Admissions

How to Apply

1. Check out our upcoming Training Dates and Locations and use the links to access the information available about those trainings that interest you.
2. Decide on a preferred Training and contact the Director of that program to discuss your plans and to get more detailed information concerning the Training.  Contact information is available at Training Dates and Locations.
3. Look at our Program Costs and our Payment Plans and Financial Aid information.  If you will be paying upfront by check or credit card or if one of our standard plans meets your needs, proceed to the next step.  If you have special circumstances requiring a more individualized plan please talk with your Training Director to explore alternatives.
4. Print our Application Form, fill it out and mail it to the Director of your Training along with a non-refundable $50 Application Fee.
5. You will receive notification of acceptance into the Training from your Program Director, additional program information and a Payment Plan Form.  Fill out that form and mail it with your initial payment to: LifeWays North America, 403 Piney Oak Dr., Norman, OK  73072. 

Costs

Tuition, Mentor, Supply and Application Fees: Tuition is $3500 plus a $500 mentor fee and $500 supply fee ($4500 total). There is a $50 non-refundable application fee. Several payment options are available.

Other Possible Costs: Student is responsible for mentor’s travel expenses for two-day observation.  Student must obtain books on the required reading list and is also required to bring a pentatonic lyre or kinderharp to the training.  The best selection is available through Bella Luna Toys, www.bellalunatoys.com, which generously offers a 10% discount for LifeWays students.  

LifeWays North America offers several options for payment:

• You may pay the full amount up front so you no longer need concern yourself with future payments.  
• You may pay by installment.  In this case half of the tuition must be paid before the training begins and the remaining balance may be paid in one of several ways – two payments, quarterly payments or monthly payments.  All payments must be completed by the time your coursework is completed.
• If none of these plans works for you, please contact the LifeWays central office at 405-579-0999 to discuss alternative solutions.

Payment may be made by check, money order, credit card or ACH (automatic payments from your bank).  All installment plans require sending a credit card authorization or post-dated checks for all the payments along with your signed Payment Plan Form.

Paying months before the training begins:  More of our students are seeing the advantage of starting their installment payment plan as soon as they enroll, even if it is a year or six months before the training begins.  A major advantage of this is that when your payments are stretched over eighteen months or more, your monthly payment amount is reduced.  We welcome you to consider this option.  Of course, if for any unforeseen reason the training does not take place, you could enroll in another training or would be given a full refund.  

Once the training has begun, there are no refunds after attendance at the first two sessions (except for dire circumstances such as severe illness).

Financial aid

If you feel you cannot afford the tuition at this time, we suggest a few options:

• Seek support from friends or family who are eager to help you take steps toward setting up your own child care, nannying or parent-child business or deepening your own parenting practices.
• Seek a loan from an individual or organization interested in helping you.
• Set up an extended payment plan such as mentioned above so that your monthly payments are reduced.
• If, after considering the above options, you feel you will still be unable to pay the full tuition by the time the course is completed, you may speak to us about an extended payment plan that continues for a brief period after the training is over.  
• We also are willing to speak to you regarding any extreme financial circumstances that affect how much you can pay.   Limited scholarships are sometimes available.

Our goal is to do all we can to make it possible for you to take this training while at the same time being respectful and responsible to the needs of our organization.  We want more children and families to experience the simplicity, grace and joy in life that the LifeWays training encourages, so we hope you will join us.