Admissions
The Acorn School is a member of the Independent School Admissions Association of Greater New York (ISAAGNY). Applications for the 2020-2021 school year will be available after Labor Day and due by December 1, 2019. All About Two applications are due by November 15, 2019. After these deadlines, please contact us directly to see if we are still accepting applications.
Tours will take place from October through January. Applicant children will be invited for a play group in February. Admissions decisions will be emailed on Thursday, February 27, 2020 as per ISAAGNY rules. Children applying to All About Two must turn 2 by December 31, 2020. Children applying to our three-day 2s program must turn 2 by June 30, 2020. Early Decision: Applicants who are siblings or legacies can choose to apply Early Decision. Early decisions are emailed in December.
Schedule of
2019-2020 Tuition Payments
Five-Day Program
Monday – Friday
8:45 – 11:45 a.m.
$20,000 + $650 Reserve Fund
$8,000 Enrollment Fee* on Enrollment Date
$8,000 Second Tuition Payment on 9/13/19
$4,000 Final Tuition Payment on 11/1/19
$650 Reserve Fund Fee** on 11/1/19
Three-Day 2s Program
For children born between January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
8:45 – 11:45 a.m.
$14,750 + $650 Reserve Fund
$5,900 Enrollment Fee* on Enrollment Date
$5,900 Second Tuition Payment on 9/13/19
$2,950 Final Tuition Payment on 11/1/19
$650 Reserve Fund Fee** on 11/1/19
Lunch & Play Until 1PM
Five Days (required for Yellow Room)
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
$3,400
$1,350 Enrollment Fee* on Enrollment Date
$1,350 Second Tuition Payment on 9/13/19
$700 Final Tuition Payment on 11/1/19
Lunch & Play Until 1PM
Four Days
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
$3,050
$1,200 Enrollment Fee* on Enrollment Date
$1,200 Second Tuition Payment on 9/13/19
$650 Final Tuition Payment on 11/1/19
Lunch & Play Until 1PM
Three Days
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
$2,500
$1,000 Enrollment Fee* on Enrollment Date
$1,000 Second Tuition Payment on 9/13/19
$500 Final Tuition Payment on 11/1/19
All About Two!
For children born between July 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018
Tuesdays & Thursdays
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
$7,500
$3,000 Enrollment Fee* on Enrollment Date
$3,000 Second Tuition Payment on 9/13/19
$1,500 Final Tuition Payment on 11/1/19
*The enrollment fee will be credited toward tuition.
**The Reserve Fund is a one-time fee, due the first year of child’s enrollment.
