Visit Us-Nursery & Kindergarten
Below you will find information on how to sign up for our virtual and in-person events. In addition to our Admissions Information Sessions, applicants will have the opportunity meet with our parent ambassadors later in the admissions season. The parent ambassadors will give you a great sense of the excitement that is felt at HM every day.
Please enjoy exploring our website. Take a look at our virtual tour and campus map which will give you a sense of the physical layout of the school.
We hope that you will have the opportunity to come spend some time with us. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Admissions Information Sessions 2024
Each fall we host several Admissions Information Sessions (formally called Open Houses), typically on weekends in September and October, in order to give families the opportunity to tour the campus and hear from various administrators and current students. Our fall Admissions Information Sessions will be conducted in-person this year. Our information sessions will take place on our Bronx Campus. The events usually lasts about 2.5 hours. Our Families will have the opportunity to hear from our Head of School, the Head of the Nursery Division, the Head of the Lower Division and a cross section of our faculty. Most importantly, you will have the chance to hear from our dynamic student ambassadors. For those families who can't make it to one of our information sessions, we encourage you to explore our virtual tour.
The dates of our Nursery & Kindergarten Fall Admissions Information Sessions are posted below. Self-registration is available via Ravenna. Please click onto the link below to create an account on Ravenna - the web based admissions platform we use at Horace Mann School. Once you have created an account you can explore our school and RSVP for an open house. You may also submit an application and register for an interview. While you do need to create a Ravenna profile to RSVP for an open house, you do not need to submit an application to RSVP for an open house. We look forward to meeting your family.
HM Nursery, Kindergarten and Lower Division Admissions Information Sessions
Sunday, September 29th: 10:00AM
Sunday, September 29th: 2:00PM
Lion Talks Zoom Sessions
Thank you for considering Horace Mann School as a potential school for your family! At the core of HM’s mission is the importance of fostering inclusion while also supporting students from all types of backgrounds. To this end, during Lion Talks, we will be talking about the diverse tapestry of kids that makes HM a wonderful place, in addition to the initiatives that the school engages in to make sure that different identities and interests are recognized, discussed and celebrated at our school. Whether talking about race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, socioeconomics or seeing yourself as a theater kid or STEM kid or athlete, our goal is to talk about the cross section of the HM family that make it a special place.
While the admissions team and our student & parent ambassadors are always happy to talk with prospective families about these issues at our broader admissions events, we believe that hearing from students and families with a focus on these issues would be invaluable.
We hope that you take advantage of the opportunity to hear directly from some of our parents and students who make Horace Mann School such a special place. Please visit the Horace Mann School Ravenna page in order to sign up for our Zoom sessions. They will be available under events. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Virtual Lion Talks Kickoff
Our Virtual Lion Talks Kickoff on October 16th at 6pm: will feature a cross section of parents from our Parent Association Alliance Groups. Members of the Black Parents Union (BPU), Chinese Family Network (CFN), Families of Islamic Heritage and Friends (FIHF), Hispanic/Latino Family Network (H/LFN), Jewish Family Alliance (JFA), Korean Parents League (KPL), HM Pride (LGBTQ+ Alliance Group) and HM South Asian Families (HMSAF) will talk about the Horace Mann Experience from the Parent Perspective. After the panel with our Panel Association Alliance Group representatives, we will have a panel of our student ambassadors. The format of the Lion Talks Kickoff will be a Virtual Webinar.
After our kickoff, at the dates listed below, we encourage you to attend our Lion Talks Zoom Sessions with a cross section of our student body where they will discuss topics such, as but not limited to,…
Community Support Systems in place for students
Navigating and celebrating different identities at HM
Adjustment process upon entering HM: How did HM help with the transition to a new environment.
How do students feel seen in the classroom and curriculum at HM
Balancing extracurricular activities and academic life
Lion Talks Zoom Sessions With Students
October 25th at 6pm
November 15th at 6pm
December 13th at 6pm
Financial Aid Open House
Time & Date: Wednesday, October 30th - 7:00PM, Zoom Webinar
Please join Lisa Moreira, Director of Institutional Research & Enrollment Management and Emily Cohen, Associate Director of Admissions and Associate Director of Financial Aid, for a summary of the Financial Aid process at Horace Mann School. Lisa and Emily will walk through the timeline of the Financial Aid process from start to finish, review the documents and materials required for an application to be considered, and allow time for Q&A at the end. This Open House will be hosted in Webinar format so attendees will be viewable only to the hosts. This webinar is open to families who have inquired or submitted an application for the 2025-26 academic year. Please register in the Ravenna system; a link will be provided a few days in advance to those who have registered. Registration is available via Ravenna.
Parent Panels and Tours of the Nursery and Lower Divisions
We will be hosting virtual mini-panels with our Parent Ambassadors and admissions personnel in January for applicants. In February, for admitted families, we will host in-person tours of the school.
Spring Tours
In the spring, we host tours of our campus led by our current students during school hours from early April through mid-May. We are pleased to report that we will have in-person tours of the middle and upper division campus in the Spring of 2025. For those that won't be able to visit in the spring, and while there is nothing like seeing the HM campus in person, we are fortunate enough to have a comprehensive virtual tour that will give you a sense of what the campus looks like.
Our Spring tours are designed for those interested in the admission to Horace Mann School for Fall 2026. In order to sign up for a spring tour, you will have to create an account on Ravenna Hub at the link above and start a late application for Fall 2025. This will give you access to the system and give us the ability to know who is interacting with our ambassadors. Remember, you are creating an account and starting the application, not submitting it. There is no cost to participate in a panel. If you are interested in submitting a late application, please do.
Families interested in participating in one of panels should call the admissions office to schedule after you have created an account. The tours are open to those interested in the Nursery-11th Grade process. Please call 718-432-4100.
If you have questions about the admissions process or the school please feel free to email us at admissions@horacemann.org. If you would like someone to give you a call, please include your phone number and a member of the admissions office will gladly call you back.