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We look forward to supporting your family through the Redwood Day Admissions process! As you move through the admissions process and into the application process, our goal is that your experience is easy to navigate, inclusive, reflective, and enjoyable.

Please explore the steps of the process outlined below and never hesitate to reach out with any questions and to let us know how we can best support your family!

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Step 1: Inquire

Call us or visit our website to request information and schedule a time to visit us. Our website will give you a detailed look at our curriculum, program information, admissions policies, and application materials.
Step 2: Connect With Us

We invite you to connect with Redwood Day during the admissions process to get to know our faculty, staff, and community. Admissions events will be both virtual and in-person. Please visit our Visit Redwood Day page for more information on upcoming events.
Step 3: Apply to Redwood Day

Priority (Current Redwood Day families, siblings of alumni, and faculty/staff children) Application Due Date: October 3, 2022

Optional Early 2022-23 Application Due Date: December 15, 2022 ($65 application fee)
Final 2022-23 Application Due Date: January 24, 2023 ($100 application fee)

Although applications are not due until January 24, 2023, we ask that families who are ready to apply earlier do so by December 15, 2022 (with a reduced application fee!). Applications can be submitted online. We’ll confirm receipt of your application within one week.
Step 4: Assessments and Testing

January and February 2023 – We are currently finalizing assessments for 2023-2024 applicants. We will be in touch with you to schedule an assessment once your application is received.

ASSESSMENTS
Our assessments allow the Admissions Committee and additional faculty to get to know your child from both a social-emotional and academic perspective. An assessment is just one way we learn how a child will connect with, benefit from, and add to the learning community at Redwood Day.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade assessments are designed to determine the developmental readiness of a child for our program. Assessments for 2nd-8th Grade applicants typically involve activities, interviews, and academic work packets that include reading, writing, math, and spelling components. Redwood Day is currently developing our assessment process and more information will be available to families once this is finalized. Assessments are available to applicants only.

SSAT CHARACTER SKILLS SNAPSHOT AND ISEE
Redwood Day will not be accepting Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) results for 6th-8th grade applications for the 2022-2023 school year. We require that applicants for 6th-8th grade complete and submit the SSAT Character Skills Snapshot by February 2, 2023, by 8:00 p.m. The Character Skills Snapshot is an online survey administered by the SSAT that measures a student's preferences, attitudes, and beliefs about their own character, including intellectual, intrapersonal, and interpersonal skills.

To register for the Character Skills Snapshot, or to read the FAQ Sheet, please visit ssat.org. Please note that you will not be able to select Redwood Day as a recipient of the Snapshot until after you receive your Snapshot Results. Click HERE for directions.
Step 5: Complete Your Redwood Day Application
2022-23 Deadlines and Notification Dates
- October 3, 2022 (For Priority Applicants Only) - Admissions applications due from priority applicants (siblings of Redwood Day students and alumni or children of faculty/staff).
- November 1, 2022 (For Priority Applicants Only) - Tuition assistance application deadline for current Redwood Day families and faculty/staff.
- December 2, 2022 (For Priority Applicants Only) - SSAT Character Skills Snapshot must be completed by 8:00 p.m. (middle school applicants only). All supplemental documents should be uploaded through School Admin: fall report card; previous two years' report cards; letter of recommendation; student statement (for middle school applicants only).
- December 15, 2022 - Optional early admissions application deadline (with $65 application fee).
- January 24, 2023 - Admissions applications for the 2023-24 school year are due ($100 application fee)! Tuition assistance applications due from new admissions applicants.
Step 6: Make Your School Decision

Admissions decisions will be communicated to families by Redwood Day (and all East Bay Independent Schools) on March 16, 2023. Tuition Assistance decisions will be communicated at the same time. Please reach out to us if you would like to visit one last time or talk with anyone within our community.

Enrollment Decisions for families are due back to Redwood Day on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 10:00 am.

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K-8 Application Requirements
Checklist to guide you through the application process.
Tuition Assistance Booklet
Our Tuition Assistance Program info! Browse FAQs, policies, timeline, and requirements.
Middle School Student Statement
Applicants to grades 6-8 should complete this statement (handwritten, please) and submit by email or hard copy.
Records Release Form
Please sign the completed form and submit it to the registrar or records office at your child’s current school. This signed form must be submitted directly to the current school by the student’s parent or legal guardian so that the current school has permission to send copies of student records to Redwood Day.

2022-23 Deadlines

October 3, 2022 (For Priority Applicants Only)

Admissions applications due from priority applicants (siblings of Redwood Day students and alumni or children of faculty/staff).

November 1, 2022 (For Priority Applicants Only)

Tuition assistance application deadline for current Redwood Day families and faculty/staff.

December 2, 2022 (For Priority Applicants Only)

SSAT Character Skills Snapshot must be completed by 8:00 p.m. (middle school applicants only). All supplemental documents should be uploaded through School Admin: fall report card; previous two years' report cards; letter of recommendation; student statement (for middle school applicants only).

December 15, 2022

Optional early admissions application deadline (with $65 application fee).

January 24, 2023

Admissions applications for the 2023-24 school year are due ($100 application fee)! Tuition assistance applications due from new admissions applicants.

February 2, 2023

SSAT Character Skills Snapshot must be completed by 8:00 p.m. PST (middle school applicants only). All supplemental documents should be uploaded through School Admin: fall report card; previous two years' report cards; letter of recommendation; student statement (for middle school applicants only).

February 7, 2023

Enrollment materials for 2023-24 Redwood Day enrollment will be sent to returning Redwood Day families electronically on February 7. Contracts and enrollment deposits must be submitted electronically by February 17, 2023, by 9:00 a.m.

March 16, 2023

Prospective Redwood Day families can expect to receive emailed Admissions decisions this afternoon. Family decisions will be due back the following Thursday, March 23. These dates are shared by all member schools of the East Bay Independent Schools Association (EBISA).

March 23, 2023

Enrollment decisions and contracts from new Redwood Day families are due by 10:00 a.m.