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Admissions
Process
We’re thrilled you’re interested in The Field School of Hvar. We want to get to know you, and for you to know us.
Inquire.
Take the first steps towards joining the Field School of Hvar community by filling out a preliminary application form below. Applicants who meet basic criteria will be invited to a relaxed, informational interview with the Director to discuss the program in detail.
Visit.
Families who wish to continue their application will come to Hvar and participate in a session of the Field School’s seasonal program, which runs throughout the summer and fall.
This visit is required and stands in lieu of traditional admissions elements, such as transcripts and standardized tests, in helping all parties assess fit. Our seasonal program includes full-time childcare, giving parents time to look at housing, chat with locals, and learn how institutions work in Croatia. During this visit, your family will be invited to think deeply about what you want from participation in the Field School of Hvar with our Admissions team.
We will accept applications for the Fall 2026 incoming cohort until September 1, 2025 or until all spaces for the 2025 seasonal program are filled.
Decision.
Offers of admission will be made on a rolling basis, ending no later than December 2025 to give families the better part of a year to work through the practicalities of relocation.
If there are more well-suited families than spaces in the “Founding Family” cohort starting September 2026, then some applicants will be invited to join a Spring 2027 cohort, which will begin classes in January 2027.
Financial Aid.
The Founding Family cohort will not pay tuition. The Spring 2027 cohort and all subsequent cohorts will be admitted on a “need blind basis,” meaning that they will receive an offer of admission and then, if they wish to apply for tuition grants, the school will make a financial aid offer based on the family’s financial position. The aid process and offers will take place in the spring of 2026, with final offers being made no later than March 1, 2026.
Enrollment Confirmation.
We ask that families inform us of their plans by April 1, 2026. The Admissions team will then welcome our admitted families to Hvar and our school community.
Criteria
The Field School of Hvar is as much a community as a school. We are a group of families coming together around a shared vision of what childhood and the good life should look like. The School unites those energies and ensures a superb education for children, but parents must bring their own values and passion to this project.
Families are likely to thrive in this setting if they are excited to live in a beautiful small town setting, and to form lifelong friendships with other Field School families. We are committed to providing our children and ourselves an environment free from digital distractions, nourished with real food, outdoor play, and moments of reverence. We aim to enrich this island, which gives us so much, through service and environmental stewardship. As a new school and community, we rely on a culture of constructive candor to identify and solve problems without sacrificing mutual respect.
Founding Families. Founding Families attend The Field School without tuition, because they serve an invaluable role in welcoming future families and forming our culture. We are looking for exceptionally outgoing doers and neighbors with a sunny outlook and a strong affinity for the Dalmatian way of life: the kind of people who consistently show up for their friends, chair committees, cook for the barbecue, and navigate friction with tact, humor, and kindness.
We love to meet outdoorsy families, “nerdy” moms and dads, kids and adults with creative hobbies and, of course, families who have shown they love our planet through their careers, personal choices, and volunteer work.
As a young school, we are not resourced to serve the full breadth of youth hobbies, such as lacrosse or dressage. Likewise, we unfortunately lack the capacity to serve children who require consistent one-on-one support.
Fees &
Aid
Founding families will not pay tuition. Subsequent cohorts will be admitted solely on the basis of fit, a policy also known as need-blind admissions.
The Field School of Hvar will make a tuition offer according to the financial information that applicants provide (including a complete federal tax return). We do take relocation costs into consideration, so our packages are more generous than a typical private school.
For families without outside tuition support, such as grandparents, a typical tuition expectation would be 10% of net household income above the Croatian average, which is roughly $15,500 per year. A family making €80,000 per year, for example, would pay €6,550 tuition plus fees each year, regardless of how many children were enrolled.
Tuition before aid:
Kinder (4-6): €800/month, €9,600/year
Grammar (7-9): €900/month, €10,800/year
Middle (10-12): €1,100/month, €13,200/year
Upper (13-15): €1,200/month, €14,400/year
Additional fees:
All prospective families must attend the seasonal program as part of the admissions process.
One-time enrollment fee of €1,000 per child.
Annual books fee of €1,500 per child.
Fees are waived for children enrolled in island schools.
Curious about The Field School of Hvar?
We’re eager to get to know you. Feel free to email questions to hello@fieldschoolhvar.org.