WHO WE ARE LOCATION Main Campus 5300 Main Street Houston, Texas 77004 Outdoor Education Campus 9100 South Freeway Houston, Texas 77051 MISSION Family, School and Church united in the education and support of each Child. COMMUNITY AND ENROLLMENT 539 students Early Childhood (Beta/3 year old - Prekindergarten) Lower School (Kindergarten - 4th Grade) Middle School (5th Grade - 8th Grade)
SCHOOL DAY Monday - Friday
• Two Learning Commons to access digital info
8:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Beta Half Day)
FINE ARTS • Storytime with Museum of Fine Arts • Art classes with Glassell School • Middle School Fine Arts Elective Classes • Lower and Middle School Choirs • Odyssey of the Mind
8:10 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Beta Full Day and Prekindergarten) 8:10 a.m. - 3:05 p.m. (Lower School) 8:00 a.m. - 3:10 p.m. (Middle School) AUXILIARY PROGRAMS Early Care (Free) 7:15 a.m. - 7:55 a.m. Prekindergarten - 8th Grade PS Plus (Free) 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Beta - 8th Grade Extended Care (Daily Fee) 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Prekindergarten - 8th Grade After School Classes (Fees & Classes Vary) 3:15 – 4:30 p.m. Beta - 8th Grade TECHNOLOGY • iPad Carts in Lower School • 1:1 iPad for 4th - 8th Grade • SmartBoards and Apple TV
SERVANT LEADERSHIP • Ongoing service projects at every grade level • Schoolwide Service drives • Middle School Day of Service MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASS TRIPS • Camp Cho-Yeh in Texas (5th Grade) • T-Bar-M in Texas (6th Grade) • Camp Eagle in Texas (7th Grade) • Colorado (8th Grade) ATHLETICS All 6th - 8th grade students are eligible to participate in sports during the fall, winter or spring seasons. There are no try-outs for athletic participation.
Fall Sports • Cross Country • Field Hockey • Football • Volleyball Winter Sports • Basketball • Soccer • Swimming • Wrestling Spring Sports • Golf • Lacrosse • Track & Field TUITION $11,690 - $21,295 annually ACCREDITATION/MEMBERSHIPS ISAS ERB NAIS TANS HAIS CASE ESHA CSEE
BEYOND PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOL Partnerships in the City The School forms part of an archipelago of the arts and academia in the heart of the Houston’s vibrant Museum District. These institutions (and more) serve as partners and resources for the School to offer an unparalleled independent school education to each student. The Alley Theatre The Asia Society The Children’s Museum Contemporary Arts Museum The Emergency Aid Coalition The Glassell School of Art Harris County Courthouse The Health Museum Hermann Park Hobby Center for the Performing Arts The Holocaust Museum The Houston Aquarium Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Houston Center for Photography Houston City Hall Houston Grand Opera The Houston Museum of Natural Science The Houston Zoo Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
The Jung Center Lawndale Art Center MacGregor Elementary School Main Street Theater The Medical Center The Menil Collection The Miller Outdoor Theatre The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Musiqa The Nehemiah Center NRG Center & Stadium Rice University Rothko Chapel University of St. Thomas Wortham Theater Center Writers in the Schools
High School Counseling Program All 8th grade students and their parents are assigned a high school counselor, who guides them through the high school search process to explore opportunities and possibilities for the journey that continues after PS. The following high schools are where recent PS students were accepted: Local Schools Alexander Smith Academy Awty International School Barbara Jordan High School Bellaire High School
Carnegie Vanguard Cristo Ray Jesuit College Preparatory DeBakey High School for Health Professions Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart Early College High School The Emery/Weiner School Energy Institute High School Episcopal High School George Bush High School High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Houston Christian High School Incarnate Word Academy The Kinkaid School Lamar High School Memorial High School Reagan High School Second Baptist School St. Agnes Academy St. John’s School St. Pius X High School St. Stephen’s School St. Thomas’ Episcopal High School St. Thomas High School Stafford High School Strake Jesuit College Preparatory The Woodlands High School Westbury Christian School Westside High School Wheatley High School Yates High School YES College Preparatory School
Boarding Schools Asheville School (NC) Cate School (CA) Chinquapin School (TX) Choate Rosemary Hall (CT) The Governor’s Academy (MA) The Hill School (PA) The Hotchkiss School (CT) Kent School (CT) The Landmark School (MA) Lawrenceville School (NJ) Oldfields School (MD) Loomis Chaffee (CT) Phillips Exeter Academy (NH) Portsmouth Abbey (RI) Principia School (MO) Proctor Academy (NH) Salisbury School (CT) St. Andrew’s School (DE) St. Stephen’s Episcopal School (TX) Tabor Academy (MA) Tilton School (NH) The Thacher School (CA) Virginia Episcopal School (VA) Westminster School (CT) Woodberry Forest School (VA)
HOW TO APPLY Take a Tour of the School
Admission Visit and Evaluation
The Admission Office would like to personally show you the teachers, classrooms and campus that make Presbyterian School a premier independent school. Personal tours and group tours of the classroom are offered by appointment. Please contact the Admission Office at 713.620.6329 to schedule a tour.
Once your student’s application has been processed, you will be notified for: 1. Student visits (Beta to 8th Grade) 2. Admission Evaluation (Prekindergarten to 8th Grade) 3. Teacher Recommendation (Kindergarten to 8th Grade) 4. Transcript (Kindergarten to 8th Grade)
Attend an Open House The Admission Open House is an opportunity for prospective parents to see what a Presbyterian School education can offer students. Parents may meet and speak with the Headmaster, the Division Heads and other school administrators. Parents will also have an opportunity to speak one on one with various grade level teachers and different specialty instructors. This is a great time to become acquainted with Presbyterian School’s distinguished faculty and staff! Early Childhood and Lower School October 19, 2015 6:00 p.m. Middle School November 9, 2015 6:00 p.m.
Submit an Admission Application Online 1. Go to the school website at www.pshouston.org 2. Click on Apply > Admission > Online Application 3. Complete the application 4. Pay the application fee online or mail it to the Admission Office: 5300 Main Street, Houston, TX 77004
Decisions All applicants will receive an admission decision letter in March 2016.
Financial Aid Financial aid is available for Prekindergarten to 8th Grade students. The financial aid process is confidential, and all interested parties are encouraged to apply. Visit the school website for more details on financial aid. The financial aid deadline is February 1, 2016.
Admission Office Kristi Brown, Director of Admission & Financial Aid kbrown@pshouston.org Ryan Hertlein, Assistant Director of Admission rhertlein@pshouston.org Judy Ligon, Registrar jligon@pshouston.org