Yosemite Wawona Charter

Welcome to
Yosemite Wawona Elementary Charter School

// A UNIQUE SCHOOL IN A UNIQUE PLACE //

SET IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, OUR PROJECT-BASED CURRICULUM
FOSTERS CURIOSITY & LIFE-LONG LEARNING

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.
Indeed it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead

See What We're All About!

Project-based curriculum fostering curiosity & life-long learning

About our School

Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter School is a tuition-free California public charter school.

We are a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

We are located in the community of Wawona in Yosemite National Park
and serve families in all nearby counties.

Our multiage classrooms serve students from TK - 8th Grade.

Enrollment Information
Current School Year:
2017-2018

Enrollment forms are accepted on an on-going basis for each current school year.

Once our campus reaches capacity for a current school year, additional student enrollment forms will be placed on a waitlist for future openings during the current school year, as necessary.

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Enrollment Information
Upcoming School Year:
2018-2019

Our open enrollment period is currently closed
for the upcoming
2018-2019 school year.

The enrollment period closed at the end of the business day on Friday, March 16, 2018.

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Once our campus reaches capacity for a given school year, additional student enrollment forms will be placed on a waitlist for future openings during the given school year, as necessary.

Special Announcements:

Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter School (Y-WECS) is excited to share that we have been awarded grant funding from the Yosemite’s Schools Annual Grant Program!

This annual grant program is generously supported by the
National Park Service, Aramark & Yosemite Conservancy!

Y-WECS received this funding for our 2017-2018 school-wide Field Studies Program initiated in our 2015-2016 school year. This grant allows our local students to take full advantage of the incredible opportunities available at their fingertips within and around Yosemite National Park. We are grateful to continue to include this educational programs.

Funding will support our Field Studies Coordinator, field studies materials and equipment,
visiting experts and travel expenses for our field studies program based in and around Yosemite!

We are extremely grateful to the National Park Service, Aramark & Yosemite Conservancy for
generously providing the funds for the Yosemite’s Schools Annual Grant Program!

THANK YOU!
-Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter School students
AKA The Young Ambassadors of Yosemite National Park