The Sebastopol Independent Charter School is now taking applications for its annual enrollment lottery for the 2026–2027 school year. The school's top priority is the Waldorf-inspired curriculum, which includes seasonal festivals and arts-based school projects. The teachers also make sure that the rules for early dismissal are followed every Thursday so they can get professional development.

Q1. What is the main way of thinking about education at Sebastopol Independent Charter School?

Ans. The school offers a Waldorf-inspired curriculum that helps all students learn academic, artistic, and practical life skills.

Q2. Do you need to fill out a separate application to enroll at Sebastopol Independent Charter School?

Ans. The school runs an independent lottery process each spring for available campus spots because it is a charter school.

Q3. Do students at Sebastopol Independent Charter School learn how to play musical instruments?

Ans. In the early grades, all students learn to play the recorder. In the upper grades, they switch to orchestral instruments.

Q4. How does Sebastopol Independent Charter School celebrate the changing of the seasons with its students?

Ans. The school community holds traditional festivals, like a winter spiral and a spring maypole dance, to celebrate the changing of the seasons.

Q5. Do the kids in the primary grades at Sebastopol Independent Charter School use technology?

Ans. The school puts a lot of emphasis on hands-on learning in the early years and slowly adds digital tools in the middle school years.