Interested parties are encouraged to begin the application process to tour the school. Applications are accepted at any time. For first-round consideration, families are encouraged to complete the admissions steps by the deadlines listed.
Step 1 – Start the Conversation: Inquiry FormOne of the most important steps in choosing the right school for your child is visiting a variety of schools. Please fill out the tour form to access the group tour option.
If you would like a personal tour, please fill out this tour form and then hop over to our
admissions application and complete that. At that time, we will see that you are ready to make a final confirmation and advance in our admissions pipeline to secure a spot. We look forward to meeting you!
Step 2 – Submit an Application: Admissions Application
To submit an application, please ensure you have completed an inquiry form. Upon completion of this application step, you will be contacted by the school to schedule a personal tour to confirm your choice and to ensure an understanding of the full program before enrollment. We are so happy you are applying, but please note that applications do not guarantee enrollment. Please see
admission details for more insight. Application fees are non-refundable.
Please submit them in a timely fashion so your child’s application is complete. Please submit paperwork with relevant information highlighting a child’s development. We require full transparency as this will help us learn about your child, what abilities and interests a child has and what he or she needs going forward in a progressive school setting. Applications for the upcoming school year are due on or before December 13 for Early Childhood and Elementary, for first-round consideration, and thereafter as parties are interested.
1. Submit an Application for Admissions and a non-refundable, non-transferable $117 application fee.
2. Copies of school progress reports if they exist.
3. Submit a Teacher Recommendation Form for kindergarten through fifth-grade applicants.
4. Copies of school or professional evaluations, such as recent report cards and standardized test scores, if they exist.
Upon the receipt of a complete application, a Chance representative will initiate one or more of these steps:
1. Scheduling a Personal Tour of Chance School, all guardians and financial supporters should be present at this important tour.
1. Contact an applicant’s teacher, with a parent’s signed permission on the Application for Admission.
2. For Early Childhood Admission: Observe an applicant at his/her current school if needed.
3. For Elementary Admission: Schedule two days of shadowing at Virginia Chance School.
Step 3 – Secure your child’s enrollment.
First-round enrollment decisions are announced on February 7, 2025, and thereafter as openings exist. Once enrollment decisions are made, acceptance packets are emailed to accepted applicants with an acceptance letter, Registration Form, Enrollment Contract, Student Profile, tuition, and fees for the 2024-2025 school year. You typically have two weeks from your child’s acceptance date to return the required paperwork and corresponding fees to secure your child’s enrollment at Chance School.
If you are put on a waitlist, your registration fee is only due at the time of full acceptance, but please note that your reply time from waitlist acceptance is shortened as we must move to the next acceptance quickly. So waitlist waits can be long, but the time to perform will be short.
Take these steps according to the deadlines included in your acceptance letter per child:
1. Return the Enrollment Papers – Registration Form, Enrollment Contract, and Student Profile. The signed enrollment contract is binding as of June 1, at which time families are liable for the school year’s entire tuition, and payments start then based on the payment schedule selected for the upcoming year.
2. Pay a Registration Fee per child according to your acceptance letter – approximately two weeks from date of acceptance: a non-refundable, non-transferable $800 registration fee for all early childhood and elementary families; or a non-refundable, non-transferable $200 registration fee is available for a family completing the financial aid process for the Elementary Program. FA registration fee is not refundable even if the award doesn't meet the need, this fee facilitates the financial aid screening process and committee work needed to award financial aid each year.
Tuition payments begin on June 1.
