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  • Thank you for applying to Living Wisdom High School!

    Our admissions process is designed to help us understand each student as a whole person—their interests, values, and aspirations. Your responses provide a foundation for meaningful conversation as we explore whether LWHS is the right environment for your student. After submitting this form, we will contact you to schedule the next steps, including a visit and interview.

    Important: This application is for in-person enrollment at Living Wisdom High School in Palo Alto, CA. If you are applying for an online-only high school program, please apply through Living Wisdom Online School.

  • Candidate (Student) Information

  • My student is applying for admission as a:*
  • Priority Enrollment is designed for students who know that Living Wisdom High School is their first choice and who intend to enroll if accepted. Priority applications are reviewed in two rounds, with a Round 1 deadline of December 15 and a Round 2 deadline of January 26.

    General Admission is intended for applicants who wish to be considered after Priority Enrollment seats have been filled. Applications may be submitted at any time; however, admissions decisions for this pathway are released in early March, based on remaining availability.

    Rolling applications are accepted year-round and reviewed as space allows. Admission through this pathway is subject to both student-school fit and seat availability.

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  • Parents’ Assessment of the Student

  • Parents’ Assessment of the Student (cont.)

  • Share how you see your student in terms of their development in the following aspects of life. Use the grading criteria below to guide your response:

    Initiating – This is an area of my student’s character that still needs development.

    Developing – My student is actively working on this aspect of themself.

    Demonstrating – I am confident in my student's ability to activate this quality or skill appropriately in many different instances.

    Refining – This is a strength of my student's and an ability that they draw on dynamically whenever it is called for.

  • Diet: Able to choose healthy, well-balanced meals.
  • Sleep Schedule: Able to get adequate rest and can wake up with ease, bringing cheerfulness and enthusiasm to the day.
  • Exercise: Gets plenty of physical activity daily or weekly.
  • Posture: Able to keep the spine erect in sitting, standing, and in movement.
  • Hygiene: Demonstrates good personal hygiene habits.
  • Physical Appearance: Dresses neatly and cleanly, appropriate for various activities.
  • Making Friends: Able to relate appropriately to peers in such a way as to draw friends.
  • Choosing Happiness: Has a positive approach to life.
  • Humor & Playfulness: Able to find amusing and uplifting perspectives and to share them appropriately in various circumstances.
  • Contentment: Exhibits centeredness and calmness.
  • Self-Respect: Nurtures a healthy relationship with themself.
  • Even-Mindedness: Able to calm the mind and feelings.
  • Collaboration: Brings harmony and sincerity into working relationships.
  • Sensitivity: Appreciates beauty in music, nature, and in others.
  • Truthfulness: Speaks, thinks, and acts with integrity.
  • Self-Control: Chooses actions consciously and wisely.
  • Initiative: Demonstrates willingness and motivation to try new things.
  • Perseverance: Works to bring projects through to completion.
  • Orderliness: Maintains organization of personal items and spaces.
  • Punctuality: Keeps a schedule and arrives on time.
  • Courage: Faces challenges with determination and faith.
  • Concentration: Able to ignore distractions and focus attention on the task at hand.
  • Flexibility: Demonstrates openness to different ideas and experiences.
  • Attentiveness: Notices and responds appropriately to details and nuances.
  • Introspection: Demonstrates an awareness of inner realities.
  • Memory: Able to recall relevant information and positive moments.
  • Reasoning: Able to think logically.
  • Imagination: Demonstrates creativity in daily activity.
  • Parent/Guardian 1 Information

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  • Parent/Guardian 2 Information

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • How interested are you in your student attending Living Wisdom High School?
  • How did you hear about Living Wisdom School?
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