Admissions

2024-2025 Admissions

Applications submitted by January 11th, 2023 will receive priority.

The application deadline is February 23rd, 2024.

Notification of our decisions will be sent out by email in February. However, we are always looking to enrich our community and do welcome applications for consideration after that date. Please connect with our admissions office directly, if you feel like we might be the place for you, please don’t hesitate to submit your application!

Roots and Wings is a Transitional Kindergarten school at the base of Temescal Canyon & feet from the ocean, located in the heart of Pacific Palisades. Our multi-dimensional TK program is rooted in nature-based philosophies, STEAM, and on naturally focused hands-on experiential learning. We believe in learning through play & fostering a culture of kindness in an environment of outdoor education. With a multi-cultural & anti-bias curriculum, we have a 30 year legacy as a leading early childhood center on the Westside of Los Angeles.

To learn more, please join us on one of our upcoming tours.

Want to learn more?

 

Next steps:

1 – Request Information (see our inquiry form below)
2 – Tour the School 3 – Submit Application
4 – Parent Interview **
5 – Admissions Decisions

Request information.

To schedule a tour or learn more, please fill out a short inquiry form, along in the section below.

Tour Roots & Wings.

We welcome the opportunity for you to tour and experience our school. This tour includes viewing our campus, indoor and outdoor, an introduction from our school head, and time for a Q&A session at the end. We encourage you to take advantage of this time to become more familiar with our school and style of education. It is important to us that both parents are involved in the admissions process. School group tours will begin in October 2023 and will run through early February 2024. All families (parents only) must take a scheduled tour of the school to proceed with the admissions process. Book a tour now.

Please contact our Admissions Office, at admissions@rootsandwingscenter.org for any questions, including if an in-person tour is not possible for you and your family.

Submit a Complete Application.

Please submit a completed application (one per child) with the $125 non-refundable application fee to be considered for a spot at our school.

The information you give on the application form is confidential. It is expected that your child be fully potty trained to attend our TK. Recommendation letters may be submitted with applications but are not required. Your application to Roots & Wings is evaluated carefully to assure that we can best serve the needs of your child and family, as well as those of the rest of the school. An application is not complete until all of the below are completed and submitted. If you need additional help, please give us a call at our admissions office.

 

Summary: In order to submit the application, you will need:

  • Your Application.

  • Application fee: $125 (non-refundable).

Parent Interview. **

Following the application process, our office will reach out to schedule and interview. We like to prioritize having both parents at the interview. A further step would be for us to invite to meet your child during a small play-time with one of our teachers at Aldersgate, to be scheduled after the parent interview.

Please contact our Admissions Office at hello@rootsandwingscenter.org for any questions.

Admissions Decisions.

Admissions decisions are based on maintaining a balance of boys and girls among the mixed age groups, and maintaining a diverse community of families within Roots & Wings. Notification of our decision will be sent on February 24th. Upon acceptance, we require an initial non-refundable deposit (applicable to tuition) to reserve a space for your child. Because we cannot accommodate all applicants, we maintain an active waiting list at all times. Applications received after the due date can be considered on a rolling admissions basis.

** The School admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.

FAQs.

 

School year.

Our school year is from September to June. We begin the admissions process in September and acceptance letters are sent out February 24th at 2pm or later. Because of this, we ask that you submit your applications by February 23rd, 2024. However, in keeping with the Roots & Wings Philosophy, we are always looking to enrich our school and do welcome applications on a rolling admissions basis. If you feel like we might be the place for you, don’t hesitate to submit your application today.

2024-2025 Roots & Wings Tuition & Fees.

  • Application fee is $125.

  • Roots & Wings TK Tuition is $32,000.

  • The Emergency pack fee is $750.

  • A 10% of tuition + all fees are due in order to complete the enrollment contract.

Changes.

Costs may be subject to change without notice during the school year. No refunds will be issued for absences, withdrawal, or dismissal for cause.

Diversity.

Roots & Wings prides itself on its strong multi-cultural and anti-bias curriculum. We promote a diverse community and admissions decisions are based on maintaining a balance of children (boys, girls, & gender neutral) amongst the mixed age groups.

Submit an Inquiry.

Already know you’d like to take a tour? Save some time and go to directly to book a tour here on our website, where you will also be asked to fill out this same form.

Otherwise, if you’re just looking to learn more, please complete an inquiry form to get in touch and start learning about the application process.

Please note, that in order to apply to the programs below for the 2024-25 school year, your child has to be 4.5 years by September 1st, 2024. To inquire about submitting a late application for the 2023-24 school year, please call the Admissions Office at  (310) 954-0906.

NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY

The Seven Arrows Way of Education Roots and Wings program is committed to building and sustaining a community that is free from discrimination of any kind. The Seven Arrows Way of Education Roots and Wings admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

The Seven Arrows Way of Education

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