Enroll in Clearwater
Are you and your child ready to take the next step towards freedom in education?
Steps to Enrollment
Informational Video Call
Prior to pursuing enrollment, we ask that all families attend a video call with a Clearwater Enrollment Clerk. This is an opportunity to learn more about our approach to education, freedom, democracy, and community. Informational video calls generally last 30 minutes. Come prepared with all of your questions and be ready to change your concept of what a school looks like.
Orientation Meeting
After the informational video call, families are welcome to schedule a Visiting Week (see below). Before the Visiting Week begins, families and their future students attend an Orientation meeting. The Orientation prepares students and their guardians for what to expect from their first week at Clearwater and includes a tour of the school’s campus.
Visiting Week
Visiting Week students are fully immersed in Clearwater during this 5 day experience. Like all of our students, they have the freedom to choose how they spend their time. Whether that be making friends, attending School Meeting and the Justice and Compassion Committee, getting certified for the art supplies, or simply observing; all approaches to learning and transitioning to this new environment are welcome.
Visiting Week students are expected to do their best to follow all school rules and campus boundaries. In order to enroll at Clearwater, student’s must demonstrate that they are responsible enough to be in our unsupervised environment.
Visiting Week students can not go off campus and they are not yet considered voting members of school meeting.
Visiting Weeks can be scheduled throughout the year. Contact us to inquire about scheduling.
Online Registration must be completed prior to attending - provided at time of scheduling
Cost: $300 per student (nonrefundable)
Follow-up Meeting
At the end of your Visiting Week, you will sit down with staff members to discuss the experience. We want to hear the highs and lows of the week from both the student and parent perspectives. If you choose to pursue enrollment, we will walk you through all the necessary steps.
Enroll
Enrolling is simple! You’ve already completed our online registration for the Visiting Week, there are just a few additional steps.
Materials to review prior to enrollment:
School Rulebook - check out our off campus policy here
Items due at the time of enrollment (we will email you a link to fill these out):