Admissions
How To Apply
Admissions Process
Our goal through the admissions process is to help you determine if The Orchard School is the best educational fit for your child and your family. The Admissions Team is here to help you through this process. Please see the steps below for application instructions. We look forward to receiving your application!
Please note: There is a $100 application fee.
It is not necessary to re-apply or submit the $100 application fee if you've previously applied. Reach out to admissions@orchard.org.
Orchard does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or age in its admissions process, its programs or its activities.
Please note: There is a $100 application fee.
It is not necessary to re-apply or submit the $100 application fee if you've previously applied. Reach out to admissions@orchard.org.
Orchard does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or age in its admissions process, its programs or its activities.
1. Application:
The application deadline for first-round placement for the 2023-24 school year is January 31st to be considered for first-round offers in March. After this date, applications will be considered through rolling admission as positions remain available. If you have previously requested information through our website or applied for any child at Orchard, you will select "Already have an account" when you click through. If you do not know your username or password, select "First Time Logging In/Forgot Your Login".
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
2. Records and Reports:
Student records (report cards/ progress reports and academic testing) must be provided. If your child has had any professional evaluations, please include copies of the evaluation results. Records may be delivered, mailed, or scanned and emailed to admissions@orchard.org.
3. Confidential Teacher Recommendations:
Each applicant's current teacher must provide a confidential teacher recommendation form (link below). This requirement is waived for Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten applicants who are not currently in a daycare/classroom setting. Applicants for fifth through eighth grade must submit two confidential teacher recommendation forms.
CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE APPROPRIATE TEACHER RECOMMENDATION FORMS
4. Academic Testing for Grades Five Through Eight:
Parents of applicants for grades five through eight may contact admission@orchard.org to learn more about registering for admissions testing. The Orchard School uses the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE).
5. Student Assessment:
All students are required to complete a student assessment as part of the admissions process. A completed application, including all requested forms and records, must be submitted before an assessment can be scheduled. Parents/Guardians of applicants may contact the admissions office (admissions@orchard.org) to schedule their child's participation in an assessment.
6. Admissions Notification:
Admissions decisions for first-round offers are mailed on Friday, March 3, 2023. After this date, applicants will be considered through rolling admission as positions remain available.
Please return all materials to the admissions department at The Orchard School.
The application deadline for first-round placement for the 2023-24 school year is January 31st to be considered for first-round offers in March. After this date, applications will be considered through rolling admission as positions remain available. If you have previously requested information through our website or applied for any child at Orchard, you will select "Already have an account" when you click through. If you do not know your username or password, select "First Time Logging In/Forgot Your Login".
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
2. Records and Reports:
Student records (report cards/ progress reports and academic testing) must be provided. If your child has had any professional evaluations, please include copies of the evaluation results. Records may be delivered, mailed, or scanned and emailed to admissions@orchard.org.
3. Confidential Teacher Recommendations:
Each applicant's current teacher must provide a confidential teacher recommendation form (link below). This requirement is waived for Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten applicants who are not currently in a daycare/classroom setting. Applicants for fifth through eighth grade must submit two confidential teacher recommendation forms.
CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE APPROPRIATE TEACHER RECOMMENDATION FORMS
4. Academic Testing for Grades Five Through Eight:
Parents of applicants for grades five through eight may contact admission@orchard.org to learn more about registering for admissions testing. The Orchard School uses the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE).
5. Student Assessment:
All students are required to complete a student assessment as part of the admissions process. A completed application, including all requested forms and records, must be submitted before an assessment can be scheduled. Parents/Guardians of applicants may contact the admissions office (admissions@orchard.org) to schedule their child's participation in an assessment.
6. Admissions Notification:
Admissions decisions for first-round offers are mailed on Friday, March 3, 2023. After this date, applicants will be considered through rolling admission as positions remain available.
Please return all materials to the admissions department at The Orchard School.
Address
The Orchard School
615 W. 64th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Email
Admissions Assessments
All applicants for the 2023-2024 school year will be invited to attend a required assessment.
Each applicant will be assigned an assessment time.
Questions? Contact admissions@orchard.org.
Each applicant will be assigned an assessment time.
Questions? Contact admissions@orchard.org.
Early Childhood Highlights
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Honoring Student Voice
Kindergarteners in this classroom were very curious about bees, so teachers adjusted their curriculum to build off of their students' interest. After learning that bees are able to turn sugar into wax through the glands in their abdomen, students made their own candles out of beeswax. -
Spring Sing
Preschool students perform confidently in front of 200 people in our theater. They debut special classroom songs, and popular childhood classics. They also play hand drums, rhythm sticks, and shaky eggs. These Owls even perform songs in Spanish. Pretty impressive for three, four and five-year olds! -
Fairy Tale Integration
The Kindergarten fairy tale study lends itself nicely to an integrated approach to learning and the creation of projects. As part of the fairy tale study, students have the opportunity to use our 27-element ropes course to experience firshand how Jack might have felt as he was climbing up and down the beanstalk! -
Identity is a Year-Long Focus
From identity boxes to tree guides and from interactive art stations to identity books, each classroom displays their work in a gallery for families to observe and discuss with their child. This end-of-the-year community event helps build the foundation for an Orchard education. -
Diversity and Inclusion
The study of identity is a major focus in all Early Childhood classrooms at The Orchard School. Teachers believe that by having these important discussions about identity at such an early age, children will discover the true meaning of diversity, equity and inclusion. -
Nature as Teacher
Real-life experiences enable children to utilize social and academic skills and to make the connections for experiencing history, applying math and science or understanding the concept of interdependence. Classroom skills and concepts greatly enhanced when the learning moves outside.
