Admissions Process: Lower School

1. Visit Us

The best way to know whether your family and Maharishi School are a perfect fit is to visit. You’ll want to meet our teachers, our administrators, spend time in the classrooms, and have your child meet their peers.

Visits to the Maharishi Lower School are arranged by appointment.  We request a two-week notice of all visits.  Open Houses are also scheduled several times each year. Local students are invited to spend a day in their age-appropriate classroom and out of town students are invited to spend 2 days in their age-appropriate classroom.

To plan a visit, contact admissions@maharishischool.org or call (641) 472-9400 ext.5076.

2. Apply Online

There is a $25 application fee and you will need to provide an official school transcript from your child’s most recent school. As you navigate the application requirements, remember that the Maharishi Admissions team is here to be your partner every step of the way. Access our online application.

3. Interview

Contact Maharishi School’s Admissions office to schedule an interview with the Lower School Director and Admissions Director. Email admissions@maharishischool.org or call  (641) 472-9400 ext.5076.

4.  Receive Letter of Acceptance from the Admissions Director.

Say “Yes”. Pay the enrollment deposit and complete the registration process with our Registrar.

In order to complete the enrollment process, you will need to provide:

• Official immunization record or notarized waiver
• Physical and Health records (completed by your doctor within the last 12 months)
• Consent for Release of Educational Records

If you would like to apply for financial aid, submit your financial aid application immediately.

• Go to: https://www.fairapp.com/Index.aspx
• School code is: 114
  
• School password is: ms114
  
• A copy of your prior year federal income tax return must be sent to FAIR in conjunction with your online application in order for it to be considered.

Tuition must be fully paid before the student begins in their classroom.

5. Schedule the start date with the Lower School Director

Maharishi School’s Lower School operates on a rolling admissions cycle and new students may be admitted throughout the school year where space is available. At each grade level, class sizes are held to a predetermined number of students to ensure the quality of instruction and to allow our teachers to work individually with each student.

After the student is accepted and tuition is paid, the Lower School Director will schedule your child’s start date.