Admission Events

We're delighted that you're exploring Tower for your child. We invite you to learn about our school's mission, our academic program and our extraordinary community of learners and families.

We invite you to browse our on-demand recordings of fall/winter events below; and we encourage you to schedule a conversation to discuss your goals for your child's education.

We look forward to meeting you.

Warm regards,
The Admission Team at Tower
Reagan Kenwell and Mary Dailey

One-On-One Conversations with Our Admissions Team

To begin, click the tabs below to browse opportunities for one-on-one conversations and learn what our students appreciate most about their education at Tower.

Admissions Conversations

One-on-One Admissions Conversations

If you're looking for the best educational environment for your child, schedule a conversation with our Director of Admission. You'll have opportunities to share your goals for your child's education, ask questions about independent schools, learn about our engaging curriculum and our fully-integrated mission for students in Pre-K–Grade 8.

Schedule time for a conversation with our Director of Admission.   

Campus Tours

Affordability Conversations

Affording Tower

We encourage all families to explore the value of a Tower education for their children, regardless of their ability to afford the entire tuition. Our robust tuition assistance program complements 529 plan use, family gifting options and need-based scholarship opportunities which can make a Tower education a reality for families across a wide economic range.

Access the Affording Tower Page.

Dowload a Tuition Assistance FAQ sheet.

Discover Our Students' Experiences.

Hear from a Tower Lower School Student.

Something that is hard is math—but I really like math. In school, it's my favorite thing.

Timmy

See more student interviews.

Hear from a Tower Middle School Student.

Recitation Day will take a lot of courage because we will be speaking in front of the whole school which will be a little nerve racking, but I'm very excited.

Maty

On-Demand Recordings of Recent Admission Events

To begin, click the tabs below to view recordings of our fall/winter events. We invite you to contact us for individual family conversations at any time.

Grades Pre-K–2

Curriculum Spotlight: Pre-K–Grade 2, An On-Demand Recording

View an on-demand recording of our December Spotlight on Tower's Lower School—a focus on our innovative and creative curriculum, our passionate faculty's approach to teaching the whole child and the ways we engage students and inspire creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.

Meet Serena Wilkie Gifford, Head of School, our Lower School Teachers and Tower parents, who shared their own experiences and those of their children.

Grades 3-5

Curriculum Spotlight: Grades 3-5, An On-Demand Recording

Our Spotlight on Tower's Lower School focuses on our innovative and creative curriculum, our passionate faculty's pedagogical approach to teaching the whole child and the ways we engage students and inspire creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.

We are eager to share our community with you! Meet Serena Wilkie Gifford, Head of School, Liz Buchan, Head of Lower School, and hear from one parent about her experience as a Tower family.

Grades 6-8

Curriculum Spotlight: Grades 6-8, an On-Demand Recording

The Upper School* at Tower is a vibrant community that we are eager to share! This event focuses on the depth of Tower's global curriculum, empowering students to understand themselves as learners, discover and pursue their passions, advocate for themselves and others and contribute to the world.

Meet Serena Wilkie Gifford, Head of School; Ryan Buckley, Head of Upper School; and faculty. Learn how our faculty teach students to embrace challenge and apply knowledge with confidence. Parents and students highlight their own experiences in the Upper School, and Mary Dailey, Director of Secondary School Counseling provides an overview of the ways in which our eighth graders prepare for life after Tower.

*As of September 2021, our Upper School (grades 6-8) will be joined by grade 5 and will be renamed, the Middle School. This expanded division will house our entire cohort of early adolescents.

Pre-K–8 Virtual Open House

Virtual Open House and Campus Tour, An On-Demand Recording

View an on-demand Open House with Head of School Serena Wilkie Gifford, accompanied by teachers, administrators and parents. Learn about Tower School's mission, and how our teachers bring the mission to life for students each day.

Parents shared their own experiences as Tower families, and those of their children.

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