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“Waldorf Education helped me develop a creativity that has supported my scientific work throughout my life.” 

—Thomas C. Sudhof, M.D. Nobel Prize winner in Medicine,

Stanford University and Waldorf Graduate

Enrollment Checklist

Please use the appropriate checklist below if you are applying for Fall enrollment.  Contact the Enrollment Coordinator, Mari Beth Sartain mbsartain@lindenwaldorf.org, if you are interested in mid-year enrollment. 

Buttercup Playgroup

The 2018-19 Buttercup Parent/Child Playgroup is full. Please email enrollment@lindenwaldorf.org to be added to the Buttercup wait list for the 2018-19 school year. Online registration for the 2019-2020 Buttercup school year will be available in Spring 2019.  

Early Childhood Education 

Visit:  Attend a Windows on Waldorf tour to learn more about the school and Waldorf Education.  Please use the appropriate checklist below to apply for fall enrollment. Contact the Enrollment Coordinator at 615.354.0270 x 31 for information on mid-year enrollment. 

Application:  To apply for the current 2018-19 school year, click the APPLY FOR ENROLLMENT button above. For the 2019-20 school year, online application will be available in late Fall 2018. 

Application Fee:  A non-refundable $125 fee for Early Childhood is to be submitted along with your online application.

Interview:  The Enrollment Coordinator will call to set up a time for a family interview with the class teacher.

Reading:   Your family will receive a copy of What is a Waldorf Kindergarten? by Joan Almon at the interview.  Please review prior to signing the enrollment contract.

Grades Program

Visit:  Attend a Windows on Waldorf tour to learn more about the school and Waldorf Education.  Please use the appropriate checklist below to apply for fall enrollment. Contact the Enrollment Coordinator at 615.354.0270 x 31 for information on mid-year enrollment.

Application:  To apply for the current 2018-19 school year, click the APPLY FOR ENROLLMENT button above. For the 2019-20 school year, online application will be available in late Fall 2018.

Application Fee:  A non-refundable $125 fee for Grades is to be submitted along with your online application..

Teacher Recommendation Form:  Please have the child's current teacher complete Linden's Teacher Recommendation Form and return it to the LWS office. 

Interview:  The Enrollment Coordinator will call to set up a time for a parent interview and student assessment by two class teachers. 

Classroom Visit:  Based on the outcome of the assessment, the next step in the application process is a consecutive, three-day classroom visit for those students applying to grades 2-8. 

Reading:  Your family will receive a copy of Understanding Waldorf Education by Jack Petrash. Please review prior to signing the enrollment contract.

Financial Aid:  We offer tuition assistance, based on demonstrated need, through a third party service provider. Please click here for more information on how to apply.

Notification Date

Early Childhood enrollment contracts are offered in early March. A digital signature and the enrollment fee are due by the mid-March deadline for acceptance.

Grades enrollment contracts are offered in mid-March. A digital signature and the enrollment fee are due by the late March deadline for acceptance.

Linden Waldorf School does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, disability, national origin, or any other protected status in its admission policies or in the conduct of educational, recreational, athletic, or scholarship programs.