Start your application by “Exploring” our school on the Ravenna website and creating a profile for your student. From there, you can sign up for events and view application steps. A quick-start guide to Ravenna can be found here.

Attend one of our Remote School Previews, Community Coffees, or visit us at a School Fair.

Submit the Family Application and Application Fee of $60 through Ravenna. If you have trouble accessing it online or would like to request an application waiver fee, please contact Dawn Fornear.

In addition to the family application form, the following forms are required as part of a completed application:

• Parent/Guardian Statement*
• Student Essay*
• Student Activity/Interest Form*
• Student Short Answer Form*
• (2) Two Teacher Evaluation Requests
  • Core academic subject teachers if possible
  • At least one evaluation from a current teacher
• School Records Request*
  • Current transcripts/report cards
  • Two previous years' transcripts/report cards
  • Attendance records, and standardized testing, if available.

*These are all common forms and are shared among PSIS Schools. If you complete the form for one school, you will not have to complete it for additional schools.

We are offering 2 options for Student Visit Days, in-person and virtual. Families are welcome to choose the option that they are most comfortable with.

In-person visits will be held at our EW Campus. These visits will be outdoors, masked, and socially distant. Students should dress for the weather!

Virtual visits will be held via Zoom with EW faculty and current students.

Additional Visit Information

The purpose of the visit, either in-person or virtual, is to allow your child a chance to experience our community, get to know our teachers, and learn more from our current students.

Note: The visit is a required part of a complete application. Therefore, the visit must be completed by March 6, 2021 for your application to be considered complete and on time.

This 45-minute virtual event allows families to see our school virtually. The session ends one-on-one time with Barbara Frailey, our Head of School, and Dawn Fornear, Director of Admission.

Please contact Dawn Fornear for the availability of in-person tours.

We do not utilize an entrance exam. Pre-pandemic, applicants are given a short math assessment and writing sample to complete at home. This allows us to see a sample of the student's work.

For students applying in the 2020 school year, we have waived assessments and writing samples.

Financial Aid information can be found on this page.

The Financial Aid deadline for regular admission is February 3, 2022. Explorer West’s school code for SSS is 3095.

Please complete the SSS application using your 2019 tax return and your best estimate for the 2020 amounts. Sibling families must upload tax documents by February 3, 2022, to finalize awards.