2021-2022 Annual Tuition

As stated in our Core Values, we aim to offer this education at a cost that takes into consideration the financial challenges of living in San Francisco alongside the sustainability and well-being of the school organization.  

Tuition includes all school supplies, art materials, and field trips.
​Note, the food program for the 2020-2021 school year was put on pause and will resume as soon as we are able to do so safely.

  • Dandelion Preschool
    • ​5 full days: 8:30am-5:30pm - $33,500
      • ​Morning program from 8:30am - 1:00pm ($25,000)
      • Aftercare program from 1:00pm - 5:30pm ($8,500)*
    • 5 half days: 8:30am-1:00pm - $25,000
    • 3 half days outdoors: 8:30am-1:00pm - $15,000
  • Kindergarten: $25,000
    • 5 days: ​8:30am - 1:00pm
  • Grades 1-7: $25,000
    • ​1st-4th: 8:30am - 2:30pm**
    • 5th-7th: 8:30am - 3:15pm**
On Tuesdays school is dismissed at 1pm for all K-8 students.

*Dandelion Preschool Aftercare costs are for the full usage of the program.  There is no pro-rated fee if fewer hours/days are utilized.
**Ending times are for a typical year, adjustments were made for 2020-2021 due to COVID-19. Planning for 2021-2022 is underway.

K-7th Aftercare (currently on pause due to COVID-19)
​​              ​​​$11/hr for full tuition students
              $8/hr for students receiving tuition assistance       
"We feel that this approach is not just so that our individual children can grow and be successful, but rather that this type of education benefits humanity as a whole. And that's what we want to bring and share within this community of Golden Bridges."
​—GBS PARENT

Tuition Assistance

Goals

  • To offer this education to families from all economic backgrounds.
  • To create an objective, needs-based measure of a family’s ability to pay while continuing to honor individual circumstances.
  • To build a sustainable financial model for Golden Bridges.

Process

To apply for financial aide, each family - returning and new - must complete an application using the online platform FAST.  Each applicant is asked to provide detailed financial information and to supply related tax forms for verification: 2020 form 1040, 2018 1040, and W2.

The application must be completed by January 15, 2021 to be considered.

Part of the FAST application asks the family to make a tuition offering. 
Once all Tuition Assistance applications have been received, the administration will seek to balance the needs of the individual families and the tuition assistance budget.  This will likely require a further conversation, either over the phone or in person, to determine a tuition that is sustainable for everyone. 
​Admission is not contingent on financial need.

Financial information is NOT shared with the Admissions Committee.  
The Admissions Committee (Faculty Members) submits acceptance recommendations to the Administration where tuition assistance is then allocated.

NOTE: Tuition Assistance award is contingent upon the verification of tax information.

Timeline

NEW APPLICANTS

November-January 15, 2021
  • ​Access FAST to complete your tuition assistance application.  The application does not need to be completed in one sitting so get started early.

​January 15, 2021
  • Admission Applications Due
  • FAST Tuition Assistance Application Due 

​​February
  • Interviews

March 8, 2021
  • Decisions mailed
  • Letter sent with tuition recommendation and preliminary contract

March 16, 2021
  • Contracts and/or deposits due for Dandelion and 1st year Kindergarten

March 25, 2021
  • Contracts and/or deposits due for 2nd year Kindergarten and Grades

April 15, 2021
  • Tax Documents due to FAST for verification
RE-ENROLLING FAMILIES

November-January 15, 2021
  • ​Access FAST to complete your financial assistance application.  The application does not need to be completed in one sitting so get started early.

​January 15, 2021
  • FAST Tuition Assistance Application Due 

​January -February 2021
  • Tuition conversations and agreements     

​February 6, 2021
  • Re-enrollment contracts mailed/emailed

February 14, 2021
  • Re-enrollment contracts and deposits due

​April 15, 2021
  • Tax Documents due to FAST for verification