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Tour campus

While our campus is closed and is operating under distance learning, please e-mail the Admission Office at admission@langleyschool.org to set up a virtual tour of our campus. 

Submit application for admission

The application deadline for the 2020-2021 school year was January 15, 2020. However, we are still accepting applications and will process them on a rolling basis. Please complete an application online and call the Admission Office at (703) 848-2782 with any questions. 

To be considered for the preschool program, students must be three years of age by September 1 of the year they start school. Students applying to junior kindergarten and kindergarten must be four and five years old, respectively, by September 30 of the year they start school. Students applying to grades 1-8 are admitted to grade levels appropriate for their development.

Schedule student visit

While our campus is closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, we have temporarily modified our application process to include virtual student visits as described below:

For Preschool: With your initial assistance, your child will "visit" via Google Meets with two of our Primary School faculty and a member of the Admission Office. The morning visit will run for approximately 15 minutes and will include activities that are routine, play-based, and hopefully familiar such as a read-aloud, singing, toy play, and conversation. You are expected to be in the room with your child during this visit, yet allow him or her to interact independently.

For Junior Kindergarten: With your initial assistance, your child will "visit" via Google Meets with two of our Primary School faculty and a member of the Admission Office. The morning visit will run for approximately 20-25 minutes and will include activities that are routine, play-based, and hopefully familiar such as a read-aloud, drawing assignment, show and tell, and conversation. You are expected to be in the room with your child during this visit, yet allow him or her to interact independently.

For Kindergarten and Grade 1: With your initial assistance, your child will "visit" via Google Meets with two of our Primary School faculty and a member of the Admission Office. The morning visit will run for approximately 30 minutes and will include activities that are routine, play-based, and hopefully familiar such as a read-aloud, drawing assignment, number and letter games, and conversation.  You are expected to be in the room with your child during this visit, yet allow him or her to interact independently.

For Grades 2-8: With your initial assistance, your child will "visit" via Google Meets with the division head and a member of the Admission Office. Approximately 15 minutes will be dedicated to a student interview, followed by approximately 30 minutes to complete a student academic assessment.

When our campus reopens, we will resume in-person student visits during which preschool through grade 1 applicants spend a morning in our Primary School classrooms and grade 2-8 applicants attend a full day of classes while paired with a student buddy.

Complete parent interview

The Langley School places great importance on the parent/school relationship, and we seek to understand your needs, perspectives, and requirements to ensure a successful partnership.

While our campus is closed during the coronavirus pandemic, please e-mail the Admission Office at admission@langleyschool.org to set up your phone or virtual parent interview.

Complete required testing

• No testing is required for applicants to the preschool class.
• Parents of children applying to junior kindergarten through grade 5 should schedule an assessment at a professional evaluation center. For additional information, see the list of evaluation centers. Note: If you need names of testers who are available during this time of social distancing and shelter-in-place, please let us know and we can help find one.
• Applicants to junior kindergarten, kindergarten, and grade 1 who are 5 years old and younger should take the WPPSI-IV.
• Applicants to grade 1 who are 6 years old should take the WISC-V.
• Applicants to grades 2 through 5 should take the WISC-V.
• Applicants to grades 6 through 8 should take the SSAT test. Students must pre-register with SSAT (www.ssat.org) and know that Langley’s school code is 4507. Note: As of April 2020, SSATs are currently not available due to COVID-19, so we are accepting WISC testing as a substitute.

Submit teacher recommendations and transcripts

Teacher recommendations and complete transcripts must be sent directly from your child's school or teacher to The Langley School. Please let us know if you are unable to reach your school at this time.

Once you have submitted your child's application through our admission portal, you will find instructions to electronically request teacher recommendations directly from your child's teacher(s).

• For Preschool, Junior Kindergarten, and Kindergarten: Recommendations and transcripts are only required if your child currently attends school.
• For Grades 1-5: We require at least one teacher recommendation and a complete transcript.
• For Grades 6-8: We require two teacher recommendations (one math and one language arts) and a complete transcript. If your child has the same teacher for both subjects, please submit a second recommendation from a different teacher.  

Transcript Release Authorization: Print and sign this authorization form and e-mail it to your child's current school. The school should then send your child's complete transcript directly to The Langley School Admission Office at admission@langleyschool.org. Please Note: Transcripts should include at least two years of reports when applicable.

Submit financial aid application

Langley welcomes applications for financial aid. Funds are allocated on the basis of need as determined by Tuition Aid Data Services (TADS) and The Langley School Financial Aid Committee. TADS application forms can be obtained at http://www.tads.com. Financial aid forms for new students were due by February 1, 2020. For returning students, forms were due by January 10, 2020. For more information, please see Tuition/Financial Aid.

Notification date and enrollment

The Langley School will notify families in a timely manner of admission decisions for the upcoming year. Enrollment contracts confirming acceptance of enrollment are to be returned by the date indicated on the acceptance letter, with the required non-refundable tuition deposit.