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Welcome to The Walden School

The Walden School is conveniently located in Sugar Land, Texas serving the Fort Bend area communities for over twenty years.

Our individualized education is provided in a nurturing environment. We address the development of each student by focusing not only on their intellectual capabilities, but also on their creative thinking, problem solving, and social skills. Each student is challenged to attain their greatest potential. This helps spark lightbulb moments for them that lead to a lifelong love of learning.

Parents too will find that being involved with the Walden School is more than a partnership in raising their children.

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Our Technique

Love and Logic is a way of working with children that puts parents and teachers back in control, teaches children to be responsible, and prepares young people to live in the real world, with its many choices and consequences.
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Our Staff

The staff at Walden School strives to develop children’s positive attitude toward learning, combined with high self-esteem, confidence and independence.
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Our Difference

We offer a specifically planned, stimulating environment which affords children the opportunity to develop foundational habits, attitudes, skills, and ideas necessary for a lifetime of creative thinking and learning. Read More
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Outdoor Exploration

Outdoor play is a regular part of the school routine. We encourage active fun with the use of tricycles, climbing structures, balls, and imaginative games.
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Music and Movement

We feel that music and movement are essential parts of an early childhood curriculum. Children at our school participate in Little Music Maker activities.
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Artistic Expression

In early childhood, art should emphasize the process, and not the end product. We strive to maintain the joy a child finds in creating something of his or her own.
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Meet our Management Team

Ms. Vickie Cruz

Director

Hello, my name is Vickie Cruz. I am a native Texan and have lived in Fort Worth most of my life. I have been at Angel Montessori since 2007. I’ve always had a passion for education and in specific, the Montessori style of teaching and philosophy. From serving as a Toddler teacher to now center director, I’ve found that AMS is where I belong. There was even a time, I was able to co teach with one of my own daughters, which made the Angel Montessori experience worth it. After being the Transition teacher for over a year I was asked to help in the office giving me optimal insight to the business side of my educational passion. Merging those two experiences I have become what I am today. And as the old saying goes “the rest is history.”

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Ms. Ashton Guerra

Assistant Director

My name is Ashton Guerra. I am a proud native of Fort Worth, TX, wife and mother to 2 incredible kids (Elliott 11 and Easton 8). I started at Angel Montessori in 2008 in the Toddler Class. I’ve worked in many classrooms to fulfill the needs of the school which prompted me to get Montessori certified. After having my oldest son, we saw the need for an infant room where he and I both started our infant journey together. Ever since, the babies have had a special place in my heart. As I could’ve moved to any other room, I stayed with the Infant Class and enjoyed that for many years. Last year I became the Infant Coordinator and this yea r the Teacher Coordinator. I am excited to navigate my new role and continue my legacy here at Angel Montessori.

Meet our Teachers

Ciara Taylor
Transition
5 Years of experience
Ciara Taylor
Transition
5 Years of experience
Erica Sims
Infant
13 Years of experience
Erica Sims
Infant
13 Years of experience
Leticia Cepeda
Infant
4 Years of experience
Leticia Cepeda
Infant
4 Years of experience
Mindy Felty
Primary
22 Years of experience
Mindy Felty
Primary
22 Years of experience
Nicole Scott
Toddler
14 Years of experience
Nicole Scott
Toddler
14 Years of experience
Robin Davis
Primary
29 Years of experience
Robin Davis
Primary
29 Years of experience
Stephanie Gonzalez
Toddler
5 Years of experience
Stephanie Gonzalez
Toddler
5 Years of experience
Stephanie Vasquez
Infant
7 Years of experience
Stephanie Vasquez
Infant
7 Years of experience
Yailyn Torres
Infant
5 Years of experience
Nicole Scott
Infant

Our School

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Mission and Philosophy

We believe that the goal of childhood education should not be to fill your child with facts, but rather to cultivate your child’s own natural desire to learn. We offer a specifically planned, stimulating environment which affords children the opportunity to develop foundational habits, attitudes, skills, and ideas necessary for a lifetime of creative thinking and learning.

The Walden School is truly unique in the way where we take pride in enabling our students to discover their true potential. Our students are able to become more confident, more creative and better able to make their own independent choices – qualities which help lead to success in life.

Our classroom environments are a caring, sharing, peaceful and unhurried atmosphere. All of our classrooms are fully equipped with certified and experienced teachers who respect every students’ needs and are dedicated to making a positive difference. Our students get to learn not only how to read and write, but they are also encouraged to think, communicate and express personal ideas all while responding creatively to challenges. We strive to promote an atmosphere where children can help and learn from each other.

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Our School – The NAEYC Experience

The Walden School is accredited by National Association for the Education of Young Children and a Member of the Houston Area Association for the Education of
Young Children.

NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. Together, we work to achieve a collective vision: that all young children thrive and learn in a society dedicated to ensuring they reach their full potential.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) has set 10 standards for early childhood programs that can help families make the right choice when they are looking for a child care center, preschool, or kindergarten. The standards and criteria are also the foundation of the NAEYC Accreditation system for early childhood programs. To earn accreditation, programs must meet all 10 standards.

There are only eight accredited Preschools in the greater city of Houston with two of those being in Sugar Land. Our school is proud to be one of those two in Sugar Land!

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Our Staff

Our trained, highly qualified and caring staff takes a hands-on NAEYC approach to learning and provides a quality curriculum led by dedicated teachers to each of our students.

All of the staff at the Walden School strives to develop each student’s positive attitude toward learning, combined with high self-esteem, confidence and independence. The staff is committed to providing personal attention and professional education to stimulate continuous improvement, growth, and achievement for all of our students.

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Community Service Center

SEARCH’s House of Tiny Treasures (HTT) is a nationally accredited preschool program that provides developmentally focused early childhood education to children, aged 2 – 5 years, who have experienced homelessness. Nutritious meals, education, and intensive art, play, and speech therapy address students’ needs and prepare them to be successful in kindergarten and beyond.

It is our Christmas tradition for our families at The Walden School to donate gifts for these children. By investing in these at‐risk children, we are striving to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness.

We will keep our families updated as we hope to continue this tradition every year.

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We love all of our students and families at The Walden School !

Here are just some of the wonderful things that say about their experiences at our school.

Testimonials

Both of my children have been attending this school for a year. It is family-owned and beautifully run by a loving, caring staff. The kids learn quite a bit and have fun! They are safe and excited to go every day. I thoroughly recommend this school.

Kids have been going to Walden for over 2 years and love it.  Great owner and fantastic teachers.  I highly recommend The Walden School.

Both of my children have been attending this school for a year. It is family-owned and beautifully run by a loving, caring staff. The kids learn quite a bit and have fun! They are safe and excited to go every day. I thoroughly recommend this school.

Kids have been going to Walden for over 2 years and love it.  Great owner and fantastic teachers.  I highly recommend The Walden School.

Both of my children have been attending this school for a year. It is family-owned and beautifully run by a loving, caring staff. The kids learn quite a bit and have fun! They are safe and excited to go every day. I thoroughly recommend this school.

Kids have been going to Walden for over 2 years and love it.  Great owner and fantastic teachers.  I highly recommend The Walden School.

Program & Tuition

Parent Involvement

At The Walden School, parent involvement is considered crucial

Parents are the link between the home and the school. Our philosophy is to maintain continuity between the school and home through the participation of parents. We have multiple parent activities to build this continuity, including classroom observations, parent education events, holiday events, and parent-teacher conferences.

Parent involvement is greatly appreciated in our school community. We are grateful for the parental time that is donated to running and improving your child’s school.

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Preschool for the Soul

We believe the goal of early childhood education should not be to fill your child with facts, but rather to cultivate your child’s own natural desire to learn.

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The Walden School Way

Our teachers foster the desire to learn through the following areas:

In this area, children develop coordination and motor skills while experiencing everyday activities. They become confident while learning good work habits.

Since young children take in their world through their senses, this area helps children distinguish, categorize, and relate new information.

At the Walden School, children learn the phonetic sounds of letters before they learn the alphabetical names in sequence. They are encouraged to explore books to find answers to their questions. rephrase

Since young children take in their world through their senses, this area helps children distinguish, categorize, and relate new information.

Children learn common land formations, such as islands and peninsulas. Large wooden puzzle maps are used for children to learn countries, climates, and products.

Math is learned through discovery rather than by verbal instruction. Children have tangible items to move as they learn to count. The Walden school develops an early enthusiasm for the world of numbers. rephrase

Parent and Teacher Testimonials

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Love it!
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Kevin smith Parent
Great Atmosphere!
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Jena Roy Teacher
Great Students!
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Alexa david Teacher
Love it!
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Kevin smith Parent
Great Atmosphere!
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Jena Roy Teacher
Great Students!
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Alexa david Teacher
Love it!
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Kevin smith Parent
Great Atmosphere!
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Great Students!

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