Palo Alto Preparatory has been helping young people grow academically, socially, and emotionally for over 35 years.
Our enrollment process is simple. It consists of 4 steps to give parents/guardians the opportunity to tour the school and meet our administration and potential students the chance to meet teachers and peers in an immersive “shadow day.”
Step 1. Contact our Dean of Students, Lisa O’Hearn-Keck, via email at lisa@paloaltoprep.com or phone at (650) 493-7071 ext. 102
Lisa will answer your preliminary questions and schedule you an interview with our Director.
Step 2. Interview with the Director. Parent/s or Guardian/s will get a tour of the school and then meet with our Director to talk about our offerings and your student’s needs. Students usually attend this meeting and we will let you know in advance if we need to meet with just you.
Step 3. Shadow Day. We will schedule a day for your student to come in and spend a half-day attending classes at Palo Alto Preparatory. This gives your student the chance to meet potential teachers and other students and learn what a typical day looks like at Palo Alto Preparatory. Your student will be paired with a current student, whose job it will be to show them around and introduce them to teachers and future friends.
Step 4. Finalize and Submit Application and enrollment documents. A $3,000 deposit is required with the enrollment documents. This deposit is applied to the cost of tuition.
Please Complete the Form below and take the next step in getting your student enrolled at a school that cares about their individuality and knows how to support their learning and social differences.
“To put it simply, I enjoyed my tenure at PAP and felt that I really belonged there. The smaller campus meant no difficulty finding my way around or making it from one class to the next in the time allotted. Looking back, I wish I could have stayed longer.
The teachers were dedicated to the students and teaching and created more interesting and creative curriculum than were available in the public schools. I enjoyed the opportunity to learn to make my own movie and draw with quill pens.There was freedom to study similar classes from innovative perspectives. I also enjoyed that in the small student body I was able to continue classes with former classmates and that everyone felt included.”