Visit

First Grade Visits

Visitors will join a homeroom class full of future first graders and attend several classes, meet faculty members, and complete our school-administered first-grade assessment.

• Visits will take place from 8:15 - 10:45 a.m.
• Visiting students are to enter through the Lower School doors on Montwood Ln. 
• Lunch will not be provided.

Second - Fourth Grade Visits

Visitors will join a homeroom class of their current grade (not their apply grade) and attend several classes, meet faculty members, and have lunch with their potential classmates.

• Second-grade visits will take place from 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
• Third-grade visits will take place from 9:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
• Fourth-grade visits will take place from 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
• Visiting students are to enter through the Lower School doors on Eagle Family Drive. 
• Lunch will be provided.

Visitors will attend three classes, Chapel and advisory, and enjoy lunch with a variety of middle school leadership, students, and faculty. Fifth-grade applicants will visit with fifth grade. Sixth through eighth-grade applicants will visit with their current grade level. All student hosts are thoughtfully paired with your applicant in an attempt to make them feel at ease in our community. There is an opportunity on the application to share your child's interests in an effort to best pair our hosts with our applicants.

• Middle school visits will take place from 8:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

• Visiting students are to enter through the main school doors at 4100 Merrell Road and report to the Office of Admission, where they are paired with their student host. Please plan to enter Gate #3 by the security booth. If Gate #3 is blocked for carpool, you may proceed to Gate #4 and park anywhere in the main parking lot, including parent/visitor spots.

• Please bring a book to read in class in the event of a test or quiz.

• Lunch will be provided.

• Fifth through seventh-grade applicants may bring a change of clothes in the event they attend a P.E. class during their visit and would like to participate.

• Please note cell phones are not allowed for middle school students. If your child needs to bring a phone, they may leave it in the Office of Admission.

• Due to our seven-day rotating schedules, we cannot always accommodate special requests for class preference during middle school visits.

• Student interviews will not take place during the visit and will be conducted virtually at another time.
   

Applicants will meet with upper school leadership, have an in-depth tour led by Student Ambassadors to see campus and upper school classes in action, hear from a panel regarding the "ESD Experience", enjoy daily worship, and have lunch with current students.

• Upper school visits will take place from 9:45 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.
• Visiting students are to enter through the main school doors at 4100 Merrell Road and report to the Office of Admission. Please plan to enter Gate #3 by the security booth. If Gate #3 is blocked for carpool, you may proceed to Gate #4 and park anywhere in the main parking lot, including parent/visitor spots.
• Upper school students are allowed to carry their phones but they will be asked to check them in as they enter classrooms.
• Lunch will be provided.
• Student interviews will not take place during the visit and will be conducted virtually at another time.

Dress Code

• "Nice casual" is the general rule for ESD dress standards. Students may also wear their current school uniform, if applicable.
• Students are discouraged from wearing jeans, leggings, or sweatpants.
• Students are to wear comfortable dress shoes or gym shoes.

iMPORTANT Information

• At this time, masks are required while indoors on campus so please remember to bring one. All additional Covid-19 safety protocols will be followed.