Application Information for the 2017-18 School Year
Our Open Application period has ended as of Saturday, March 4th, 2017. Following the open application period, a lottery will be held for each class that has more applicants than available spaces, resulting in a lottery list showing order of enrollment for available spaces. All applicants will be notified by letter by Monday, March 20th, with their number on the lottery list.
Those not offered spaces immediately following the lottery will remain on the waiting list and be notified in order if additional spaces open up either before the school year begins or during the school year.
Waiting lists remain in effect for only the year of application. Those currently on the 2016-17 waiting list must reapply for the 2017-18 school year to be included on the new list for the 2017-18 school year.
Applications are still being accepted, but will not be included in our initial lottery.
Note: To be eligible, a child must be a resident of California at the time of application.
Grade Birthdates
Students will be enrolled or considered for the lottery in each class according to the chart below. Parental concerns about potential grade placement must be submitted in writing with the student’s application for the Directors consideration.
2017-18 Birthdates for Class Enrollment:
Birthdate Grade
6/2/12 – 12/02/12 2 yr kindergarten (Sept 1, 2012)
6/2/11 – 6/1/12 1 yr kindergarten
6/2/10 – 6/1/11 1st grade
6/2/09 – 6/1/10 2nd grade
6/2/08 – 6/1/09 3rd grade
6/2/07 – 6/1/08 4th grade
6/2/06 – 6/1/07 5th grade
6/2/05 – 6/1/06 6th grade
6/2/04 – 6/1/05 7th grade
6/2/03 – 6/1/04 8th grade
Vaccination Requirements for Enrollment:
- Students who are (1) entering Kindergarten for the first time, (2) entering 7th Grade, (3) transferring from out-of state, or (4) who do not already have a personal belief exemption (PBE) on file with a California school as of December 31, 2015 or a medical exemption (ME) will be required to meet the CDPH Immunization Requirements for their age.
- Students who have a PBE on file with a California school as of December 31, 2015 will have to meet the CDPH requirements by the time they are ready to enter 7th grade.
- If it is required and your child is not fully immunized prior to enrollment, CDPH regulations allow for "conditional admission." What this requires is:
- (1) Your child receives at least the first dose of all required vaccines prior to admission;
- (2) Your child not be currently due for any doses at the time of admission; and
- (3) Your child completes all the remaining doses when they become due in accordance with the official "Conditional Admission Immunization Schedule".
- If a student is “conditionally admitted” and does not receive the remaining doses when due, the law states that the student may not attend school and will be dis-enrolled.
- Full details of the CDPH Immunization Requirements can be found at: www.shotsforschool.org
Nurturing, Imaginative, From the Heart….
SunRidge is a charter school located in beautiful west Sonoma County, serving over 240 students in kindergarten through 8th grade. We use a Waldorf curriculum and methods to meet children’s needs holistically and at their developmental level.
In our one- and two-year kindergartens, handwork, crafts, baking, gardening, storytelling, puppetry, rhythmic movement, music, nature walks and lots of outdoor play time lay a healthy foundation for each child’s physical, social and academic development.
In the grades, academic subjects are presented artistically, imaginatively, and kinesthetically to engage children emotionally and physically as well as intellectually. Visual, expressive, and practical arts are an integral part of the school day, including painting, drawing, speech and drama, handwork, woodwork, gardening, cooking, singing, instrumental music, and movement.
Enriching field trips, including overnights starting in 4th grade, provide children with real-world learning experiences in areas that complement the curriculum of their grade.
SunRidge is committed to prepare our graduates for success in both public and private high schools without “teaching to the test” or overburdening students’ home lives with too much homework. We believe the best preparation for high school and life is when students learn how to think, problem solve, be creative, and strive to understand and care about the complexity and beauty of human cultures and the natural world.
In our one- and two-year kindergartens, handwork, crafts, baking, gardening, storytelling, puppetry, rhythmic movement, music, nature walks and lots of outdoor play time lay a healthy foundation for each child’s physical, social and academic development.
In the grades, academic subjects are presented artistically, imaginatively, and kinesthetically to engage children emotionally and physically as well as intellectually. Visual, expressive, and practical arts are an integral part of the school day, including painting, drawing, speech and drama, handwork, woodwork, gardening, cooking, singing, instrumental music, and movement.
Enriching field trips, including overnights starting in 4th grade, provide children with real-world learning experiences in areas that complement the curriculum of their grade.
SunRidge is committed to prepare our graduates for success in both public and private high schools without “teaching to the test” or overburdening students’ home lives with too much homework. We believe the best preparation for high school and life is when students learn how to think, problem solve, be creative, and strive to understand and care about the complexity and beauty of human cultures and the natural world.
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