Nurturing a Child's Natural Wonder.
At Walden, we nurture a child's natural wonder and personal dignity.
We provide a personalized, developmentally appropriate program that encourages responsibility, initiative, child-led inquiry, ethical behavior, and excellence.
We promote positive conflict resolution skills, understanding, and creativity in problem solving.
Children learn academic skills and concepts through experience and Socratic discussion, as well as through direct instruction and practice.
We teach children to value and respect diversity.
We strive, therefore, to lay the foundation for wisdom, to encourage the spirit of Renaissance learning, and to teach that we all have stewardship for the world in which we live.
Cultivating creative and critical thinkers
Walk through the hallways and yards of Walden School and you’ll see something magical: children of all ages and backgrounds engaged in learning. You’ll see artists at work, writers drafting a story, musicians practicing a song, scientists verifying principles, and mathematicians solving problems. You’ll see students who respect themselves and their environment. You’ll see active, inquisitive learners who are thriving in a safe, community-oriented place. You’ll see teachers, parents, and administrators encouraging curiosity, nurturing talents, and promoting creativity.
Walden is a small environment where big things happen: questions are posed, solutions are explored, and answers are discovered by our youngest learners to our 6th graders preparing for their next challenge in middle school. Our forward-thinking program helps children develop the foundation that will support them for a lifetime, understanding that we all have stewardship for the world in which we live.
Fast Facts
Grades: PK-6
Total Enrollment: 190
Religious Affiliation: None
Student Population: Coed
Founded: 1970
Walden School
74 S. San Gabriel Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
626.792.6166