Registration

Registration for the 2024-2025 academic year has closed. Early registration for the 2025-2026 academic year for current and returning TLC students will begin in January 2025. Regular registration for new students begins in February 2025.

Students must be rising 7th graders and at least 12 years old by September 1 to register for 7th grade classes. See the Course Catalog for the required grade levels and/or prerequisites for individual classes.

Early Registration. It is highly recommended that you register early, i.e., before May 31, 2025 — and here's why:

Lower Registration Fee. After May 31, 2025, the close of the regular registration period, the registration fee increases from $50/student to $75/student.
Class Sizes Are Limited. Some classes fill up quickly; early registration is the best way to secure your student's registration.
"Course Corrections." The Registration Form gives you an opportunity to help us determine whether any courses should be added to the schedule or offered at a different time. Registration Form survey data received early is used to determine whether a schedule change (e.g., such as adding a class) for the upcoming year is warranted.

Registration Fees / Tuition

Registration fee:

Tuition:

$50 per student

Semester Payment Plan
One Annual Payment

$75 per student after May 31, 2025 (late registration)

$215/semester/course ($430/year/course)
$400/year/course

Semester Plan payments are due on or before August 1 and December 1.
Annual Plan payments are due on or before August 1.

Discounts: We offer a 20% tuition discount for enrolling in three or more courses per family. Please contact the director at [email protected] for more information if you have any questions.

Finally, note also that the World Literature/Writing (Honors) course is discounted at $115/semester (if paid by semester) or $200/year (if paid annually). This course is only available to students who have completed the American and/or British Literature survey courses.

Additional fees:

Books and/or materials: Costs will vary. See the Course Catalog for the required books for each course.
Lab materials fee (all science classes): $40 per student to be paid along with tuition (one check, please) in the August 1 payment.

Invoices/payment stubs will be mailed to each family. Please return the payment stub with your payment(s).

Zelle Payment. Tuition payments, as well as your registration fee, may now be made directly online using Zelle and the email address "[email protected]". Please check with your banking institution for guidance on how to use Zelle.

How to Register a Student at Tara Learning Center

If you are new to Tara Learning Center and want to find out more about us before formally registering, we recommend that you complete and submit a simple online Contact Form, so that we can answer any questions you might have.

If you are ready to register your student(s), however, here's how to get started.

Step 1: Print* and Complete a Registration Form

To enroll new or returning students in any course at Tara Learning Center, complete pages 1 to 4 of the Registration Form below.

2025-2026 Registration Form (available 1/1/25)

*The "Fill & Sign" or "E-sign" feature in Adobe Acrobat Reader allows you to type directly into the Registration Form PDF before printing and mailing. Statement of Faith and Participation Agreement signatures can also be entered digitally into the PDF.

The completed PDF should be printed and returned by regular mail or the PDF can be emailed to TLC directly (registration fees, like tuition payments, can be made electronically via Zelle).

Please bear in mind that sometimes classes fill quickly. If a class is full, we will indicate this as soon as possible on the 2025-26 Courses page. You may still register for a filled class; in such cases, your student will be placed on a waiting list and you will be notified if an opening becomes available or if an additional section of the same class is offered.

Step 2: Mail or Hand Deliver the Completed Form/Registration Fee

Next, email, send by regular mail, or bring the completed Registration Form, along with the appropriate registration fee(s), to Tara Learning Center (location and hours). Checks should be made payable to "Tara School, Inc." The registration fee is $50/student ($75/student if registering after May 31, 2025).

Tara Learning Center
11730 Bowman Green Dr.
Reston, VA 20190

For families and students that are new to Tara Learning Center, we will set up a meeting for you with the Director, Mrs. Karen Scott, to discuss your student's needs and to give you a chance to see the facilities.

Step 3: Billing / Beginning of Classes