Walden Foundation Inc.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensationIRS Form 990 totals for revenue, expenses, and employee compensation (salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits).

Mission Statement

WALDEN CENTER AND SCHOOL IS AN INDEPENDENT , K-6 SCHOOL WHERE DRAMA, MUSIC AND ART SIT ALONGSIDE TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC SUBJECTS AS OUR CORE CURRICULUM. WALDEN'S PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION INCORPORATES THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES (SCH O):INTEGRATING ARTS AND ACADEMICS-ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF EVERY CHILD'S EDUCATION. ENCOURAGING THE WHOLE CHILD- CHILDREN LEARN BEST WHEN THEIR ACADEMIC, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED CONCURRENTLY. SEEING CHILDREN AS INDIVIDUALS- IN DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING CURRICULA, WE TAKE AN INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH IN ORDER TO MEET EACH CHILD WHERE HE OR SHE IS DEVELOPMENTALLY. TEACHING AS A COLLECTIVE- THE TEACHERS RUN THE SCHOOL, WHICH PROVIDES THEM WITH AUTONOMY AND FLEXIBILITY IN THE CLASSROOM AND DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL-WIDE DECISION MAKING. OUR APPROACH TO LEARNING ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION, AND CRITICAL THINKING AS MEANS TO HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING, A STRONG SENSE OF COMMMUNITY.