How To Apply
About the Office of Admissions
The Academy’s Office of Admissions processes student applications for enrollment into either Little Horizons Academy and Brighter Horizons Academy, or both. There is one application for both schools. Our Enrollment Administrators will be your point of contact regarding your application, until your first day of school.
Little Horizons Academy is a feeder school. Kindergarten graduates from Little Horizons Academy feed into Brighter Horizons Academy’s first grade.
Application Process
The following admission process is for students who are applying for 25-26 school year at Little Horizons Academy or Brighter Horizons Academy. Spots are very limited and successful applicants may be put on a wait list. The Office of Admissions will be updating families throughout the process.
The Academy’s admission process and criteria aim at considering each applicant holistically. Our decisions are based on the evaluation of the applicant’s values, character, academics, behavior, self-motivation, and citizenship.
Before filling out our online application, please make sure to read through all of the instructions below. The Admissions Process has changed for the 25-26 School Year, below are some notable announcements:
- All requested documents MUST be uploaded for the application to be considered complete. Please make sure to upload the most up-to-date official documents. Only complete applications will be considered for review.
- Each BHA applicant is required to attend an in-person Admissions Preview Day at the BHA Campus. Failure to do so will disqualify the applicant. You will have the opportunity to choose any one of the pre-set dates for your family. Dates are shared below. LHA Applicants will not need to attend an Admissions Preview Day.
- Our admission decisions are no longer sent out on a first-come, first-served basis. All applicants will be reviewed if the completed application is submitted before the Application Deadline.
- Admission Decisions will NOT be sent out prior to February 20th, 2025
Admissions Deadlines
We highly encourage families to upload documents reflecting the applicant’s achievements within and outside of their school setting. Applications without the listed required documents will not be able to move forward.
Admission Applications will be closed on December 20th, 2024 at Noon.
Admission Decisions will be sent out on February 20th, 2025.
25-26 Application Status
BHA Applications are closed for 1st-12th Grades. LHA Applications for Prek 1, Prek2 and KG will re-open on February 1, 2025.
If you would like to stay in touch in case registration opens again, please complete the following interest form.
Important Admission links
Important Dates for 25-26 Applications
October 21, 2024
25-26 Enrollment Application Opens
November 16, 2024
Admission Preview Day #1
December 14, 2024
Admission Preview Day #2
December 20, 2024
25-26 Enrollment Application Deadline
January 18, 2025
Admission Preview Day #3
February 1, 2025
LHA Applications Re-Open
(Prek & KG Only)
February 20, 2025
Enrollment Decisions Announced
March 6, 2025
Deadline to Accept Offer of Admission
Steps for Admission
ONLINE APPLICATION TUTORIAL
BEFORE YOU BEGIN: COLLECT all required documents
The following documents will need to be uploaded to the application. Please have all documents ready on your computer in pdf format or similar before you start the application.
| PreK & KG | 1st Grade | 2nd-9th Grade | 10th-12th Grade |
| Birth Certificate | Birth Certificate | Birth Certificate | Birth Certificate |
| Immunization Record | Immunization Record | Immunization Record | Immunization Record |
| Copy of Both Parents ID | Copy of Both Parents ID | Copy of Both Parents ID | Copy of Both Parents ID |
| IEP/ESL Documentation (if applicable) | Current School Records Department Email | Current School Records Department Email | Current School Records Department Email |
| Current Grade Semester 1 Report Card | Current Grade Semester 1 Report Card | Current Grade Semester 1 Report Card | |
| Optional: KG Certificate | Last 2 Year’s Final Report Cards | Last 2 Years’ Final Report Cards | |
| IEP/ESL Documentation (if applicable) | Last 2 years’ Standardized Testing And/Or most recent 2 consecutive MAP Scores | Last 2 years’ Standardized Testing and/or SAT, ACT, PSAT, TSI) | |
| Optional (Highly recommended): Extra-curricular achievements* | IEP/ESL Documentation (if applicable) | Official Transcript | |
| Optional (Highly recommended): Extra-curricular achievements* | IEP/ESL Documentation (if applicable) |
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| Optional (Highly recommended): Extra-curricular achievements* |
*For example, Science fair awards, Spelling bee awards, Hifdh/Qur’an recitation awards, Community Projects initiated/completed, Community services etc.
To have your current school send records please fill out this form here: https://www.bhaprep.org/records-request/
PHASE ONE: Apply for Admission
An online application must be completed.
The following will be required to complete your online application:
- The (non-refundable) application fee of $150 for each BHA applicant and $100 for each LHA applicant.
- Uploaded copy of parent’s driver license.
- Uploaded student records as outlined above.
Please note the following:
- Your application through our family portal can not be successfully submitted without completing payment within the online application.
- Applications do not rollover to the following academic year.
For LHA 25-26 School Year:
Please note, PK1 applicants must be 3 years old by October 1, 2025; PK2 applicants must be 4 years old by October 1, 2025; KG applicants must be 5 years old by October 1, 2025. PK-KG students must be fully potty-trained.
New Families: Click Here to Apply for the 25-26 School Year
If you already have a Sycamore Account click here for the 25-26 application
Sycamore School Code: 2307
PHASE TWO: Application Review
Upon receiving and reviewing the application with all documents, the Office of Admission will contact you with further instructions. Please allow 3-5 business days for the application to be reviewed. Qualifying applicants will be asked to choose a date for the Admission Preview Day. Applications without complete documents will not be able to move forward
PHASE THREE: Attend an On-Campus Admission Preview Day
Families applying to BHA are required to travel to BHA campus for an Admissions Preview Day to complete the admission process.
LHA applicants will not need to attend an Admissions Preview Day. They will instead be invited to an interview date by the Preschool Director or Assistant Director.
Applicants along with at least one parent/legal guardian will attend an Admission Preview Day where they will be asked to take part in various activities and be interviewed.
BHA Admission Committee members will be observing and interacting with students and families on campus. Families will also have a chance to tour the campus, meet with some staff members and have their questions answered.
This is an all-day event so please plan accordingly.
PHASE FOUR: Review and Decision for Admission
Student files will be reviewed, and admission decisions will be finalized.
Admission decisions will be communicated to the parents/guardians by email on February 20th, 2025.
PHASE FIVE: Admission Offer Acceptance & Enrollment Contract
If you receive your student’s acceptance offer letter on February 20, 2025, families have until March 6th to accept the offer, sign an enrollment contract and pay the non-refundable family enrollment fee of $1000.
If you were placed on a waitlist and received an offer after February 20, 2025, families will then have to confirm acceptance and pay the family enrollment fee within 3 business days.
All enrollment contracts are final and binding after July 15, 2025. No refunds will be processed after that date.
Families that are unable to join LHA/BHA for the 2025-26 academic year must inform the Enrollment department in writing before July 15th, 2025, in order to be eligible to receive a refund for the Family Enrollment fee and any other refunds that may apply.
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