Enrollment Process

1) INVESTIGATE:
Spend time educating yourself about Waldorf education, and also about GWS. Here are some of the many ways to do this: read GWS Vision, Mission and Statement of Principles, Media and Food Policies, the many short articles about Waldorf early childhood and elementary education, and see a list of books; read some; attend parent-child groups and festivals; join the reading group.

2) APPLICATION:
Complete the Application Form and submit it to GWS with the $35 non-refundable Application Fee for each child. If your child is moving from another school/preschool, we may request conversations with and/or transcripts from the previous school's teachers and/or director.

3) INTERVIEW:
We'll contact you to schedule an interview after we've reviewed your child's Application and received your Application Fee. Topics for discussion in the interview will include the information you've provided on the application form, other aspects of your child's social, academic, and family life, GWS Principles and Policies, your history and familiarity with Waldorf methods, and what hopes and expectations you have for your child's education.

4) PLACEMENT:
We base placement in the school on such factors as available spaces in appropriate classes and parents' willingness to work with the principles of Waldorf education. You will be informed about your child's placement as soon as possible. In the event that the class that your child has been matched with is already full, his/her name will be put in a waiting pool.

5) FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT:
Upon placement, we'll send you an Enrollment Contract that will need to be signed and returned to GWS by the stated deadline along with appropriate Fee(s) paid in full.

6) ENROLLMENT:
When signed Enrollment Contract and Fee(s) are received your child is considered enrolled. Final steps before school begins will be a home visit, new parents attending orientation, and turning in immunization forms.