of inclined cardboard, students design and test their own solutions to re-direct the “boulders” away from their paper town and toward a waiting dump truck (a plastic cup).

SCIENCE LAB

In Computer Science class, kindergarteners continue to learn basic block coding. Here, they are coding robot mice to follow a specific path.

COMPUTER SCIENCE

In Computer Science class, kindergarteners continue to learn basic block coding. Here, they are coding robot mice to follow a specific path.

Morning Meeting is a special time every day for kindergarten students and a key component of Responsive Classroom. Teachers reinforce concepts students have learned in previous lessons and focus on building community. The children are given the time and space to ask questions and be curious.

MORNING MEETING

Research-based weekly Wellness classes with our school counselors focus on helping students practice mindfulness, communication skills, and self-regulation.

WELLNESS CLASS

Research-based weekly Wellness classes with our school counselors focus on helping students practice mindfulness, communication skills, and self-regulation.