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*Please tell us how you heard about Shady Hill’s Teacher Training Center.

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*What area of teacher licensure are you interested in?

Do you intend to apply to either Boston University or Lesley University's collaborative master's degree program?

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Do you want a public school placement during the spring semester?

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Please type your responses and enclose them with your application. Limit each response to 250 words.

1. Identify and reflect on an event that has inspired you to teach pre-k through eighth-grade children.

2. With so many options for teacher preparation, why did you choose to apply to the Shady Hill School Teacher Training Center?

3. Where do you see yourself teaching after your training at Shady Hill? Why?

4. Optional: Is there something you want the admissions committee to know about you that is not addressed elsewhere in this application?

Please be sure to include your educational background and experience with children even if it was a volunteer situation.

Please email your resume to janet.ross@shs.org.

RECOMMENDATIONS
You are required to submit three letters of reference including at least one academic and one professional reference. Letters should be addressed to the TTC Admissions Committee and must be signed. Please list below the names of the people who will write for you. References should be people who know you well and have observed your interaction with children or adolescents and colleagues.

Download the TTC Recommendation Form here and send it to your references. We need both their letter and the cover sheet.

*Name of Reference 1

*Reference 1 Email

*Reference 1 Phone #

*Name of Reference 2

*Reference 2 Email

*Reference 2 Phone #

*Name of Reference 3

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OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS
You are required to submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities you have attended.

APPLICATION FEE
$50
- To pay by credit card, click here
- If you'd prefer to pay by check, payment is due when you arrive for your tour and/or admission interviews.

- Complete online form
- Email resume
- Request 3 letters of recommendation
- Request official transcript(s)
- Submit $50 application fee (www.shs.org/ttcfee or check)
- (Optional) Mail financial aid application and most recent tax return
- (Optional) Email or mail fellowship application essay and request a letter of recommendation specifically for the fellowship (if required)

*Note: Financial aid and fellowship materials must be submitted with your application for admission. You can access this information by clicking on the Tuition and Financial Aid link in this section. Admission decisions are made without regard to financial need, but aid is offered at the time of admission, so all paperwork is due by the same deadline. Fellowship decisions are made in April after the final round of admission decisions.

I understand that matriculation to the Shady Hill School Teacher Training Center is conditioned upon the satisfactory completion of a background check, including but not limited to a criminal record check, a sex offender registry check, a fingerprint-based check, a motor vehicle record check, and a reference check, as determined in the sole discretion of Shady Hill School.

By entering my name and clicking "Submit,” I am agreeing that the information on this application is complete and accurate. I understand that it will become a permanent part of my Teacher Training Center file.

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