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Steps towards a Seabury Education
"I know I just started at Seabury, but it feels like I've always been here."
Newly Enrolled Seabury 3rd Grader
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Early Learning
Submit an Inquiry Form
Students and families interested in Seabury School can begin the admission process by completing our inquiry form. After we receive your form, our Director of Enrollment will reach out with next steps—like scheduling a tour of our Browns Point Campus or the Seabury Early Learning Center in Downtown Tacoma, and sharing details about our programs for young learners. We look forward to hearing from you!
Tour
There’s nothing we enjoy more than welcoming prospective families to Seabury and visiting our early learning classrooms for the most curious of learners. Tours of our Browns Point Campus and the Seabury Early Learning Center (3 year olds to 5 year olds) in Downtown Tacoma are available and can be scheduled through our Director of Enrollment Management, David Bergler, at davidb@seabury.org or 253-252-3542.
Fill out an Application
A completed application (includes a non-refundable $120 fee) is required to schedule a visit and continue with the enrollment process.
- APPLY HERE
- SPOTS ARE STILL OPEN FOR THE 2025 - 2026 SCHOOL YEAR
- APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR ARE NOW OPEN
Schedule a classroom visit
At Seabury, applicants participate in a classroom visit where our team observes peer interaction and school readiness. Once your student’s application is complete, we’ll contact you to schedule the session. We offer individual classroom visits throughout the year and are happy to schedule them at times that are convenient for your family.
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Kindergarten through 8th grade
Submit an Inquiry Form
Students and families interested in Seabury School can begin the admission process by completing our inquiry form. After we receive your form, our Director of Enrollment will reach out with next steps—like scheduling a tour of our Browns Point Campus and sharing details about our programs for gifted and twice-exceptional students. We look forward to hearing from you!
Tour
There’s nothing we enjoy more than welcoming prospective families to Seabury and visiting our classrooms designed to accelerate and foster a love of learning for gifted and twice-exceptional students. Tours of our Browns Point Campus are available and can be scheduled through our Director of Enrollment Management, David Bergler, at davidb@seabury.org or 253-252-3542.
Fill out an Application
A completed application (includes a non-refundable $120 fee) is required to schedule a visit and continue with the enrollment process.
- APPLY HERE
- SPOTS ARE STILL OPEN FOR THE 2025 - 2026 SCHOOL YEAR
- APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR ARE NOW OPEN
Schedule a classroom visit
At Seabury, applicants participate in a classroom visit where our team observes peer interactions and ensures a student is ready to thrive at Seabury. Once your student’s application is complete, we’ll contact you to schedule the session. We offer individual classroom visits throughout the year and are happy to schedule them at times that are convenient for your family.
Gifted Assessment
In addition to the application, Seabury requires a current cognitive ability evaluation to help us understand each student’s learning profile and ensure a strong fit with our program for gifted and twice-exceptional learners. Families may use a licensed independent psychologist or an approved evaluator (see below). We review the whole profile—not just a single score—including strengths, uneven patterns, and any 2e considerations.
If your child has a recent evaluation, you may submit that report. After you complete the application, upload the report in the portal or have the evaluator send it directly to our Director of Enrollment, David Bergler, at davidb@seabury.org
Application Checklist
- Online Application: Start your application HERE
- Tour: We will schedule a time for you and your child to walk through the school with us, see some classes in action, meet our teachers and staff, and sit down with the Director of Enrollment and Head of School or Assistant Head of School to go over any immediate questions you have.
- Class Visit: We will schedule a time for your child to visit the school for part or all of a normal school day to get to know how our classes work, and see if they feel we are a good fit for them. Prospective pre-k and kindergarten students visit for approximately 45 minutes during the morning. For all other grades, visits are for a full day.
- Transcripts: Within the online application, you will find a link to request records from your child’s current school. This is a required piece of the admissions process for students entering grades 1-8.
- Assessment: If your student is entering kindergarten through eighth grade, you must make arrangements for an independent, cognitive evaluation. Below is a list of some local psychologists we have worked with in the past.
- Tuition Assistance: To apply for tuition assistance, please mark the designated box on the online admission application. Please refer to the Tuition and Fees page for more information and the link to apply.
Questions? Email us at admissions@seabury.org or call (253) 252-3542
More Information
From our Head of School
Dear prospective families:
Thank you for your interest in Seabury School. We are proud of the quality educational experience Seabury offers our academically advanced students. Seabury offers a child-centered program specifically designed for highly capable learners. Small class sizes allow our teachers to support each child in developing their talents and discovering their passions.
Seabury is one of only three schools in Tacoma accredited by the Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS), a nonprofit membership association that provides professional development and support services to more than 110 schools in eight Northwest states and British Columbia.
Seabury’s admissions process is designed to focus on the child, not just on the numbers. While cognitive testing is required for admissions, results are looked at in the context of all the information we gather about your child as we get to know each other through the process. Seabury is also one of a handful of schools in the U.S. that will accept the results of either a qualitative or quantitative assessment for admissions. Contact me or check out the testing information for more details.
To learn more about our school, please call our admissions team at 253-252-3542 or email admissions@seabury.org. Also, visit the other sections of this website. In addition to information about our program, you’ll find resources on gifted children.
We recognize the importance of the decision you are making about which school will best meet your child’s educational needs. We are happy to assist you in any way we can in the process.
Psychologists
Seabury offers this list of local psychologists as a starting point for parents needing cognitive testing for their child. These exams are required as part of Seabury’s application process beginning in kindergarten. These psychologists do not work for Seabury but are professionals in the area that we have worked with in the past.
- Al Albertson, PhD
253-380-8406
6132 Panorama Drive NE
Tacoma, WA 98422 - Children's BMC
253-256-3626
2412 N 30th St # 201
Tacoma, WA 98407 - Barry Anton, PhD
253-475-6021
5909 Orchard West
Tacoma, WA 98467 - Kawena Begay, PH.D., NCSP
425-998-6435
1015 Pacific Ave Suite 112
Tacoma, WA 98402 - Stephen Curtis, PhD
206-780-7782
11290 Sunrise Drive NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 - Northwest Family Psychology
844-701-1080
Locations in Seattle, Silverdale,
Poulsbo, Bainbridge Island - Patricia Oppenheim, PhD
425-562-1515
13656 Main St.
Bellevue, WA 98005 - Wayne Duncan, PhD
206-569-3361
ABCD, INC.
155 NE 100th St #306
Seattle, WA 98125 - Jennifer McDonald, PhD
360-302-4645
2024 Caton Way SW, Suite 201
Olympia, WA 98502 - Lesley Hart, PhD
253-269-6063
711 Court A, Suite 114
Tacoma, WA 98402 - Amy Bohlander, PhD, Psychologist
206-289-0634
7222 Linden Ave N. Ste. A
Seattle, WA 98103
More about testing
Seabury requires a cognitive assessment as part of the admissions process for students entering grades K-8. Cognitive assessments help our admissions team determine whether Seabury’s program is the best fit for your child. As a child-centered school for highly capable children, Seabury looks at cognitive assessments as one piece of the puzzle, but it is never the only criteria for admission. In addition to the cognitive assessment, we learn about your child’s strengths, challenges, interests, and talents through conversations with your family, your child’s visit to Seabury, information you share on the admissions form, and additional information in school records.
A licensed psychologist of your choice can do the cognitive assessment. However, Seabury offers a list of psychologists who are familiar with our school and have been recommended by previous applicants. Families are advised to make a testing appointment as soon as possible as it often takes time to get on their schedule.
Seabury will accept the results of any individually administered cognitive assessment. The most common assessments are the WPPSI-IV (for younger students) the WISC-V (for older students), and the DAS. Group tests, often given at public schools, such as the CogAT or NNAT, do not provide results that are as accurate or complete, but we will accept them for admission.
Many factors can impact whether an assessment provides an accurate reflection of your child’s ability. Seabury’s admissions team looks carefully at the entire assessment report and views it in the context of what we have learned about your child.
Admissions
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