How to Join Sanderling Waldorf School
Our admissions office accepts TK/Kindergarten and Grades 1-8 applications on a rolling basis year-round, with applications for immediate placement subject to availability.
The following steps comprise the application and enrollment process:
1. Attend A Tour
You are warmly invited to join us at one of our ongoing tours. These are the best opportunities to experience the Sanderling Waldorf School environment as well as have your questions answered about Waldorf education.
2. Submit An Application
When you are ready to take the next step, you may continue the Admissions process simply by completing an online application, linked here for Early Childhood (TK/K) and linked here for Grades 1-8. The $100 non-refundable application fee (per child) will be collected at the end of the application and trigger the next step.
3. Interview
Shortly after you submit your child's application for the TK/Kindergarten or Grades program, the class teacher will contact you to set up an interview to meet you and your child.
For mid-year enrollment in TK/Kindergarten, families will be notified of the admissions decision within approximately one week after the family interview. Sanderling admissions team will then follow up with the an enrollment contract agreement. Admissions interviews for the upcoming the 2025/2026 school year are ongoing.
4. Trial Days (Grades Only)
If your child is applying for admissions to the Grades program, trial days will be scheduled for him or her following the interview. This is an opportunity for your child to participate with the class for 3 to 5 days of school. After a prospective student completes the trial days, the faculty makes a collaborative decision on his or her enrollment.
Families will be notified of the admissions decision within approximately one week after the trial days conclude. Sanderling admissions team will then follow up with the an enrollment contract agreement. Admissions interviews for the upcoming the 2025/2026 school year are ongoing.
All admissions decisions are made by the faculty.
Upon acceptance and enrollment, a nonrefundable enrollment deposit is due.
