Admissions

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Your LCDS Education Starts Here.

To apply for admission to LCDS, please click the link below to create an account in our online application system.

2025-2026 Admissions Season

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Admissions Timeline

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  • September - January

    • Schedule a school tour with our Director of Admissions.
    • Submit your online admissions application.

  • November - December

    • Schedule campus admissions visits: developmental screenings for prekindergarten and kindergarten applicants and activity sessions for all applicants through first grade. 

  • January - February

    • Forward requests for teacher recommendations and school transcripts, as applicable for your grade level of interest, via your applicant portal.
    • Schedule campus visit for full shadow day experience for lower and middle school admissions.

  • February

    • Submit tuition assistance application (optional). The deadline of Friday, February 14 is strongly encouraged for first consideration of resources.
    • The completed application, including required documentation, testing and student campus visit, is due no later than Monday, February 24 for first consideration of available placement.

  • March

    • As members of the Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington (AISGW), notification of the admissions decision is forwarded via email on Friday, March 7 at 4:00pm.

Join us for a personal tour.

Seeing Is Believing

Observe our youngest learners express themselves in song and movement, listen while World Language classes video chat with pen pals an ocean away or speak to a teacher about the experiences your child will have in the classroom — a visit to LCDS is a glimpse into why our students love learning.
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
The School (LCDS) admits qualified students of any race, color, gender identity or expression, sex, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, age, military status, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, or any other status protected by applicable law, and extends to them all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sex, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, disability status, age, military status, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its admissions, financial aid, and its educational, athletic, and other programs.
We inspire our students to become lifelong learners, to think critically and creatively, and to lead with courage, compassion, and character.