Admissions

Welcome!

Waldorf education is unique because your child is unique.

Our teaching approach meets each child where they are-academically, socially and emotionally-to help your child become the best thinker, student, leader, and citizen of the world they can be. Come for a visit during one of our Walk Through the Grades through our classrooms or come along for a personal tour of our campus and you’ll begin to see what makes Whidbey Island Waldorf different from all other schools. You’ll start to see and feel all the reasons to choose a Waldorf education. You might catch a glimpse of our Nursery students playing outside in their Muddy Buddies, or watch sixth graders build a fire and observe the phenomena of light and gas in our Sunny Meadow. You might see our seventh graders working hard in service preparing for their Knighting Ceremony or perhaps you’ll hear third graders speaking or singing Spanish. You might talk to some of our gifted and dedicated teachers, who seem to “get” your child after just meeting them.

There’s a lot to see on our beautiful campus at Whidbey Island Waldorf. Schedule a visit, or start your application below.

Re-enrolling families - February is re-enrollment month.

Families wishing to enroll siblings will have sibling priority placement only if an application is received before or during this month of February. Applications received after March 1 will be placed on a waitlist if one exists for any particular class.

1. Child Visit & Conversation

   1. Upon receipt and review of your application, you will be contacted first by the Enrollment Director and then by the teacher(s) of your prospective class to schedule a first meeting. This first meeting will be held in person if possible.

   2. Grades students are typically invited to spend 1-3 days, or 1-3 partial days, with their appropriate class before an enrollment decision is made.

   3. If applying for the middle or upper Grades, WIWS requires a minimum of 2 years of school records.

2. Enrollment

   1. If the teacher has accepted the child into the EC or Grades program, the Enrollment Director will make contact with the prospective family to continue the enrollment process.

   2. If a family is applying for Adjusted Tuition through FAST Aid, that application should be completed by the prospective family at the same time of the enrollment application completion. Adjusted Tuition funds are finite. The sooner you can apply for FastAID, the more likelihood there will be funds available.

      More than $300,000 has been awarded in TA for 2024-2025.

      WIWS has now capped Adjusted Tuition for 2024-2025.

      Please note that if you are applying for FastAID now, you are applying for the 2025-2026 school year, NOT the 2024-2025 year.

   3. Following that, a financial contract via our financial management company BigSIS is issued to the enrolling parents. Enrollment is considered final upon completion of this contract with WIWS and payment of the Supply Fee to WIWS. 

   4. Please note: WIWS has a rolling admissions process. If we do not have a space for your child at the time you apply, we may still be able to place them at a later date should a spot become available. Rolling admission also means that you can apply anytime during the school year and be received; not only in spring or summer for the Fall.

3. A nonrefundable 5% tuition deposit is due to complete your contract.

   This 5% deposit will go towards your child’s tuition payment, it is not an add-on. 

   • Supply fees will be due with the deposit. Supply Fees, Field Trip & Instrument fees are non-refundable.

   • We are aligning our payment plans with our fiscal year, which begins July 1 and ends June 30. 

4. What happens when my child is placed in the wait pool?

   When an applicant is considered to be a good fit for the program, but space is not available, the applicant is placed in the wait pool. A wait pool applicant does not have a specific place in the wait pool, but will be offered an available space based on the class composition.

   Wait pool priority: 1) Teacher’s Child 2) Siblings 3) already enrolled in our Polliwog Caregiver & Child classes (for Little Woods Toddler enrollment) 4) previous Waldorf school student and/or stated commitment to Waldorf Education

5. Please note: an application is valid for one year from the date it was filled in. Should you decide to enroll at a date past that year, you will need to fill in another application.

If you have any questions around TA, please call our Finance Manager , Jean Fee, at 360.341.5686 or email financemanager@wiws.org