Application Process

We use TADS for all application processing. There is a nonrefundable $50 fee. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to us at enrollment@waldorfnola.org or give us a call at (504) 525-2420.

Please download and sign the TADS “Authorization for Transfer of Student Records” and submit it to your child’s current school. We need records from at least two prior years of schooling, along with any evaluations or therapy reports. Incoming fifth through 8th graders must submit handwritten responses to the essay questions in the TADS application.

After your application and all records have been received, an in-person interview with faculty will be scheduled for viable applicants. Please note that for early childhood applicants, this is a parent only interview. For Grades applications, you and your child will meet with their prospective teacher.

Based on the interview, your child will be invited for a school visit. Nursery and kindergarten applicants will spend a few hours in their respective classroom. Rising first graders will be scheduled for a one-day visit and students entering all other grades will visit their prospective class for three days.

Once the visit has been completed, the admission decision is made, in consult with our full faculty. Parents are contacted by the Enrollment Director with the admission decision and any additional requirements.

If your child is invited to join the Waldorf School of New Orleans, your registration and deposit are required within five business days. Your non-refundable deposit initially secures the student’s seat, and a billing agreement is generated. Signing the billing agreement finalizes enrollment at Waldorf School of New Orleans.