Throughout the school year, Saint Louis Sudbury School enrolls students age 5 to 18 who meet the following criteria:
The school and the family believe that the student can thrive in Saint Louis Sudbury School’s program.
The student chooses to join the school community.
Throughout the admissions process, we will work with you to determine the good fit between your family and Saint Louis Sudbury School, as well as to provide your child or teen with the information they need to make their own decision about enrollment.
All enrollments begin with a 4-week Practice Period. We believe that many children can thrive in Saint Louis Sudbury School’s program if they choose to be here. Occasionally we find that we are unable to make an offer of admission, sometimes related to a history of serious behavioral or emotional patterns that may be difficult for our small community to absorb. If you’re wondering if your child might be a good fit, give us a call at 314.270.2488 or info@stlsudbury.org.
Our admissions process can be broken down into these steps:
1. Learn about Saint Louis Sudbury School
Read through our website and check out our recommended resources. Schedule an informational virtual meeting or phone call with a Sudbury representative (optional, but recommended). Schedule here or scroll to the bottom of this page for the scheduling calendar.
2. Tour the school
After reading about Saint Louis Sudbury School, it’s time to come in for a visit (schedule here)! You’ll meet with a representative of the school, to answer your questions, help both you and the school determine the good fit for your family, and take a tour of our space. This is an opportunity for you and your child to learn more about Saint Louis Sudbury School, just as we’re getting to know you, so feel free to bring lots of questions!
Schedule online to make an appointment for your family to visit.
School visits take about an hour and are conducted during regular school hours during the school year, and with greater scheduling flexibility over the summer. If you’re considering fall enrollment and would like to see our school in action, schedule your visit by March or early April of the preceding school year.
We recommend that students learn about Saint Louis Sudbury School ahead of time.
After the school tour, you will be invited to submit an application.
Step 3. Student Visiting Week
After touring and submitting your application and the family and school feel positive about moving forward, a Visiting Week for the student is scheduled. The Visiting Week fee is $175. If the family chooses to enroll their child at Saint Louis Sudbury School, the $175 will be applied as a credit toward the first month’s tuition.
Step 4. Admissions Interview
After the student’s Visiting Week and the family and school feel positive about moving forward, we schedule an admissions interview. This is an opportunity for the school and family to really get to know each other and determine if it will be a good fit for your family and answer questions. This meeting can occur on the last day of the Visiting Week.
Step 5. Enroll & Registration Meeting
We will be in touch with you soon after the admissions meeting and invite you to enroll or we will tell you why we cannot offer admissions at this time. Before finalizing the enrollment, you may choose to submit a Tuition Assistance Application. You may submit your Tuition Assistance Application at any time before or after visiting the school. You’ll receive information about how much Tuition Assistance your family is eligible for within a week or so after filing.
Email us at info@stlsudbury.org to schedule your registration meeting to complete the enrollment.
At the meeting, you will go over some general orientation, sign the enrollment contract, make your initial deposit (first month tuition and a non-refundable $300 Supply Fee), and review any documents. Custodial parents and all enrolling students from your family should attend the registration meeting, which usually takes about one hour.
What’s next?
Start coming to school! (On your agreed upon start date, of course.)
Each new student’s first four weeks is called their Practice Period, a time to settle in and make sure there’s a good fit among the student, the school community, and family. During the Practice Period, after two weeks and again after four weeks, we ask the parents and student to come in for a “check-in meeting.” During the check-ins, the school will give you feedback about how things are going, and we ask for your feedback, too. During the Practice Period, if you or the school find that the fit isn’t as good as we thought it would be, you or the school can end the enrollment. Note: if you choose to end enrollment by the end of week 2, you are eligible for a refund of the remaining 2 weeks tuition. After that date, no refunds are available. At the end of the 4-week Practice Period, if you or the school are not sure about the goodness of fit, we may extend the Practice Period for another two weeks and schedule another check-in meeting. After the Practice Period, the school asks you to make a commitment to continue the enrollment for the remainder of the school year.