Matriculation
Walden graduates place at the top independent schools in the area.
The 18 graduates of the Class of 2020 were accepted to eleven different
middle schools:
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Barnhart: 8 students accepted
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Chandler: 11 students accepted
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Clairbourn: 3 students accepted
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Flintridge Prep: 3 students accepted
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Gooden: 4 students accepted
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Harvard Westlake: 1 student accepted
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High Point Academy: 6 students accepted
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Mayfield Jr.: 2 students accepted
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Sequoyah: 1 student accepted
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Waverly: 3 students accepted
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Westridge: 3 students accepted
We guide 6th grade students through the process of identifying and applying to middle schools. Specifically, we:
- Host an Introduction to the Application Process in Spring of the 5th grade year.
- Conduct optional ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam) preparatory classes each summer and after school in the fall.
- Meet with families individually in September and October to help guide the application process.
- Host an Alumni Series where Walden alumni from different schools come back to Walden and talk about their experiences and what they learned from the matriculation process.
- Conduct mock interviews in November, December, and January with 6th grade students.
- Write letters of recommendation for each student specific to the applicant schools.