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1480 Scaffold Cane Road, Berea, KY 40403Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 3:00 pmApplications for the fall open in January(859) 555-0105

How tuition and aid work

What sets tuition, how a place is held and how to ask about aid, in plain words.

  • What sets tuition

    Tuition depends on how many days a week a student comes, three, four or five, and it is set for the school year. The guides go through the figures with you at a visit.

    • How many days a week a student comes

    • Whether a student starts in August or partway through the year

    • Extras such as materials and field trips, listed on their own

  • Registration

    A one-time registration goes with the application. It covers reading the application and starting a student's file, and it is due when a family applies. Enrollment is a separate step that holds a place once an offer is accepted.

  • Holding a place

    When a place is offered, a family has two weeks to answer. A signed enrollment agreement and a first payment hold the place, and that payment counts toward tuition. If every place is taken, a family can join the waitlist, and offers go out in the order families joined.

  • Billing

    Tuition is billed monthly across the school year, with autopay set up through the family portal. A family who would rather pay by the term can ask at the visit.

  • Help with tuition

    Financial aid is available. Here is how to apply: after the application, a family fills in a short aid form and talks with a guide about what the family can manage. Decisions go out with the offer. Ask us at a visit whether a state education savings program applies to your family.

  • Siblings

    A second child in the same family is handled differently from the first. Ask at the visit and the office will explain how it works for your family.

  • Withdrawing

    We ask for a month's notice in writing before a student leaves. What happens to a month in progress is in the enrollment agreement.

Days and costs

Days a week, and each cost beside them

Every student joins the same two rooms. The columns show how many days a week a family can choose.

  • Students

    Ages 6 to 12

    Class size: 14

    Reading and math are in two groups by age; everything else is mixed.

    • Three days8:30 am to 3:00 pm · 3 daysOffered
    • Four days8:30 am to 3:00 pm · 4 daysOffered
    • Five days8:30 am to 3:00 pm · 5 daysFriday ends after lunchOffered

Fees and what each is for

Application
Covers reading the application and starting a student's file. Due when a family applies.
Enrollment
Holds a place after an offer is accepted, and counts toward tuition.
Materials
Paper, art and woodworking supplies for the year, ordered by the school.
Field trips
A few outings in the year, billed when a family signs the permission slip.

Sample programs.

Ask about aid at a visit

Bring your questions to a visit day, or write to the office.