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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. All necessary materials can be downloaded. Please click the links below.

Early Childhood Education

Visit: Attend a Windows on Waldorf tour to learn more about the school and Waldorf Education.  Call the Enrollment Coordinator at 615-354-0270 x31 to reserve your space. Please use the appropriate checklist below to apply for fall enrollment. Contact the Enrollment Coordinator, Mari Beth Sartain, for information on mid-year enrollment. Necessary materials may be downloaded by clicking on the links below.

Application: Submit the application, along with a photograph of your child, to the office by February 1. Applications received after this date will be processed as soon as possible, but not necessarily by the notification date. 

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Application Fee: A non-refundable $125 fee for Early Childhood and Grades is to be submitted along with your 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? at the interview.  Please review before signing contract.

Grades Program

Visit: Attend a Windows on Waldorf tour held throughout the year to learn more about Linden and Waldorf Education.  Please call 615-354-0270 x 31 to reserve your space.

Application: Submit your application, along with a photograph of your child to the school office by February 1.

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

Teacher Recommendation Form: Please have the child's current teacher complete Linden's Teacher Recommendation Form and return it to the school office. Two recommendation forms are required for students in grades 5-8.

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

Classroom Visit:  Following the student assessment, if the student is still being considered for admission, the Enrollment Coordinator will call to set up a three-day visit for those students applying to grades 2-8.

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

Financial Aid: If you would like to receive information about tuition assistance, please click here for more information on how to apply.

Notification Date

Decision letters and contracts are generally mailed by March 1 for Early Childhood and are due back, along with the enrollment fee, in mid-March. Grades decisions are mailed by mid-March.

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.