Lower School
Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
Admission Deadlines
Early Childhood (Beginner - Kindergarten) application deadline:
December 15, 2023
Grades 1 - 11 application deadline:
January 15, 2024
Admission testing* and records (including teacher recommendation) deadline:
February 3, 2024 (testing must be taken on or before February 3)
Tuition Assistance application deadline:
February 15, 2024
Admission Decision release date:
March 8, 2024
Admission Steps:
Applications and event registration for the 2024-25 school year are now closed. Please reach out if you have any questions or would like to inquire about the possibility of a late application.
Meet Our Lower School Teachers and Educators
The Eagle Experience
ESD hosted the second annual CommUNITY Picnic in conjunction with our Homecoming game celebration this year. Nearly 1,500 Eagles gathered for the inclusive celebration that brings our community together under a global theme.
The third grade visited Tom Thumb as part of their Economics Unit on food scarcity.
In her profile, PE Department Chair and coach Wendy Howe shares how her Wonder Woman professional development experience this summer is impacting her teaching and learning.
ESD’s Code of Conduct has a storied history that began in October 1977, when a special chapel service was held to initiate an Honor Code. All students, teachers, and staff sign that they will uphold the values inherent in our community.
From our very beginning, ESD has been igniting lives of purpose one excursion at a time. “Outdoor education isn’t just a field trip. It’s an extension of our campus and what we are trying to accomplish as a school."
ESD's faculty and staff participated in the annual in-service tradition of volunteering at Children's Hunger Fund.
Earlier today, 47 employees were given awards totaling 649 years of service to ESD. Six faculty and staff celebrated their retirements.
Middle schoolers enjoyed becoming the teachers for early childhood Eagles at Monday's event.
Our lower school students busted national (and some world) brackets during ESD's annual March Mathness event.