Potomac Crescent Waldorf School

Admissions Procedure
The application process begins with learning about Waldorf education and our school. If you have not yet received an application packet, you may download one by clicking the link below, or you may request one from the school by either emailing us or calling the school at 703.486.1309.

Click here to fill out an Admissions Inquiry Form online.

Visiting the School
We encourage parents new to Waldorf education to attend an Information Evening/
Observation Morning and to bring their children to our Open House for a morning in a Waldorf classroom. No registration is required for these events. The dates of those events are below:

Open House: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 10:00 am to 12 noon
Open House: Saturday, May 22, 2010, 10:00 am to 12 noon

Information Evening: Monday, November 2, 7:30 pm (adults only, please). Those families who attend the Information Evening will be invited to attend an Observation Morning on Tuesday, November 3, from 9:00 to 10:30 am

Information Evening: Wednesday, March 17, 7:30 pm (adults only, please). Those families who attend the Information Evening will be invited to attend an Observation Morning on Wednesday, March 18, from 9:00 to 10:30 am

Information Evening: Tuesday, May 4, 7:30 pm (adults only, please)

If you wish to tour the school, talk with the administrator, or speak with a class teacher prior to applying to the school, please contact the school either by email or by telephone
at 703.486.1309.

After submitting your application, the teacher of the class may contact you to learn more about the child and the family. Enrollment decisions take about a month to process. Once a decision has been made, parents will receive a letter from the school indicating their child's placement for the coming year.

After the early decision date, we accept and enroll children on a rolling basis as space permits.

Applications from families new to our school should include a one-time fee of $50.

Parent-Child Program-Session I (September - December): $900
Parent-Child Program-Session II (January - May): $1,200
Morning Glory (3-Day) Kindergarten: $5,250
Oak Tree (5-Day) Kindergarten: $8,350
Afternoon Program: $1,470 per each day enrolled
Grades 1, 2 & 3: $12,600

At the time of acceptance, a registration fee is required to hold a space for the child in the class. The registration fee is deducted from the annual tuition, and is non-refundable and non-transferable. The first tuition installment is due July 1. Thereafter, for a total of 10 installments, payments are due on the first of each month. The last payment will be due April 1, 2010. Discounts are given for payment in full and biannual payments.

Tuition Assistance Requests
February 1, 2010, is the date by which tuition assistance request applications need to be completed with The School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS). You will need to know our school code: 2937. An objective and confidential assessment of family need is returned to the school's tuition assistance committee. Award amounts are mailed to families with their placement decision. Tuition assistance is available in limited amounts from the school budget and through the generosity of donors. Applicants filing after February 1, 2010, may find that all available funds have been awarded. It is our hope that anyone desiring Waldorf education will not allow financial constraints to prevent application to the school.

Web sites offering more information about Waldorf education and suggested readings can be found on our links page.