Whidbey Island Waldorf School vs. Wellington Day School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Whidbey Island Waldorf School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Washington for:
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Advanced Degrees
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Overview
Whidbey Island Waldorf School has provided a comprehensive, whole-person, arts-integrated education on south Whidbey Island, Washington since 1985. We are blessed to be situated in the midst of a 100-acre forest preserve.
The world is changing. What today`s children need in order to thrive, both now and in the future, is based in creativity, critical-thinking, and collaboration, not memorization, testing, and competition. At Whidbey Island Waldorf School, our students learn to work with others to develop knowledge and wisdom. They learn to express themselves and their ideas clearly, confidently, and creatively. They learn who they are and how to use their strong moral character and will to positively impact the world. They learn to learn, and they love to learn.
Our early childhood, elementary and middle-school programs are designed to meet the needs of children in each phase of their development.
Our school and teachers allow for the creation of a family-like intimacy in the classroom, nurturing each child -- body, soul and spirit -- that they might bring their individual gifts into the future.
Together they journey through an artistically integrated academic program that recapitulates the social and cultural development of humankind, awakening interest in the other.
We also foster individual and social growth by working in a non-hierarchical, collaborative fashion -- Board, Parents and Faculty.
Welcome to Wellington Day School, we are so glad to have you join us! Wellingon Day School is a priately run Montessori School located on beautiful Whidbey Island.
We offer an excellent education to children, preshcool through eighth grade.
Once you have enrolled your child, you may feel confident that we are able to provide them with a safe, well-rounded and positive academic experience.
Grades Offered
NS-8
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
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Learning Difference Programs
No
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Year Founded
1985
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Students Body
Total Students
173 students
39 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
20%
7%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
19
-
Pre-K Students
22
10
Kindergarten Students
48
6
Grade 1 Students
20
4
Grade 2 Students
10
4
Grade 3 Students
13
2
Grade 4 Students
11
2
Grade 5 Students
6
5
Grade 6 Students
9
2
Grade 7 Students
7
3
Grade 8 Students
8
1
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
32 teachers
5 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
85%
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Average Class Size
15
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Teacher : Student Ratio
1:5
1:8
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
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Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$15,400
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Tuition Notes
WIWS offers Tuition Assistance to families from Nursery - Grade 8. Some 35% of our families
receive Tuition Assistance. See our website under Admissions and Tuition for more information.
Tuition varies - Early Childhood offers full days, half days, full week, part time week. Tuition reflects the varied schedule.
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% on Financial Aid
35%
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Admissions Director
Karina Bergen
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Admissions Associate
Amanda O'Banion
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