Our warm and vibrant commu­nity welcomes you and your family as you explore Waverly for the next step in your child’s educa­tion. For over 30 years, Waverly School has provided an inspired, expe­ri­ence-based, progres­sive educa­tion for creative and intel­lec­tu­ally curious students from preschool through 12th grade. 

We believe that students learn best when they are actively involved in their learn­ing, when they become respon­si­ble for their growth, when they are encour­aged to work to their highest poten­tial, and when their work is centered around commu­nity-based expe­ri­ences. From our youngest learn­ers in preschool to our high school seniors, Waverly students are doers, story­tellers, and change agents. Our class­rooms are inten­tion­ally designed to support expe­ri­en­tial and commu­nity-based learn­ing, empha­siz­ing collab­o­ra­tion, discus­sion, and tinker­ing. As a result, our Waverly grad­u­ates are curious, confi­dent, and creative leaders in the world. They attend a compre­hen­sive array of colleges and univer­si­ties and are prepared for their chosen path. 

The Waverly School is an inno­v­a­tive leader in progres­sive educa­tion. We were the region’s first school to offer a progres­sive preschool through 12th-grade curricu­lum, teach outdoor educa­tion utiliz­ing a farm, provide detailed student narra­tives and assess­ments instead of gener­al­ized grades, use test-free admis­sions, and move away from traditional uniforms.

To learn more about Waverly, we invite you to visit our campus, explore the farm, connect with teach­ers and students, follow us on social media (Insta­gram | Face­book), and expe­ri­ence the warm and vibrant commu­nity that is Waverly.

We look forward to getting to know your child and your family through the admis­sion process. If you have any ques­tions, please feel free to contact us at any time. 

To start the process, please complete an inquiry form, which will give you access to our admis­sion portal. From there, you can regis­ter for admis­sion events and get started on a Waverly application. 

Apply online by Decem­ber 6, 2024, to guar­an­tee a parent/​guardian inter­view. The regular appli­ca­tion dead­line is January 21, 2025, and all supple­men­tal docu­ments includ­ing tran­scripts and teacher recom­men­da­tions are due Febru­ary 2, 2025. Febru­ary 2 is also the dead­line to apply for Flex­i­ble Tuition.

The Waverly School’s admis­sions process does not include formal testing, such as the ISEE. Our goal is to assess each student’s indi­vid­ual skill set to ensure that all students fall within an appro­pri­ate range of learn­ing levels in any one class. We pay very careful atten­tion to infor­ma­tion provided in prospec­tive students’ appli­ca­tions, includ­ing tran­scripts and teacher recommendations.

Complete the top portion of the form and deliver it to the applicant’s current core teacher. (Second-12th-grade appli­cants need two teacher recom­men­da­tions.) Teacher recom­men­da­tions must be submit­ted via your admis­sions portal or in a sealed letter­head enve­lope from the appro­pri­ate school [helpful tip: provide addressed and stamped envelopes to your child’s teach­ers along with the recom­men­da­tion form(s)]. Down­load a teacher recom­men­da­tion form (PDF):

• Preschool

• Kinder­garten

• 1st and 2nd Grade

• 3rd through 6th Grade

• 1st through 6th Grade — Parent Acad­e­mic Eval­u­a­tion (remote learning supplement)

• Middle School and High School (7th through 12th)

Complete the Tran­script Release Form and submit it to the applicant’s current school (required for first grade and above). Tran­scripts must be submit­ted via your admis­sions portal or in sealed letter­head envelopes from the appro­pri­ate school. Down­load a tran­script request form (PDF).

Noti­fi­ca­tion letters for Admis­sions and Flex­i­ble Tuition deci­sions for the 2025 – 2026 school year will be announced on Friday, March 7, 2025. Deci­sions are sent by email at 5:00 p.m.

Waverly fosters an envi­ron­ment in which indi­vid­ual differ­ences of race, ethnic­ity, biolog­i­cal sex, gender iden­tity, sexual orien­ta­tion, socioe­co­nomic circum­stance, national origin, immi­gra­tion status, ability and disabil­ity, phys­i­cal char­ac­ter­is­tics, reli­gious belief, and all aspects of iden­tity are acknowl­edged and celebrated.

At this time, The Waverly School is not able to offer, process, or assist in the procure­ment of student visas (I‑20). Appli­cants must be able to provide proof of visa or other docu­men­ta­tion demon­strat­ing ability to attend non-public school in the United States before an appli­ca­tion can be processed.

Satur­day, October 5, 2024
Farm Open House.

Satur­day, Novem­ber 16, 2024, and Satur­day, Decem­ber 14, 2024
The Waverly School Open Houses. These events welcome our prospec­tive appli­cants and their parents/​guardians to learn about classes and meet faculty members. 

Friday, Decem­ber 6, 2024
Early appli­ca­tion deadline

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Appli­ca­tions are due for new families.

Sunday, Febru­ary 2, 2025
Flex­i­ble Tuition appli­ca­tions are due for new and return­ing students. Supple­men­tal appli­ca­tion docu­ments due, includ­ing tran­scripts and teacher recom­men­da­tions.

Friday, March 7, 2025
Admis­sions noti­fi­ca­tions are sent to families.