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Pasadena, CA
Walden School
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neighborhood: Southeast Pasadena · Telephone: (626) 792-6166 · Website: http://www.waldenschool.n...
General Approach to Learning
| Play-based | |
| Play-based with some structure | |
| Predominantly teacher-led instruction | |
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Montessori |
| Waldorf | |
| Co-op | |
| Reggio-Emilia |
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Social Skills & Work Habits
| OVERALL RATING (5.0) |
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| This school has increased my child's: | |
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| Ability to listen and follow directions |
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| Ability to sit still for longer periods of time |
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| Ability to be a part of a group of children |
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| Self-sufficiency and independence |
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| Awareness of others’ feelings |
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| Cooperation with other children |
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Curriculum and Teaching Approach
| PLAY-BASED | PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE | MOSTLY TEACHER LED | NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM | CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| Language | Yes | |||||
| Oral language | - |
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- | - | n/a | |
| Nursery rhymes, poems, songs | - | - | - | - | n/a | |
| Storybook reading | - | - | - | - | n/a | |
| Emerging literacy skills | - | - | - | - | n/a | |
| Cognitive Development | n/a | |||||
| Math and number sense | - |
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- | - | ||
| Time & space | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sci. reasoning/physical world | - |
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| Music | - | - | - | - | ||
| Visual arts | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Physical activity | - | - | - | - | ||
| Other subjects taught | n/a | |||||
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
The curriculum is "balanced" with lots of specialized classes and instruction in addition to child-led activities.
Parent #2
I characterize this component as teacher-led because there is a Spanish teacher, dance and PE, a storyteller and a librarian. The math and language arts jobs are freely chosen by the students though and they have a great deal of flexibility and support in those tasks.
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