Admissions Process
Overview & Timeline
- View Upcoming Admissions Events or Schedule a Tour. Please contact the Admissions Director with any questions: Liz Reid Pargament, liz.pargament@
susquehanna.org, 717-426-4506 x224. - Apply on our website. Student academic records will be requested (if applicable). $130 non-refundable application fee. Please note, for students returning and or/ reapplying to SWS after a period two or more years, a supplemental application and $50 fee are required. Please contact Liz Pargament (liz.pargament@susquehanna.org
) for more information. - The application is reviewed by the Admissions Committee.
- Parent/caregiver meeting with a teacher. Grades families have a parent meeting after the student visit.
- Stepping Stone students visit a class briefly with a parent/ caregiver. Mixed-Age Kindergarten students independently attend a morning visit. Grades students visit independently for 3-5 full days. During this visit, rising 1st grade and older students also complete a developmental observation wtih the Resource Coordinator.
- Decision for acceptance is made by the Class Teacher and Admissions Committee, with input from the Subject Teachers (for Grades).
- Enrollment & Tuition Agreement is sent to parent/caregiver through the FACTS Family Portal and must be completed within 10 days of receipt. A non-refundable $250 deposit is due at this time and is applied to annual tuition.
- Upon enrolling, a home visit is scheduled by the Class Teacher.
Questions?
Contact the Admissions Director at (717) 426-4506 ext. 224 or email admissions@susquehanna.org.
Susquehanna Waldorf School does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, ethnic background, or national origin in admission of students, in financial aid grants, or in any program offered. Any complaints of discrimination may be filed with the office for Civil Rights, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Bureau of Civil Rights Compliance, the Department of Public Welfare, and/or the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.