Dear Parent(s), Family Member(s), and Guardian(s),
Thank you for your interest in Alexander Twilight Academy (ATA), a free academic enrichment program for hardworking and high potential Boston-area students. ATA prepares middle school students to gain access to and thrive at top high schools and colleges with scholarships. Learn more at alexandertwilightacademy.org.
ATA is enrolling current 5th grade students to begin in summer 2022 who:
- Are highly motivated, hard working, and intellectually tenacious
- Are academically high achieving or high potential
- Aspire to be kind, compassionate, emotionally intelligent leaders and change-makers in their communities and the larger world
THEORY OF ACTION
ADMISSIONS PROCESS
1. Virtual Information and Admissions Session
Attend or watch a recording of a Virtual Information and Admissions Session. Sign up to attend one of the following sessions:
- Saturday, January 8th, 2022 at 12pm
- Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 at 6:30pm
- Sábado, el 22 de enero de 2022 a las 12:00 (en Español)
- Tuesday, January 25th, 2022 at 7pm
- Saturday, February 5th, 2022 at 1pm
- Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 at 6pm
- If you cannot attend any of these sessions, a recording of the Virtual Information and Admissions Session will be posted on our website after January 8th, 2022 in English and after January 22nd, 2022 in Spanish
2. Family Application and Student Application
Complete and submit the Family Application and Student Application online by Friday, February 25th, 2022 at 10am. If you would like to request a printed application, please email admissions@alexandertwilightacademy.org or call/text (617) 468-8469.
3. Teacher Recommendation
Ask your child’s current teacher to complete the Teacher Recommendation form online by Sunday, February 27th, 2022 at 10am.
4. Entrance Exam
Once the entire application is submitted, please sign up for one of the following Virtual Entrance Exams:
5. Group Interview
Families will be notified if their student is invited to a group interview by Tuesday, March 1st. Group interviews will be held on Saturday, March 5th and Saturday, March 12th.
6. Individual and Family Interview
By Tuesday, March 15th, 2022, families and students will be notified if they are invited to attend a virtual individual and family interview. Individual and family interviews will be held the weeks of March 7th, 2022, March 14th, 2022, and March 21st, 2022.
7. Admissions Notification
Students and families will be notified of their admissions status March 30th, 2022.
We greatly appreciate your interest in ATA and know that this is a rather long and intensive admissions process. Please feel free to reach out with any questions that come up along the way.
All Our Best,
The ATA Admissions Team