Admissions
Enrollment Message from the Administrator
As we enter a new year and begin to plan ahead for our school's 2024-2025 academic year, I want to take this opportunity to thank you, our parents, for choosing and entrusting your child’s education to us here at the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs.
The faculty, staff, administration and board are passionate about our mission, educating your children in a Waldorf based curriculum that embraces each and every child's individualized academic, social and personal development.
Today, as a community we are more diverse than ever before. Our Waldorf school body continues to grow reaching families across neighboring communities, the city and the region. Thanks to the committed work of our faculty in direct partnership with you, today’s Waldorf classmates continue to develop into tomorrow’s community leaders and lifelong friends.
Together, as we plan and look forward to 2024, we hope your family shares in our excitement and vision for what’s possible and to come here at the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs. Your attention and care to completing your child's registration during these next few weeks provides our administrative team the necessary information to mindfully and strategically finalize our working budget and staffing needs for 2024-2025 school year. This partnership and consideration is vital to creating and sustaining the Waldorf programming we pride ourselves on here at WSSS.
If you shall have any questions during this continuous enrollment period, please contact our admissions team at admissions@waldorfsaratoga.org
Thank you for being an integral part of our Waldorf family and school.
Warmly,
Jefferson Weidman
Administrator
Greetings from the Admissions Office!
Hello and Welcome to the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs!
The Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs is proud to have been serving the children and families of the upstate New York region for over 40 years. We are the only independent school in the area that offers education starting as early as 18 months through 8th grade, on three distinct campuses.
Here at Waldorf, we believe in nurturing every child so they are able to reach their fullest potential. Students that have graduated from our school have gone on to a wide array of careers such as law, medicine, arts and science, to name a few!
The Waldorf School derives its pedagogy from the picture of child development presented by Rudolf Steiner, who stated that every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education that sets them up for their own individual future and freedom in thinking. Here at the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs, we strive to follow a developmentally appropriate curriculum that meets every one of our students. With small class sizes, an emphasis on dialogue and discussion, and human connection and interaction, each student is encouraged by all of our school's educators. Our teachers are trained to cater to the individual within the group dynamic to help everyone along their educational journey.
With beautiful outdoor space at all three campuses, students learn that education is not just in a classroom, but all around them. Our faculty take advantage of the unique parks and trails in our urban setting, as well as the State and National Parks in the upstate country setting, incorporating nature and the surrounding environment into the lessons. Students take trips as a whole class to further their perspective of community which encourages our students to broaden their scope of knowledge, develop an appreciation for diversity, and to foster creative thinking in collaboration with others.
In the Admissions Office, we want to do as much as we can to help you in your Waldorf education as well. From offering tours, to open houses, we are here to answer any questions you may have. Our hope is to expand our school and show that Waldorf is open to all those interested.
Please feel free to look over our website and reach out with any inquiries you may have!
Sincerely Yours,
Admission Coordinator
Our Admissions Process
We have an open enrollment policy and accept applications throughout the year. The steps of our admissions process are as follows:
1. Make an inquiry.
2. Schedule a tour and/or attend an Open Morning.
3. Complete and submit an application and parent questionnaire.
4. Submit a signed records release form for students entering kindergarten through grade 8.
5. Schedule visiting days with the class (for students enrolling in grades 1-8).
6. Meet (parents and child) for an interview with two teachers for an in-depth discussion of the school’s program and your child’s educational background.
7. Complete the enrollment packet, the tuition contract, and make an initial payment via our online portal.
Please take note: In accordance with NYS law, all visiting and accepted students must provide up-to-date vaccination records and a physical examination summary.
See our Policy of Anti-discrimination here.