Emerson Waldorf School

6211 New Jericho Road
Chapel Hill NC 27516
919-967-1858, Ext. 14

Age range: 2 1/2–18 years (Grades N, PK/K, Grades 1–12). For younger children, three programs: Parent/Child Program (infants and toddlers); Nursery (2 1/2- to 4-year-olds); Kindergarten (4- to 6-year-olds).

Tuition: Parent/Child Program, $120 per 6-week session (3 sessions); Nursery, $2,650/year (2-day program), $3,750/year (3-day program), $5,950/year (5-day program); Afterschool Program; Kindergarten, $7,525/year

Scholarships available: Not for Parent/Child Program or Nursery. Limited scholarships are available for Kindergarten.

Accreditation: Member of the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (WECANA) and the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA)

Application deadline: No deadline; can apply anytime

Application fee: Parent/Child Program, $20; Nursery and Kindergarten, $50, non refundable

School starts: Day after Labor Day

School runs: Parent/Child Program, 3 sessions each six weeks for 1 hour, with two Monday evening study hours. Afternoon session with parent/child. Evenings: adults only.
Nursery, 8:45 AM - 12:15 PM (Mondays - Fridays; 2- 3- or 5-day options); afterschool program, 12:00 - 3:00 PM
Kindergarten, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM (Mondays - Fridays); afterschool program, 12:30 - 3:00 PM

Class size: Nursery, 14 children; Kindergarten, 18 children

Student:teacher ratio: Nursery, 7:1; Kindergarten, 9:1

Boy/girl quota: No quota, but do try to balance number of boys and girls in each classroom

How toilet-trained do children need to be? Completely for 2 1/2 years on up

Parental participation required: Not a cooperative, but many opportunities for parents to volunteer

Special features: Waldorf education

Web address: www.emersonwaldorf.org

Last Updated: 11 October 2007

 
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