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Interested in enrolling for the current 2026-2027 school year?
The 2026-2027 school year is underway and spots are still available in
5th and
9th grades! Please reach out to admissions@tennesseenatureacademy.org or call (615)715-6790 with any questions. We are happy to walk you through the process over the phone!
- October 3, 2026: Our 2027-2028 application is now opem to all families who wish to apply online.
- February 12, 2027: Application deadline to be part of student enrollment lottery.**
- February 19, 2027: All families are notified of their application status.
**After the application deadline, families are still encouraged to apply and join our waitlist. We will fill open seats as they are available.
Should you join for 5th grade or wait for 6th grade?
We get this question almost every week. Some elementary programs end in 4th grade and some extend into 5th. TNA's program begins in 5th grade and we strongly encourage interested families to join in 5th grade instead of waiting until 6th. There are two major reasons for this. The first is that our program is designed to begin in 5th grade and your student will miss out on several TNA traditions if they do not join us until 6th grade.
The second reason is capacity. Once we fill up a grade level, a waitlist begins. Last year every family who applied on time was given a spot for 5th grade; but for 6th grade we had 90 applications for only a handful of spots. Several families who waited were disappointed and are still on our wait list. TNA has very high retention (meaning our families stick with us), so very few seats open up during the year.
