Criteria

Applicants to Bellevue Discovery Preschool are considered for admission based on their potential for success in our program.  The admissions policy at Bellevue Discovery reflects the special mission of our school:

Challenging and nurturing preschoolers

who are bright, curious, and original thinkers,

using research-based methods for working with young gifted children. 

Consideration is given for:

• High intellectual ability
• Creativity, unique learning style, and independent thinking
• Creating gender balance, a healthy mix of personalities, and cultural diversity
• Social and emotional development, and
• A match between a family's educational goals and our preschool's program and teaching philosophy.

2008-2009 Preschool Class

Our preschool class for 2008-2009 is now full.  If you would like to have your child added to our Wait List, please complete the cover page of our Application Packet and mail it in, along with a brief note about why you believe our preschool would be a good fit for your child (no need to send in the application fee at this time).  If an opening occurs, we would contact you to see if you would like to complete the application process for your child.

2009-2010 Application Process

1.     Attend an optional Parent Tour.  Tour dates will be listed here in the fall of 2008.

2.     See the preschool in action during an optional Parent Visit.

3.     Submit an Application Packet.  Application Packets for the 2009-2010 preschool class will be available in the fall, along with the application due date.

4.     After all application materials have been received, we will notify the applicant's family by email regarding the date and time of their Child Visit. 

        Several children will be scheduled for the same 45-minute Child Visit, which is structured as an "activity playtime."  Your child's visit will include time for free play and exploration, an individual assessment by the teachers, and a brief group circle time.  Parents are invited, but not required, to stay at the preschool during the Child Visit.  We don't expect your children to do everything we ask during their visits - we're looking for an eagerness to learn, not a performance.  Our goal is for children to enjoy their visit to Bellevue Discovery Preschool.