Sant Bani offers an outstanding independent school education, made affordable to every family through our unique scholarship program. Financial aid is available to all admitted students and is determined based on each family’s need.

While many Sant Bani classes are full at this time, there are always shifts in enrollment so openings occur unexpectedly. Currently there are spaces in the high school and individual tours can be arranged. Please call or email if interested.

Contact Becky Beane for information about admissions and tours.

If you’d like a preview, our 20-minute movie can be viewed here.

Our open house admissions tour dates this year are:

October 15, 10 am
“Admissions Outreach” at Andover Elementary School on November 16 from 6:30 – 7:30 pm
November 19, 10 am
January 21, 10 am (snow date January 28th)
February 11, 10 am
April 7, 10 am
May 19, 10 am
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Dear Interested Parent or Student,

Sant Bani School provides quality education within the context of a caring community. A rural location and diverse program that stresses the development of the whole student are assets that have contributed to the rapid growth of the school — from six students in 1973 to now over 170 students in kindergarten through grade twelve.

Applications for admission are accepted throughout the school year; most decisions are made in the early spring.

If you are interested in Sant Bani, please contact Becky Beane (603-934-4240 x101) in the Admissions office to schedule a tour.

Sincerely,
Susan Dyment
Director of Admissions
603-934-4240 x107

Admissions in First Grade and Kindergarten

The goal for the admissions process in First Grade and Kindergarten is to assure that the child is developmentally ready for school. The staff has found that children who are not six before entering First Grade, or five before entering Kindergarten, benefit by waiting a year. In order to be eligible to apply, a candidate for Kindergarten must have reached his or her 5th birthday by September 15; a candidate for First Grade must have reached his or her 6th birthday by September 15. Each student is given a Gesell assessment in order to help judge readiness. In addition, First Grade candidates visit the Kindergarten class. A recommendation to the parents as to the year of entry and proper placement is made based on developmental readiness assessment, teacher recommendations and the school visit. A visiting day is set up during May for children who have been accepted for the next year’s First Grade and Kindergarten to allow them to meet their teacher and classmates and make the anticipation of entry less anxious.

Please check the Events Schedule regularly for upcoming admissions events.

Important Admissions Dates

• February 15: Parents of prospective students should request admissions materials before this date in order to be best served by the financial aid process. Call the school for more information on financial aid for admissions outside of the regular schedule.
• March 1: Applicants for financial aid are encouraged to complete and mail the School Scholarship Service forms by this date.
• March 5 and 6, 2012: Gesell tests administered to potential incoming kindergarten and first graders (continuing as needed)
• Mid-April: Admissions committee begins meeting to consider applications for the following school year.
• First week of June: all incoming kindergarten through sixth graders come for “Move Up Day,” to spend time in their classrooms for the next year and meet their teachers and classmates.