When to Apply

Applications for admissions are accepted after Labor Day for the following academic year and may be obtained from the Lower School Admissions Office or downloaded here. Please submit your application by December 1.

How to Apply

Submit the following materials

• An application
• A parent statement
• Transcripts from previous schools. Transcript request forms can be downloaded here.
• An application fee of $55
• A photograph is optional
• Tuition Assistance may be requested for students applying to grades 1-6 by checking “Yes” to the financial aid question on the Admissions Application. A Tuitions Assistance application will be mailed to you after December 1.
• Standardized testing is welcomed though not required for admissions to grades 1-5, but if your child does take the ERB Test, please have the results sent to us. Children applying to our sixth grade must take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) administered through the Educational Records Bureau (ERB), and parents should arrange to have these scores, along with the records from their child’s present school, sent to Rudolf Steiner School.

School Visits/Interviews

Once the admissions packet is complete, the Lower School will contact you to schedule a tour and a parent interview.

Students applying to the first grade will be interviews in small groups by class teachers in December and January. Students applying to grades 2-6 will be invited to visit their respective class to have personal interviews with the class teachers.

Open Houses

Please call the Lower School Admissions Office at 212-327-1457 for information about Open Houses or introductory lectures on Waldorf education.

Notification and Reply Dates 2008-2009

As a member of ISAAGNY, we notify families of admissions decisions in accordance with the scheduled guidelines , which can be viewed here.

Once you have accepted an offer, please immediately notify by phone all the schools to which you have applied. This courtesy is helpful to families on a waiting list.

For applications and files completed by
January 16, 2008