{"id":2461,"date":"2017-08-10T02:32:53","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T02:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/?page_id=2461"},"modified":"2020-03-11T18:45:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T18:45:46","slug":"admission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/admission\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1504220107808{margin-bottom: 100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]The French School\u2019s immersion program is sequential. New applicants typically enter in the Petite Section. Acceptance of new applicants into any section other than Petite Section will be contingent upon the child\u2019s French skills, age, and space availability. All children must be toilet trained.\u00a0 Half and full day programs are available for all levels.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1583952344850{margin-top: 100px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Program details<\/h2>\n<p>Petite Section \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Age 2 \u2013 4 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Child must turn 3 by the end of the\u00a02020-21 school year<\/p>\n<p>Moyenne Section \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Age 3 \u2013 5 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Child must turn 4 by the end of the\u00a02020-21 school year<\/p>\n<p>Grande Section\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Age 4 \u2013 6 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Child must turn 5 by the end of the\u00a02020-21 school year[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style><\/style>\n<div class=\"french-quotefrench-quote_text-right\">\n    <div class=\"french-quote__content\">\n        <img src=\"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-content\/themes\/french\/assets\/dist\/images\/quote-left.png\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-content\/themes\/french\/assets\/dist\/images\/quote-left.png 1x,https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-content\/themes\/french\/assets\/dist\/images\/quote-left@2x.png 2x\"\n             class=\"french-quote__left\">The fact is, there is no better school in the area (I observed and went to every highly-rated preschool) and the icing on the cake is that my children have learned French and speak the language as native speakers.\n        <img src=\"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-content\/themes\/french\/assets\/dist\/images\/quote-right.png\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-content\/themes\/french\/assets\/dist\/images\/quote-right.png 1x,https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-content\/themes\/french\/assets\/dist\/images\/quote-right@2x.png 2x\"\n             class=\"french-quote__right\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"french-quote__author\">- Betsy L., Northbrook<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;process&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Process<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2841&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;200&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_circle_2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;10\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1504897647645{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Step 1: Application<\/h4>\n<p>Parents\/guardians submit completed enrollment application with a $100 <b>non-refundable <\/b>and <b>non-transferable <\/b>application fee. When applications exceed capacity, priority is given to those first received.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchinstitutens.com\/pdf\/Application_33.pdf\">Download pdf<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2735&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;200&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_circle_2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;10\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1504897647645{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Step 2: School visit<\/h4>\n<p>An interview with a qualified applicant and parents is conducted.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2736&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;200&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_circle_2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;10\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1504897647645{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Step 3: Admission<\/h4>\n<p>If accepted, a letter is mailed containing an enrollment agreement.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2844&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;200&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_circle_2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;10\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1504897647645{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Step 4: Enrollment<\/h4>\n<p>Upon acceptance into the French School, a signed enrollment agreement along with a $2,000 (half day) or $4,000 (full day) <b>non-refundable <\/b>and <b>non-transferable <\/b>tuition deposit is required.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2737&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;200&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_circle_2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;10\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1504897647645{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Step 5: Registration and tuition payment<\/h4>\n<p>2020\/2021 Academic Year Tuition for half day is $8,950.<br \/>\n2020\/2021 Academic Year Tuition for full day is $17,900.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuition Balance and registration forms are due by July 14, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>All tuition payments are <b>non-refundable <\/b>and <b>non-transferable<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Late payments incur additional charges: $50 charge for late payments not received by July 14, 2020; $100 fee for payments not received by August 1, 2020; and $150 fee for payments not received by September 1, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>There is an additional charge for lunch for full day students. Space permitting, half day students have the option to enroll in the lunch program.<\/li>\n<li>There is a $25 charge for returned checks.<\/li>\n<li>Families experiencing financial hardship may be considered for payment plans for which a $100 fee will be assessed if tuition is not paid in full by July 14, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Parents are required to purchase uniforms directly from our supplier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;uniforms&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1504900360247{margin-top: 100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"french-text-with-imagefrench-text-with-image_right\">\n    <div class=\"french-text-with-image__bg\" style=\"background-color:#E6F2FF;\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"french-text-with-image__content-col\">\n        <h2 class=\"french-text-with-image__title\">Uniforms<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"french-text-with-image__text\">Children are required to wear designated uniforms daily at the French School. Uniform orders must be placed in early summer to assure prompt arrival for the school year. You may order uniforms directly from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schoolbelles.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schoolbelles<\/a>\u00a0using school code #S1818.<\/div>    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"french-text-with-image__image-col\">\n        <img src=\"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/French-School-Fashion-Show-72-780x0-c-default.jpg\"\n            srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/French-School-Fashion-Show-72-580x0-c-default.jpg 580w,https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/French-School-Fashion-Show-72-780x0-c-default.jpg 1x,https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/French-School-Fashion-Show-72-780x0-c-default@2x.jpg 2x\"\n            alt=\"Uniforms\"\n            width=\"780\"\n            class=\"french-text-with-image__image\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;calendar&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"french-text-with-imagefrench-text-with-image_left\">\n    <div class=\"french-text-with-image__bg\" style=\"background-color:;\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"french-text-with-image__content-col\">\n        <h2 class=\"french-text-with-image__title\">Calendar<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"french-text-with-image__text\">The first day of school for the French School is the Friday after Labor Day and the school year concludes the Thursday after Memorial Day each year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/French-School-Calendar-2019-20.doc.pdf\">French School Calendar 2019-20<\/a><\/div>    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"french-text-with-image__image-col\">\n        <img src=\"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/french-1021-780x0-c-default.jpg\"\n            srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/french-1021-580x0-c-default.jpg 580w,https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/french-1021-780x0-c-default.jpg 1x,https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/french-1021-780x0-c-default@2x.jpg 2x\"\n            alt=\"Calendar\"\n            width=\"780\"\n            class=\"french-text-with-image__image\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1504220107808{margin-bottom: 100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]The French School\u2019s immersion program is sequential. New applicants typically enter in the Petite Section. Acceptance of new applicants into any section other than Petite Section will be contingent upon the child\u2019s French skills, age, and space availability. All children must be toilet trained.\u00a0 Half and full day programs are available [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2135,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2461"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2461"}],"version-history":[{"count":58,"href":"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3108,"href":"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2461\/revisions\/3108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchinstitutens.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}