Emerson Waldorf School

"Education is not a race where the prize goes to the one who finishes first. To help young children develop a lifelong love of learning we need to respect and strengthen their individual abilities." - The Alliance for Childhood

Process

Pre-K/Kindergarten

  1. Parent attendance at Open House
  2. Attend Get Acquainted Evening
  3. Submission of the following:
    • Application and $50 fee
    • Student Interview form
    • Teacher Reference
    • Health/Immunization Records
  4. Parent-teacher interview
  5. Child visit to the classroom for one hour
  6. Submissions of Enrollment Agreement and Deposit within two weeks of acceptance

Grades 1-8

  1. Parent attendance at Open House
  2. Submission of the following:
    • Application and $50 fee
    • Student Interview form
    • Academic/Health/Immunization Transcripts
  3. Submission of three reference forms:
    one from the most recent teacher
    and two from adults who know the
    child in a social situation (grades 1-5),
    two teacher and one social (grades 6-8)
  4. Parent-teacher interview
  5. Child visit to the classroom for three days (grades 1-8)
  6. Kindergarten child applying to grade 1 for the following year spends one morning in the kindergarten
  7. Submission of Enrollment Agreement and deposit within two weeks of acceptance

High School*

  1. Parent and student attendance at Open House
  2. Submission of the following:
    • Student Questionnaire
    • Student Self-Portrait & Photo
    • Student Academic Work Sample
    • Parent Questionnaire
    • $50.00 Application Fee
    • Parent Biography of Applicant
  3. 3-day visit to high school (call the high school at 919-932-1195 to arrange a visit)
  4. Student Interview
  5. Parent Interview
  6. Transcript Requested from current school
  7. Transcript Received by EWS
  8. Guidance Counselor Reference Form submitted to current school
  9. English Teacher Reference Form submitted to current school
  10. Math Teacher Reference Form submitted to current school
  11. Tuition Adjustment Application requested, if needed - see below

*If your student is in 8th grade at EWS, the application process is slightly modified. Please contact Matina Metz in the Enrollment office for more details.

Age Guidelines

Pre-K/Kindergarten - Four years of age by September 1st

Grade 1 - Six years of age by June 1st

Applicants to the pre-k/kindergarten must present a certificate of immunization as outlined by the NCDHHS for 4 year-olds. Applicants to the kindergarten must have obtained the remaining schedule of immunizations due between the 4th and 5th birthdays and file a copy with the school. Admission to the pre-k/kindergarten program does not guarantee future admission to grade 1. Evaluations for promotion to the elementary school take place each spring.

Admissions Dates

Mid-January - Visits and interviews begin (pre-k/k-grade 12)

Mid-March - New decisions announced, enrollment materials mailed (pre-k/k-grade 12)

Early April - Enrollment materials and deposit due to EWS

Admissions for the current year are considered at any time, if there is space in the class. Please contact the Admissions Office with questions.

Probationary Period

Each student is subject to a probationary period, which begins upon initial enrollment and ends four months later.