Walden International School

All prospective students are invited to a minimum two-day class visit where they are integrated with students. Teachers and the Admissions team have the opportunity to observe social interactions, and engage the prospective student in age/grade-appropriate assessments for literacy, numeracy and inquiry skills. International Students (and their families) who reside outside of the province/country and are not able to attend class visits will be asked to participate in a Skype Interview with our Admissions Team.

March 1st is the deadline for registration. We do, however, accept student applications and registrations throughout the school year, pending class visit or successful Skype interview.

Formal instruction begins at 9:00 a.m.

The school day ends at 4:00 p.m.

Our Before School Program runs daily 7:30-8:30 a.m. while our After School Program is scheduled daily from 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Relevant technology is featured in our programme to engage learners, cater to a variety of learning styles and develop students who will be savvy in the global marketplace. Pamoja Education is the only IB approved online course provider. They work in close collaboration with the IB to develop and deliver authorised online Diploma Programme courses. Pamoja Education continues to develop innovative ways to provide students and teachers with a collaborative and dynamic online learning environment to support students in achieving their academic potential.

While the majority of inquiries made to our school are from local Canadian students, interest from Europe, US, and Asia has been strong.

Our Brampton Campus (Junior Kindergarten to Grade 5) relies on the use of community facilities for our co-curricular programme. Visual and Performing Arts is offered through our Day School programme. Our Oakville Campus (Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8) offers extra-curricular activities on-site. These include a varied range of intramural sports and activities, inter-school team sports, performing arts, robotics, speech festivals, math contests, to name a few. Both campuses are also active in service learning. Students initiate fundraising programs to support local, regional, national and international causes.

Students at both campuses are expected to participate in wellness activities such as daily mindfulness, and during formal programming on a weekly basis. Students in Kindergarten through to Grade 8 at our Oakville Campus have additionally scheduled Phyical Education (PE) classes throughout the week.

Our Brampton Campus shares an outdoor community field that accommodates sports such as soccer, cricket and baseball. Additional facility requirements will be coordinated with neighbouring amenities on a per-need basis. Our Oakville Campus has a gymnasium that can accommodate a variety of sports including basketball, volleyball, badminton, indoor hockey.

While we do not have a formal program for students with special learning needs, teachers are expected to provide accommodations as per student Individual Education Plans (IEP).

Some members of our faculty have Special Education qualifications and are available for in-class and/or withdrawal support.