Greetings!
Welcome to Admissions at Orchard Valley Waldorf School. We appreciate your interest. Whether you are just starting to explore schooling options or are ready to submit an Orchard Valley application, we are here to help.
We encourage you to explore our website for an introduction to what life is like for students and families at OVWS and for information about our admission process. We invite you to come visit us on our 55 extraordinarily beautiful acres of our Grace Farm campus in East Montpelier. We also offer observation mornings and student visits—both designed to let you see the vitality, beauty, and warmth of Waldorf education in action.
Our Early Childhood programs create a nurturing home-like environment of shared routines. Filled with the smell of freshly baked bread, the feel of pine cones and beeswax, the beauty of yellow paint, the friendship of gnomes, the patterns of the pentatonic scale, the freedom of sledding, and the fertile glory of stories, our Early Childhood classes are a truly magical experience.
Stories become myths, and myths become biographies as Early Childhood at OVWS evolves first to the early Grades curriculum and then into the more rigorous Middle School curriculum. Our grades students learn stories from around the world and about humans doing good deeds. They create exquisite geometric designs, and learn from mentors in their community. They put on concerts and Shakespearean plays, practice World Languages, build compost bins for the garden, go biking and camping, and form lifelong friendships. Every day, OVWS provides our students with a nurturing environment that consistently fills their lives with beauty, learning, and purpose.
We look forward to meeting you and to showing you around our very special school! Please contact us via the form button below or email our enrollment office directly with any questions you may have or to set up a time to tour our campus. Some of our most frequently asked questions have been answered below.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have immediate openings in Preschool and Kindergarten?
Yes! We have a few openings for the 2024-25 school year. Please contact Teri Page, Admissions Director, at enrollment@ovws.org for more information!
Do you have immediate openings in Grades 1-8?
Yes! We have limited openings in our grades program, and will accept applications until classes are full. Please view the Grades Admissions page for more information.
Do you have openings in your childcare program (Sweet Clover Nursery)?
We are currently accepting applications the 2025-26 Sweet Clover Nursery waiting pool. We do not have immediate openings. Please view the Sweet Clover Admissions page for more information.
What is the cost of tuition?
Orchard Valley Waldorf School is committed to making an excellent Waldorf education affordable. Click here to learn more.
