Admissions Events

Prospect Sierra School will be participating in the East Bay Independent Schools Association (EBISA) Fair at the Doubletree Hotel in the Berkeley Marina.

Prospective parents/guardians are invited to the Tapscott campus for an overview of the Elementary School. There will be opportunities to meet key administrators, faculty, and current parents, and to learn about our program. This event is for adults only.

Prospective families are invited to the Avis campus for an overview of the Middle School. There will be opportunities to meet key administrators, faculty, and current parents. There will be teacher-led workshops for adults and students as well as a tour of the facilities. This event is for parents/guardians and middle-school-age children.

Prospective families are invited to join us for a brief welcome, a light supper of pizza and salad, and the middle school fall play. RSVP’s will be required for this very popular evening.

These are opportunities to meet current students and parents. Prospective parents for all grades and applicants for middle school are invited to attend a Neighborhood Coffee in your area. Please contact us for more information and to RSVP.

Neighborhood Coffee for 94705/Oakland

Wednesday, January 4,
 7:00–8:30 p.m.

Neighborhood Coffee for Albany/ Central Berkeley

Thursday, January 5, 7:00–8:30 p.m.

Neighborhood Coffee for El Cerrito and North

Tuesday, January 10, 
7:00–8:30 p.m.

Neighborhood Coffee for 94707/94708

Thursday, January 12, 
7:00–8:30 p.m.

All current and prospective families are invited to this celebration of diversity, service and authenticity on our elementary campus. There will be storytelling, planting native California seeds, exhibits of Service Learning from all grades, demonstrations of sign language, singing by the elementary chorus, family African dance, and, of course, delicious food to share.

This year’s guest speaker will be Mark Brackett, Ph.D., a research scientist in the Department of Psychology at Yale University, Deputy Director of Yale’s Health, Emotion, and Behavior Laboratory, and Head of the Emotional Intelligence Unit in the Edward Zigler Center for Child Development and Social Policy. He focuses on how emotional intelligence impacts quality of life, including mental health, relationships, academic/work performance, and the effectiveness of Social Emotional Learning interventions. RSVP required.

The Prospect Sierra Parent Association presents an annual series of parent education events. Consider joining us for this insightful presentation from Eileen and Jon Gallo, who have written two influential books on raising children to be both responsible and financially savvy. Join us to discuss ideas for how to model healthy attitudes and approaches to personal finance.

New families are invited to attend the middle school spring play (featuring grades 5-8) to get a little taste of theatre at Prospect Sierra. RSVP required.

Join us for a welcome reception for newly-admitted Middle School students and their families.

Join us for a welcome reception for parents and guardians of newly-admitted Elementary School students.