
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #2476db; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">Admissions Process</span></p>
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<p><strong>Key Admissions Dates</strong></p>
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<p style="line-height: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Sept. 15 - Dec. 1</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">October 15</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Sibling and alumni   applications due</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">October 26 &amp; 27</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Admissions Open House   6:00pm - 8:00pm</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">December 1</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">2012-2013 New Student   Application deadline</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">February 1</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Financial Aid   Applications due</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">October 15 - Mid-Feb.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Parent tour and visit   with Associate and Executive Directors (BHNS will call to schedule)</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">New students visits   (Toddler new student visits occur in September.)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Since its inception, the Beacon Hill Nursery School has been committed to providing an environment which supports and nurtures children’s curiosity, protects and respects their trust in the adults around them, and understands and utilizes the learning opportunities that abound in a child’s daily delight in life. Furthermore, BHNS has long recognized what family involvement is an essential element of a child’s preschool experience, and that parental confidence in teachers and curriculum is key to successful learning in the young child. As early childhood educators, we recognize that a positive, social-emotional atmosphere created by a healthy, supportive community increases the ease with which all learning takes place. Partnerships between staff and families benefit our children in ways no other single factor may.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the philosophy which drives the admission decisions at Beacon Hill Nursery School. Our families come from a variety of metropolitan Boston and Cambridge neighborhoods, but all come because they believe in our mission and are able to wholeheartedly support their children's experiences. Building and maintaining a strong, healthy, and diverse community is of the utmost importance. We welcome back legacy families and all siblings and each year we celebrate the inclusion of new families.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><b>Beacon Hill Nursery School does not discriminate on the                      basis of race, sex, religion, cultural heritage, political                      beliefs, national origin, disability, sexual orientation,                      or marital status.</b></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><b>Applications<br /> </b>Applications for admission to the Beacon Hill Nursery                      School, accompanied by a $50 application fee, may be submitted                      beginning September 15 of the year prior to entry and must                      be received by December 1. <b>&nbsp;</b></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><b>Parent Tours</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"> The associate director will                      contact families to schedule a visit to the school upon receipt of application and application fee. These                      visits take place starting October 15th through the early winter.                      The visits consist of a tour of the school, an opportunity                      to observe in a classroom and an interview with the executive                      director and the associate director.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><b>Admissions Decisions</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"> Admissions decisions are sent out on March 10th. A signed contract                      with a deposit ensures a child's enrollment for the fall.                      If the school is unable to offer an enrollment contract due                      to the number of applicants, the child may be placed on a                      waiting list. Families placed on waitlists will be notified as soon as an appropriate space becomes available.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"><b>Visits for enrolled children</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"> In the spring, enrolled preschool children will visit the school in                      small groups. &nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Toddlers visit in September. &nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">These visits serve as an introduction to BHNS and make starting school in September a little easier.</span></p>