Thank you for your interest in our school!

Before applying, we recommend familiarizing yourself with the basic principles of Waldorf education. We also strongly encourage each of our potential families to attend a school tour.

To apply, please complete the application below and our Registrar will follow up with you. If there is space available, you will be invited to complete your enrollment process.

Open enrollment for the lottery for the upcoming year begins on Nov. 1st and ends on Jan. 5th at midnight. Any applications submitted after Jan. 5th will not run through the lottery, and will be placed on the waitlist in order of when they are received based on the time stamp.

The lottery is run on the third Friday in January. After the waitlist is formed with preferences sorted, and re-enrollment has been completed in the spring for the currently enrolled students, we will have a better idea of how many spots are available to be offered for the upcoming school year. Families will be notified via email when/if they are offered a spot. If there are no spots available they will be emailed to let them know what spot they have on the waitlist.

If you have questions before applying, please email clee@desertmarigold.org.

Please note, if you try to apply before Nov. 1st for open enrollment for the 2026/27 school year, you will not see that option available. You will only see the 2025/26 school year option. On Nov. 1st the option for the upcoming school year will be available, to ensure applications are being made for the correct school year.