Merit based scholarships and stipends are available. Room & Board within our Residence Program is not a requirement for Rock Academics students.

ROCK ACADEMICS ADMISSIONS PROCESS
Parents of children who are interested in applying to either the Rock Academics program or the Residence program may email star@therockschool.net for more information and to set up an audition and find out more information the application and registration process.   Please acquire your child’s academic school transcript and bring it in a sealed envelope to the audition. The audition fee is $65 and can be paid in person on the day of the audition. 

Parents and students who are unable to travel to the school to audition in person must submit a Video Audition.  Click here to download the Video Audition instructions.

AUDITION DAY
On the day of the audition, please bring the Application Form (if not mailed in prior) and the student's transcript (if not mailed in prior).  The student will take an in-class Audition and will be evaluated by the ballet masters and/or The School Directors.  Families will also receive a full tour of the facilities and meet The School Directors (Bo and Stephanie Spassoff), the Headmaster of Rock Academics (Nicole Digironimo) , and, if applicable, meet the Resident Director (Holly Monsen).

ACADEMIC REVIEW
Upon artistic admission to Rock Academics, the Headmaster of Rock Academics will review the student's academic transcripts from either middle and or high school, and standardized test scores, if available.  Generally, The Rock School would like to see no grades lower than a C on the transcript, but exceptions are made if poor grades can be adequately explained and resilience demonstrated.

NOTIFICATION
After successful completion of the audition process and the transcript review, the Headmaster of Rock Academics will contact the parents in about a week, generally by letter.  If accepted, parents will receive an official welcome letter and an email from The Rock School’s online registration system, STAR.

*Please note - Admission to Rock Academics requires acceptance based on both artistic and academic merit. If a scholarship is awarded to a student based on artistic and/or academic merit, it will be stated in the contract letter.

For more information about any aspect of the admissions process or the academic program, please contact Nicole Digironimo, P.h.D., at (215) 551-7010 ext. 1134, or via email at digironimo@therockschool.net