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
SET IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, OUR PROJECT-BASED CURRICULUM
FOSTERS CURIOSITY & LIFE-LONG LEARNING
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Yosemite-Wawona Elementary Charter School is a tuition-free California public school set in
Yosemite National Park. We offer a multi-age classroom for TK-6th grade students
with a project-based curriculum that fosters curiosity & life-long learning.
We offer a unique education that utilizes the incredible natural and human resources
within Yosemite National Park, fostering a deep sense of environmental stewardship.
Learning is achieved in a respectful and supportive environment that enhances
integrity, respect, responsibility, and compassion for others and the world as a whole.
Yosemite National Park. We offer a multi-age classroom for TK-6th grade students
with a project-based curriculum that fosters curiosity & life-long learning.
We offer a unique education that utilizes the incredible natural and human resources
within Yosemite National Park, fostering a deep sense of environmental stewardship.
Learning is achieved in a respectful and supportive environment that enhances
integrity, respect, responsibility, and compassion for others and the world as a whole.
School year began August 15th and will end June 2, 2023.
We are in person Monday-Thursday with Fridays being a flex-work at home day.
We are in person Monday-Thursday with Fridays being a flex-work at home day.
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Enroll Your Child Today!
Student registration for our next school year will be accepted in January 2023.
Our tuition-free public charter school serves families in all nearby counties and accepts enrollment forms on an on-going basis.
Should the number of enrollment forms received exceed our current student capacity for a given school year, students will be placed on a wait list and entered into a lottery for future open seats, as necessary.
Families on our waitlist will be notified by June if any openings have occurred.
Our tuition-free public charter school serves families in all nearby counties and accepts enrollment forms on an on-going basis.
Should the number of enrollment forms received exceed our current student capacity for a given school year, students will be placed on a wait list and entered into a lottery for future open seats, as necessary.
Families on our waitlist will be notified by June if any openings have occurred.
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In the news...
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SF CHRONICLE: This is the '"weirdest stuff" Yosemite hikers have
dropped off Half Dome Students helped with this years Facelift litter clean up in Yosemite National Park MARIPOSA GAZETTE: Unique education
"Students learn at Yosemite-Wawona School — inside the park" MARIPOSA GAZETTE: Budding Artists
"Wawona students dive right in to learn about the world of art" SIERRA NEWS ONLINE: Yosemite Wawona Charter School editorial
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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
Indeed it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead