welcome to LOWER SCHOOL AT holton-arms!

• Contract Deadline - March 21, 2025
•     Enrollment FAQs [PDF] | Enrollment Step-by-Step [PDF] 
•  Setup Billing in TADs (email will arrive after contract completion)

For the 2025-2026 school year; forms will be due to the school by Friday, August 1.

All student medical paperwork should be submitted to the August Schools Health Portal. This is a web-based system that gives you continuous access to your child’s health record and the ability to make updates when needed. All of the necessary health forms can be found in the August Schools Health Portal. You can download the necessary forms there, and your progress is regularly saved so you do not need to finish all the forms at once.

Health Enrollment FAQ

 

•  Add MAJOR SCHOOL DATES to your calendar for 2025-2026.
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•  Monday, April 7, 8:15 - 9:15 a.m. - Parent Coffee and Conversation: Athletics, RSVP here.
•  Monday, May 12 - Mentor Event
•  Wednesday, August 27 - Potential Date for New Lower School (LS) Student Orientation (updates coming by May)
•  Thursday, August 28 - Potential Date for New LS Student Orientation (updates coming by May)
•  Tuesday, September 2 - Convocation and First Day of School

•  Laptops: 2025-2026 Technology Requirements
      Detailed information about specific pricing, financial aid, and ordering your student's device will be sent via email this spring.
•  Summer Work: Details about summer reading and summer math work can be found on the Lower School Summer Resource Page. Summer Reading for Grades 3-6 will be mailed home in June. 
•  Textbooks: Students in Grades 3-6 do not need to order books.
•  Uniform: More information about uniform requirements can be found here. Gently used uniforms will be available for purchase through the Hang-Up, Holton's gently-used uniform shop. We suggest holding off purchasing until June in case there are any changes to the uniform requirements.
•  Holton Email and Web Login:  Parents/Guardians will receive credentials in mid-July. Students will receive email and website access prior to the beginning of the school year.
•  Who to Call or Email With Questions:
•               Enrollment: 301-365-6000
•               Student Billing: 301-365-6028
•               After School Programs: 301-365-6003
•               Bus Transportation: 301-365-6486; Please stay tuned for Bus Registration information for the 2025-2026 school year. 

All Holton Lower School students (including newly admitted students) will have an opportunity to participate in both Math and Literacy Camps this summer during the same week: Monday, August 11-Friday, August 15! The schedule is: Math Camp from 9 a.m.- noon and Literacy Camp from 1-4 p.m. Students may register for one or both camps. Students attending both camps will need to bring their own lunch and will have supervised outdoor play during the transition period (noon-1 p.m.).  

Please click here to register for the Academic Camps. 

Math Camp (Rising Grades 3-6)

Join the Lower School math team for a week of interactive math fun! Open to all Holton students entering grades 3-6, including newly admitted students, Math Camp is a great way to review skills, preview concepts, and connect with classmates. 

Through games, puzzles, and hands-on activities, students will explore key math concepts like number sense, place value, and problem-solving. We also promote a growth mindset, encouraging students to take risks, embrace challenges, and build confidence in their math learning.  

Literacy Camp (Rising Grades 3-6)

Read, write, create, learn! Students will embark on a five-day literacy adventure, exploring the world of words while building essential language skills. Literacy Camp combines storytelling, collaborative writing, spelling and vocabulary games, and comprehension strategies for both narrative and informational texts. Through Reader’s Theatre, students will boost fluency, increase sight word vocabulary, and improve decoding skills. Each day offers exciting ways to enhance literacy skills while having fun.

STEAM Camp for Girls (Rising Grades 6-8)

Holton’s nine-day STEAM Camp for Girls for rising 6th-8th graders, focuses on creativity, design, collaborative problem-solving, critical thinking, risk-taking, and perseverance. Using project-based learning, we integrate Art and Design throughout our curriculum. STEAM campers can look forward to fun-filled, hands-on activities that bring science to life. Within this nine-day program, not only will students study the concepts here at Holton, but they will also participate in field trips to local businesses and explore how STEAM directly impacts the world in which they live! Past projects have included paper roller coasters, 3D printing and TinkerCAD, bottle rockets, music composition, and robotics competitions! Full STEAM ahead! 

STEAM Camp for Girls (all day camp) for rising 6th-8th graders:

• Monday, June 30 - Friday, July 11 (no camp on Friday, July 4; 1 p.m. dismissal on last day, Friday, July 11): 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tuition: $1,170 (includes lunch, supplies, and field trip fees)

Before and After Care are available.
Morning bus service is available.

For more information, please contact Lindsey McKan.

STEAM camp registration is through Creative Summer and will be available soon.

Creative Summer Leadership Seminar for Girls (Rising Grades 5-8)

This fun and interactive four-day Leadership Seminar for Girls, for rising 5th-8th graders, is designed to explore the role of girls' and women's leadership in their communities and in the world. Like the favorite Creative Summer class that inspired it, this seminar will provide campers a safe space to explore their own capacity for leadership, learn to recognize opportunities for leadership, and discuss the challenges they face as girls in leadership.

Lesson topics from the Creative Summer class--finding confidence within ourselves and spreading it to others; learning about local, national, and global leaders; and discovering differences in girlhood around the world--will be enhanced with the addition of an off-campus field trip and guest speakers, all culminating in our highly-anticipated Wax Museum Showcase, which families are invited to attend!

Beautiful minds bloom here!

Creative Summer Leadership Seminar for Girls (all day camp) for rising 5th-8th graders:

• Monday, June 16 - Friday, June 20 (no camp on Thursday, June 19 in honor of Juneteenth): 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Tuition: $510

Lunch Service is available.

For more information, please contact Kaylah Grant.

If your family received financial aid, you will receive an email from Samantha Gilman-Reilly with instructions on how to apply your aid to the cost of camps.