December 2025 Newsletter
🌞 Sun Prairie High School 🌾
Summary
We are busy planning for the Fall of 2026 and the opening of Sun Prairie High School! We remain on track to open in Fall of 2026.
A few key announcements -
Tuition will be on a sliding scale, ranging from $500 - $15,000.
Enrollment will officially open in January 2026
We are actively contracting the location for Sun Prairie High School
We plan to have an info session in January 2025 - looks for specifics soon
Stay up to date and follow up on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/SunPrairieHighSchool
If you would like to learn more about Sun Prairie High School - reach out on our Facebook page or email at admin@sunprairiehighschool.org and we’d be happy to connect with you.
We welcome all levels of involvement. Our big projects continue to be fundraising, faculty search, location search, and more.
We would love to hear from you, you can reach out at admin@sunprairiehighschool.org or follow us at SunPrairieHighSchool.com.
✅ Completed
New: Meet with our advisor Karl Johnson in Nov 2025
New: Host info session with interested families and Karl
New: Visited the Austin Waldorf High School for fall of 2025 for collaboration and learning.
Announce tuition
Announce enrollment timelines
Our admin and humanities teacher Kerstin Smith completed a week-long visit to the Austin Waldorf High School
Launched our Facebook page: Facebook.com/SunPrairieHighSchool
Hired an administrator
Hired a humanities teacher
Built an online presence at SunPrairieHighSchool.com (SPHS)
Secured several recurring donations to SPHS
Founded initial school planning board
Created campus criteria and an ongoing search process
We have a short list of properties we are evaluating
Met with property owners this month for our top locations
Secured 2 experienced advisors / mentors
Karl Johnson MA - Mountain Song Director of Pedagogy & Teacher Trainer Gradalis Institute
David Barham - Executive Director - Center for Anthroposophy (CfA) & Director - Waldorf High School Teacher Education Program (WHiSTEP)
Update: Continued ongoing monthly meetings.
Secured commitments from specialties teachers
Connected with leadership and families at City of Fountains (Waldorf inspired KC school)
Hosted an information night at City of Fountains
We completed our first teacher interviews and are nearing the first faculty hire for SPHS
This included a gathering with several students and families from Prairie Moon and interested homeschoolers.
Staff member completed High School teacher training at the Center for Anthroposophy
🔄 In Progress
Moved to the contracting phase for the school location
Actively interviewing teachers for science and mathematics
Continuing to evaluate campus sites
Started the specialties planning committee to build a full specialties program
Registering SPHS as a 501(c)(3)
Expanding SPHS donation base and funding
🕒 Next Steps
Announce the location by Fall 2025
Open enrollment in Jan 2026
Announce teacher hires and introduce them to the community
Build strategic partnerships area community groups and schools
Host an information session for interested families - watch for dates later in Fall 2025
Stay in Touch & Get Involved
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans. That the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves, too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred.
-William H. Murray