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2025-26 Admission Deadline Dates

January 15 -  Admission Application Due
January 22 - Recommendations/Supporting Materials Due
February 1 - Tuition Assistance Application Due
March 7 - Decision Notification Via Email
March 21 - Enrollment Contract & Deposit Due
June 1, 4:00 pm - Enrollment Contract Binding Date

CONNECT WITH A RIVER AMBASSADOR

Explore River with Us

We invite you to learn more about our Preschool, Elementary and Upper Elementary Programs. Here's how:

  • Email Megan Campbell, Director of Admission and Enrollment Management or Lenka Folger, Admission Associate
  • Contact Megan at 202.380.9206 or Lenka at 202.337.3354 to schedule a call, Zoom meeting or individual parent tour of the campus.
  • For placement for the 2025-2026 school year, we have the following Parent Admission Open House Events: 9:00 am - 10:30 am, on Tuesday, October 1, Thursday, November 14, and Friday, January 10; and a Virtual Lunchtime Chat with River's Program Architects, Noon - 1:00 pm on Monday, December 16. Register through Ravenna.
  • If you are interested in rolling admissions for the 2024-2025 school year, please reach out to Megan Campbell or Lenka Folger.
  • We use the Ravenna system to help manage the admission steps, starting with your initial interest in The River School for your child. Submitting an initial Inquiry Form through the Ravenna System will help us create a smooth process for you. Please note: the Inquiry Form is not an application.

We look forward to meeting you!

The River School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious affiliation, gender, ethnic or national origin in the administration of its admission, financial aid and other school-administered programs.

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