Admissions Events
Whether you are interested in joining our Lower, Middle, or Upper School division, we hope you will gain additional insight into the Friends experience. We invite you to join us on campus this Fall.
To register for an event:
- Log into your Ravenna account
- Locate your student on the left side panel
- Select Applications
- Select Friends Seminary
- Select Go to Application
- Search for Additional Steps
- Select Register for an event
2025 - 2026 Admissions Events
- Lower School Open House - Thursday, October 16, 2025 6:00-7:00pm
- Upper School Open House - Wednesday, October 29, 2025 6:00-7:30pm
- Connecting Families of Color Reception - Wednesday, November 12, 2025 6:00-7:00pm
- Middle School Open House (Zoom) - Tuesday, December 9, 2025 6:00-7:00pm
- Kindergarten Tours - select Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays
- Lower School Meeting for Worship - select Wednesdays
- Lower School Parent Tours (Grades 1 - 4) - select Fridays
- Middle School Parent Tours (Grades 5 - 8) - select Fridays
- Upper School Tours - select Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Included in Student/Parent Visit with Interview
Opportunities to Learn More
Affording Friends (Recording)
Thursday, November 20, 2025 6:00-7:00pm
Lower School Curriculum Spotlight (Zoom)
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 12:00-12:45 pm
Monday, November 24, 2025 6:00-6:45pm
Lower School Lunch & Learn (Zoom)
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 12:00-12:45 pm
Upper School Lunch & Learn (Zoom)
Thursday, January 15, 2026 12:00-12:45 pm
Middle School Lunch & Learn (Zoom)
Thursday, January 22, 2026 12:00-12:45 pm
Getting to Friends
Kindergarten - Grade 6 families living in Lower Manhattan
Free bus transportation is provided by the NYC Board of Education. For more information, please contact the Lower School Administrative Assistant at (646) 979-5111.
Kindergarten - Grade 6 families living on the Upper East Side
Free bus transportation is provided by the NYC Board of Education. For more information, please contact the Lower School Administrative Assistant at at (646) 979-5111.
Kindergarten - Grade 12 families living on the West Side (above West 14th Street)
Bus transportation is provided by a private bus company in the morning, as long as the minimum number of students subscribe to this service. Please call the Admissions and Enrollment Management Office for more information (646) 979-5044. Financial assistance is available for families who receive financial aid.
Kindergarten - Grade 12 families living in Brooklyn
Bus transportation is provided by a private bus company in the morning, as long as the minimum number of students subscribe to this service. Please call the Admissions and Enrollment Management Office for more information (646) 979-5044. Financial assistance is available for families who receive financial aid.
L, W, N, Q, R, 4, 5, 6 to Union Square, which are all wheelchair accessible.
L to 3rd Ave and E 14th St
Transfers:
B, D, F, M → (at Broadway/Lafayette St) 6
A, C, E → (at 14th St/8th Ave) L
1, 2, 3, F, M → (at 14th St/6th Ave) L