Grade
School Admission Policies
- Submit the enclosed application form with a $50.00 non-refundable application fee and previous school records. To enable us to connect names with faces, please enclose a recent photograph of your child.
- Parents attend a classroom observation. We will also arrange either a meeting or a classroom visit for your child. All students applying to the grade school will be scheduled for a two-day visit, during which an educational assessment is scheduled.
- We will confirm receipt of your application, and the Admissions Director will arrange an interview with you, the Admissions Director and a faculty member.
- You will be notified of the decision regarding your child's acceptance.
- To enroll your child, complete the enrollment contract and submit it with a $100 non-refundable enrollment fee within two weeks of receipt. This will ensure that a place will be held for your child.
- You may apply for tuition adjustment after the school receives the enrollment contract. Tuition adjustment forms should then be completed and submitted by May 1. Children must be five years old by June 1 to be eligible for tuition adjustment. If you are unsure whether you are qualified to apply, please talk to a member of the Tuition Adjustment Committee.
Admissions
Policy
Children eligible for our multiage preschool/kindergarten classes must be three years six months old by the September 1 prior to the school year, and for the First Grade, six years old by June 1.
In the case of a student transferring from another school into the elementary grades, class placement depends on grades already completed and the academic, developmental and social progress of the child. We will do an assessment to help us determine class placement as part of the interview process.
Every new enrollment is conditional for the first ten weeks of attendance. This probationary period is for the school to ensure that it is the appropriate educational setting for the student.
Parents should be in agreement with and supportive of the school's philosophy and understand the basic tenets of Waldorf education. For your child to gain the most benefit from his or her education, it is important that you support the work teachers are doing at school.
Our school is designed to meet the needs of children with a moderate range of developmental needs. We are happy to meet with families to assess whether we are able to meet the needs of any children with special requirements.
Our school seeks to develop a culturally and economically diverse student body. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin in its admissions policies, or in the conduct of educational, recreational, athletic or scholarship programs.
359 Turtle Lane, Shelburne, VT 05482 (802) 985-2827
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