Matriculation
Walden graduates place at the top independent schools in the area. The 18 graduates of the Class of 2022 were accepted to fourteen different middle schools:
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Barnhart School: 1 Student Accepted
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Campbell Hall: 1 Student Accepted
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Chandler School: 12 Students Accepted
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CS Arts: 2 Students Accepted
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Flintridge Preparatory School: 7 Students Accepted
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Gooden School: 4 Students Accepted
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Harvard Westlake: 1 Student Accepted
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High Point Academy: 3 Students Accepted
Mayfield Junior School: 4 Students Accepted -
Oakwood School: 1 Student Accepted
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Polytechnic School: 1 Student Accepted
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Sequoyah School: 1 Student Accepted
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Waverly School: 6 Students Accepted
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Westridge School: 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.