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Application Process

Lower School Application Process

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Welcome to Lower School!

The Visitation Academy Lower School is the area’s only all-girl program for Grades 1-5. These formative years often can determine whether your daughter will become a lifelong learner. Viz’s talented and experienced educators are dedicated to helping students reach their full potential, and the depth of our curriculum will astound you! Our goal is to create a tailored academic experience that promotes curiosity and free expression, makes our girls feel safe and respected, builds confidence and self-esteem, and gives the girls the opportunity to fill every leadership role.
 
A vast array of enrichment activities tailored to each student’s readiness encourages your daughter to move beyond a basic comprehension of skills and concepts to a higher level of learning where critical thinking, analysis, application, and problem-solving skills are developed. Your daughter will have tremendous opportunities to stretch herself academically, spiritually, and personally and will develop the confidence and self-esteem to embrace new challenges eagerly.

Key Dates to Remember

  • Application Deadline: January 31, 2025
  • Decision Letters Mailed and Rolling Admission Begins: March 14, 2025
  • Enrollment Contracts Due: April 4, 2025
If Viz does not already have your contact information on file, please click here to fill out the Request For More Information form to ensure you receive communications regarding our future events.

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  • Step: 1 Schedule a VIZ-IT Day

    Lower School VIZ-IT scheduling will open in late October for students in Grades 1-5 interested in Viz for the 2025-2026 school year. 

     

  • Step 2: Submit an Application

    Applications are submitted online through the Viz Portal. If this is your first time logging in, please click here, then choose “forgot your login?” and follow the instructions to retrieve your username and choose a password to create your account. If you have any trouble logging in, please contact Michelle Hershberger, Admissions Coordinator, at mhershberger@vizstl.org or (314) 625-9103.

  • Step 3: Submit a Transcript Release Form and Teacher Recommendation

    Please sign and submit the Transcript Release form available here to your daughter’s school. The school will send Viz your daughter’s official transcripts, test scores, and information from the past three years, if applicable. Please access your daughter’s admission checklist on the Viz Portal to request a teacher recommendation.

  • Step 4: Optional Tuition Assistance Assessment

    Visitation Academy is happy to provide an estimate of tuition assistance in advance of the application process if you feel your financial situation warrants it. We understand that this may be helpful in making your decision. If you have demonstrated financial need, we encourage you to apply online for tuition assistance prior to December 1. Doing so will allow Visitation Academy to review your tuition assistance application early.
    We strive to make the tuition assistance application process comfortable for our families, and please know that your application is confidential. We use School and Student Services (SSS) to process tuition assistance applications and provide preliminary data relative to your family’s financial need. To apply, visit https://sssandtadsfa.my.site.com/familyportal to complete your Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS). The SSS portal is open and Visitation Academy’s school code is 1093. If you do not choose to complete your online application by December 1, then you should complete it no later than December 31, 2024. Late applicants will be considered if funds remain and may be placed on a waiting list.

    Please upload a copy of your 2023 IRS Form 1040 income tax return (including all related schedules and W-2’s) directly to School and Student Services. Similarly, also upload a copy of your 2024 IRS Form 1040 income tax return and all related schedules when completed. Tuition assistance awards are contingent upon you providing the required tax documents to this address.

    *Please note to make sure you are entering information into the 2025-2026 SSS form.
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3020 N. Ballas Road, St. Louis, MO 63131        314-625-9100
Visitation Academy is an independent, private Catholic school offering a coeducational Montessori preschool and Kindergarten program, the area's only all-girl elementary program for Grades 1-5, and an all-girl middle school and all-girl high school.
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