The Ark’s Annual Open House
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 (7:00pm - 8:30pm)
Join us for our annual Ark Elementary School & Noah’s Ark Preschool Open House, for student intake September 2025, held, on Wednesday, January 22nd, from 7:00-8:30 pm.
It is a good idea to read our website content in advance to prepare and perhaps remind yourself of questions you may have wanted to ask. Attending this Open House is key to becoming part of our school community, as the school will preference-accept applications from families who have attended this informative event.
We may already know your family through our tightly-knit, friendly parent community, or you may be seeking for an elementary or sibling placement, perhaps even attended our Open House once before, or be brand new to us, however all families are seeking the best place for their learner. Finding the right environment for your child to be loved, grow up and learn in, is much more than finding a nice physical space and a teacher or two - it is about a connection of deep purpose, common core values, teamwork and a shared growth mindset within a community. Ark Elementary School is looking for families who want to engage and partner with us too so we can best help your learner meet their real potential.
The application and enrolment process this year is as follows:
1. REGISTER FOR THE OPEN HOUSE: Click on the button above.
2. ATTEND THE OPEN HOUSE Both parents are expected to try to attend the Open House, if possible. This is a grown-up-only event, so make sure your child is tucked away in bed where they really need to be at this hour, with someone nice to look after them.
3. APPLICATION FORM At the Open House, you will be able to collect an Application to Register Form.
4. COMPLETE & RETURN THE APPLICATION Drop the form off at school, anytime between 9:30–11:30 am or 1:00–2:30 pm. Leave it in the basket in the upstairs hallway, labelled ‘Application Intake Forms’, by the Wednesday, January 31 deadline.
5. THE INTERVIEW Parents will be contacted by telephone to set up an appointment date and time for your child's interview at school. Parents should make a concerted effort to both attend the approximately 15-20 minute interview. Saturday and Sunday interview days may be an option to facilitate both parents attending.
6. CONFIRMATION OF PLACEMENT will be made by phone call after all interview sessions have been completed. This is usually by the middle to late February.
7. REGISTRATION & ENROLMENT PACKAGE Last, parents will pick-up an envelope package containing all the Enrolment Forms required to complete their child’s Ark School registration process. Complete all forms, including printed photos, and return to the school by the given deadline. If the forms are not returned on time, we will be obliged to offer the space to another waiting family.
“Thank you so much for the 24/7, heart-to-heart teaching and caring for our children as your own. We are grateful for being one of ‘the family” in the Ark Community. Every year is a real adventure.”
— Tina and Billy, Parents of 2 Learners