APPLICATION PROCESS Pk–12 (2023-24)
Application Process
Important Note
The school year begins in early August and ends in late May. Students who apply to begin in August from local Guatemalan schools or other countries with a different school calendar, such as Korea or Japan, generally continue in the grade in which they are currently enrolled. If these same applicants wish to begin in the middle of a school year, placement will be based on the grade they have most recently completed at their previous school.
Tuition and Fees
Learn more about CAG's Tuition and Fees.
Application Process (2023-24)
CAG may not be able to offer spots for the 23-24 school year at this time.
Contact out Admissions Office before starting an application process.
- Step 1: Online Application Form
- Step 2: Recommendations
- Step 3: Application Fee
- Step 4: Admission Assessment
Step 1: Online Application Form
- Create an account or log in if you had previously created a PowerSchool Enrollment Account.
- Type in your child's Name, Last Name and Date of Birth to create the Application Form.
- Complete the Online Application Form. Some fields are labeled as *requested. However, we encourage you to complete as much information as possible.
- Submit the Online Application Form.
Step 2: Recommendations
Current CAG Family
Request a Teacher Recommendation from your child's current teacher through School Recs.
Current families do NOT need to request family references.
Learn more
1. Register your child(ren)
- On the 'Next Steps' page, you will find the School Recs access.
- Create an account or log in if you had previously created a School Recs Account.
- Type in your child's name, last name, and date of birth. Then click on 'Add Family Member'.
2. Select the recommendation form
Teacher Recommendation Form:
- Select the Teacher Recommendation Form according to the grade level your child is applying to.
- Grade PK-1 Recommendation Form
- Grade 2-5 Recommendation Form
- Grade 6-12 Recommendation Form
*If you are a new family applying at CAG for more than one child, request the teacher recommendation for each of them.
*Current CAG families do not need to request family references
3. Submit the recommendation requests
- Click on Continue, and then on the form previously selected to send the request.
- Complete the information of your child's recommender.
- Submit the form. Please note that once the electronic form is sent to an email, it cannot be forwarded to another person. Make sure the email you add is the person who will fill out the form.
- Once you have sent all the requests you needed, click on "Return to Recommendation Center". You will see what forms have been successfully responded in this section. The Recommendation Center access is always available at the top right corner of the School Recs. window.
- Your child's current teacher will receive an email with a link to accept or reject the request. He/She will also find a field to reply to your request. Then, the teacher needs to click on 'Next' to find the instructions to answer the recommendation questions.
- You will receive a confirmation email as soon as a recommender accepts/rejects the request, and another one when the recommender submits the recommendation form.
- The information provided by the recommenders is confidential. Once they submit the Teacher Recommendation, the information will be delivered to CAG's application system.
New Family
Request a Teacher Recommendation from your child's current teacher and two family references through School Recs.
Family members are NOT eligible as references.
Learn more
1. Register your child(ren)
- On the 'Next Steps' page, you will find the School Recs access.
- Create an account or log in if you had previously created a School Recs Account.
- Type in your child's name, last name, and date of birth. Then click on 'Add Family Member'.
2. Select the recommendation forms
Teacher Recommendation Form:
- Select the Teacher Recommendation Form according to the grade level your child is applying to.
- Grade PK-1 Recommendation Form
- Grade 2-5 Recommendation Form
- Grade 6-12 Recommendation Form
*If you are a new family applying at CAG for more than one child, request the teacher recommendation for each of them.
Family Reference Form:
- Select the two Family References Forms available. Family members are NOT eligible as references. References can be work-related or friends that are connected to CAG.
- Family Reference
- Family Reference 2
*If you are a new family applying at CAG for more than one child, request the two family references only with one of the applicants.
3. Submit the recommendation requests
- Click on Continue, and then on each of the forms previously selected to send the request.
- Complete the information of your child's/family recommender. If the person that will complete the Family Reference form doesn't belong to an organization, please type N/A.
- Submit the form(s). Please note that once the electronic form is sent to an email, it cannot be forwarded to another person. Make sure the email you add is the person who will fill out the form.
- Once you have sent all the requests you needed, click on "Return to Recommendation Center". You will see what forms have been successfully responded in this section. The Recommendation Center access is always available at the top right corner of the School Recs. window.
- The people you sent the request to will receive an email with a link to accept or reject the request. They will also find a field to reply to your request. Then, they need to click on 'Next' to find the instructions to answer the recommendation questions.
- You will receive a confirmation email as soon as a recommender accepts/rejects the request, and another one when the recommender submits the recommendation form.
- The information provided by the recommenders is confidential. Once they submit the Family Reference Form or the Teacher Recommendation, the information will be delivered to CAG's application system.
Step 3: Application Fee
- Submit the application fee (Q2,500) once you have successfully completed steps 1 and 2.
- The application fee is only valid for the school year for which the application is submitted. This fee is required prior to an evaluation by the school.
- This fee is non-refundable and stands until replaced with the subsequent Schedule of Fees and is therefore subject to change.
Step 4: Admission Assessment
- Once all the components of the application have been submitted and received, the Admissions Office will schedule the admission assessment and will communicate the upcoming assessment dates.
- After all steps are completed, the Educational Admissions Committee will review the completed file and make the final admissions decision.
- The Admissions Office will communicate the decision directly to the parents (1-2 weeks after the admission assessment.)
Admission Assessment Dates
Section | March, 2023 | June, 2023 |
---|---|---|
Lower School (PK-Grade 5) |
March 6-10, 2023 |
June 3, 2023 |
Middle School (Grade 6-8) |
March 7, 2023 |
June 5, 2023 |
High School (Grade 9-12) |
March 7, 2023 | June 5, 2023 |
Admission Criteria
A qualified student is one who is likely to find success in the School’s bilingual (English and Spanish) college preparatory program and would be a positive influence to the CAG educational community. This determination shall be made by the School through a variety of means, which will include a review of relevant school reports/high school transcripts, other educational records, confidential recommendations, and the assessment procedures if applicable. After thorough review of all admissions criteria, the Educational Admissions Committee will determine the assessment date if needed and afterward the final admissions decision will be communicated directly from the Admissions Office.
Note: Children applying for grades 6 – 12 must have grade level English and Spanish language proficiency and meet the academic requirements.
Admission Policy
Under a centralized admissions office, the intention of the School is to enroll students who meet all of the essential entrance requirements. The School will maintain rolling admissions, allowing applicants to be considered for acceptance throughout the school year and offered seats based on space available and complying with current class size policy, per the priority scale.
The School will provide equal opportunity for admissions consideration to, and in the treatment of, all applicants during the admissions process. Visitation screening/assessment for Pre-Kinder and Kinder is required for admission purposes. Other grade levels may require an internal or external standardized assessment administrated by a professional to determine the student’s academic grade level skills or other relevant skills needed to establish admissibility.
Qualified applicants coming from local school or schools on a different academic calendar will only be considered if the parents are willing to have their child audit their completed grade level. In special cases, the School will consider admission for 12th grade when a student has a history of academic and social excellence.
Qualified students will be considered for enrollment based on the following priority scale:
Priority
- Siblings of enrolled students who meet the admission criteria above
- Alumni children who meet the admission criteria above
- International children who meet the admission criteria above
- Other children who meet the admission criteria above
Note: Children applying for grades 6 – 12 must have grade level English and Spanish language proficiency and meet the academic requirements.
In the event enrollment at a grade level is at its capacity, the Admissions Office will maintain a wait pool. The wait pool is intended for the applying year only; all applicants that are interested in the following academic school year must re-apply. During times of large intake groups, qualified students will be considered for enrollment based on the priority scale.
NOTE: The school year begins in early August and ends in late May. Students who apply to begin in August from local Guatemalan schools or other countries with a different school calendar, such as Korea or Japan, generally continue in the grade in which they are currently enrolled. If these same applicants wish to begin in the middle of a school year, placement will be based on the grade they have most recently completed at their previous school.
School Age Placement Guide
Table key: LS: Lower School; MS: Middle School; HS: High School
Division | Age | US | Guatemala | 23-24 | 24-25 | 25-26 |
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LS | 4* | Pre-Kindergarten | Pre-Kinder |
August 31, 2019 |
August 31, 2020 |
August 31, 2021 |
LS
|
5* | Kindergarten | Kinder |
August 31, 2018 |
August 31, 2019 |
August 31, 2020 |
LS
|
6* | Grade 1 | Preparatoria |
August 31, 2017 |
August 31, 2018 |
August 31, 2019 |
LS | 7 | Grade 2 | Primer grado |
August 31, 2016 |
August 31, 2017 |
August 31, 2018 |
LS
|
8 | Grade 3 | Segundo grado |
August 31, 2015 |
August 31, 2016 |
August 31, 2017 |
LS
|
9 | Grade 4 | Tercer grado |
August 31, 2014 |
August 31, 2015 |
August 31, 2016 |
LS
|
10 | Grade 5 | Cuarto grado |
August 31, 2013 |
August 31, 2014 |
August 31, 2015 |
MS
|
11 | Grade 6 | Quinto grado |
August 31, 2012 |
August 31, 2013 |
August 31, 2014 |
MS
|
12 | Grade 7 | Sexto grado |
August 31, 2011 |
August 31, 2012 |
August 31, 2013 |
MS
|
13 | Grade 8 | Primero grado |
August 31, 2010 |
August 31, 2011 |
August 31, 2012 |
HS
|
14 | Grade 9 | Segundo básico |
August 31, 2009 |
August 31, 2010 |
August 31, 2011 |
HS
|
15 | Grade 10 | Tercero básico
|
August 31, 2008 |
August 31, 2009 |
August 31, 2010 |
HS
|
16 | Grade 11 |
Cuarto bachillerato
|
August 31, 2007 |
August 31, 2008 |
August 31, 2009 |
HS
|
17 | Grade 12 | Quinto bachillerato |
August 31, 2006 |
August 31, 2007 |
August 31, 2008 |
Age levels
Those marked with an asterisk* must be the designated age by August 31 by the academic year of which the applicant is applying. Students applying for other grade levels are placed in grades that most nearly approach the chronological age for the student taking academic history into account.
Please Note
Students who enroll form schools with a different academic calendar must:
- Enroll the same grade they are currently in (if enrolling at CAG in August)
- Audit in the recently completed grade (if enrolling at CAG in January)