SCHOOL YEAR/SUMMER CLASS TIMES & PRICES
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Monday through Thursday, we offer morning, afternoon, and late afternoon classes in addition to an optional lunch hour. We do not offer Friday classes. Students generally join us for 1 class per week, and all children must be at least 3 and fully potty-trained, please. Class times we offer are listed below.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
| Not Offered | Morning Class: 9:00-11:30am | Morning Class: 9:00-11:30am | Morning Class: Not currently offered |
| Supervised Lunch: 11:30am-12:30pm | Supervised Lunch: 11:30am-12:30pm | Supervised Lunch: 11:30am-12:30pm | Supervised Lunch: Not currently offered |
| Afternoon Class: 12:30-3:00pm | Afternoon Class: 12:30-3:00pm | Afternoon Class: 12:30-3:00pm | Afternoon Class: Not currently offered |
| Late Afternoon Class: 4:00-6:00pm | Late Afternoon Class: 4:00-6:00pm | Older Kid Class: 4:15-6:15pm | Late Afternoon Class: 4:00-6:00pm |
Fall 2024 Updated Morning and Afternoon Classes:
It can be difficult to commit younger children to a longer session of extracurriculars, so we’ve updated our morning and early afternoon classes into two parts for our Fall 2024 session. Try out the first six weeks and see if your little would benefit from the second part of the session! Part I ($355.00) begins the week of Sept. 9th and ends Oct. 18th (ends Oct. 21 for Monday class) and Part II (355.00 for Mondays and $412.50 for other days) begins the week of Oct. 22nd and ends Dec. 13th (begins Oct. 28 for Monday class)
Older Kid Classes:
As always, the Wednesday late afternoon class is reserved for our “Older Kids.” This class, for ages 8 and up, encourages creativity and allows participants more time to focus on new techniques and creative expression. We recommend this class for the young art enthusiast!
Signing up with friends is double the fun! We are happy to make accommodations to help our students get the most enjoyment out of our classes. Payment options (monthly, etc.) are available by calling Walden Pond at (210) 822-0028.
And a WALDEN POND t-shirt is included with all enrollments 🙂
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2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR…an epic SAFARI adventure!
Let’s keep the fun going!
In January 2025, grab a bathing suit, fill your scuba tank, slather on the sunscreen and let’s go! UNDERWATER!!
Landlubbers beware! We are trading our Land Cruiser for an expedition ship and heading out to sea! Earth’s oceans–teeming with rare, interesting and beautiful creatures–will be our home during this 9-week safari. Who knows where our ship might sail, and what adventures we might encounter?!? Join the fun and let’s get wet!
Winter 2025 Dates: 9 WEEKS — January 6th to March 7th
(No class on Monday, January 20th or on Monday, February 17th)
No passport…not a problem! No map or GPS…all good!
Join us Spring 2025 as we “learn local” and explore the very cool animals & plants in our own BACKYARDS!!
For our last school year safari, we aren’t even leaving Bexar County! And why should we, when there is such a multitude of interesting, unique, furry and funny critters right here! Just go outside, into your own backyard or nearby park, and take a look–insects, birds, mammals, reptiles & amphibians are all creating their homes among us. And coexisting with “wild” animals can often be quite a funny experience! Spring 2025 is another 9-week safari and will be loads of fun!
Spring 2025 Dates: 9 WEEKS — March 17th to May 16th
Register HERE!
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SUMMER 2025…UNESCO sites of the AMERICAS!
Want to learn about some amazing, natural and authentic spots? All located in the Americas? Well, here we go… to those chosen by UNESCO!!
To be selected as a World Heritage Site each of the following remarkable locations encompasses something so special & noteworthy, that UNESCO considers it to be of “outstanding value to humanity.” Wow! Since its founding in 1945, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has worked diligently toward recognizing and protecting these spectacular sites. And our world is, most-certainly, better off because of it!
Enrollment opens Friday, February 14th at 7:00am!
Morning Camps: Monday to Friday — 9:00am to 12:00pm ($345.00)
Afternoon Camps: Monday to Thursday — 1:30 to 4:30pm ($276.00)
***ages 3 and older, must be potty-trained 🙂***
June 2-6, Workshop I: Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Canada!
Located in the Milk River Valley, on the border between Canada and the United States, this natural
preserve was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2019. Writing-on-Stone is home to
the greatest concentration of ancient rock art on the North American Great Plains. And living amongst
the towering hoodoos and protected prairies is a diverse population of birds, mammals, reptiles and
amphibians that all inhabit this most-beautiful park.
June 9-13, Workshop II: Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska!
In 1979, Glacier Bay became part of a binational, US/Canadian UNESCO World Heritage Site, and
the Glacier Bay National Park was added to that site in 1992. More than 600,000 acres in size, this
park is named for its abundant tidewater and terrestrial glaciers, numbering 1045 in total. Grizzly
bear, caribou, Dall sheep and America’s majestic Bald Eagle all call Glacier Bay home. Join us as we
take in the awe-inspiring beauty of this spectacular piece of nature!
June 16-20, Workshop III: Monticello and the University of Virginia!
To Virginia we go…Monticello and the University of Virginia's Academical Village, both designed by
Thomas Jefferson, are included as UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites. Recognized for their
architectural significance and their association with our nation’s 3 rd President, these two sites are
neoclassical gems. Monticello, in fact, is the only private home in the United States to be a World
Heritage Site. And UVA is one of only two Sites that are still in use for their original purpose. Go
Mr. Jefferson!
June 23-27, Workshop IV: San Antonio Missions, Texas!
No need to travel far this week….let’s take a peek in our very own backyard! Built in the 18th century
by Franciscan missionaries, San Antonio’s group of five mission complexes were designated a
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015. As prime examples of Spanish colonial architecture and
culture, our missions are part of San Antonio’s unique history. And living alongside those spectacular
buildings is an array of cute, furry friends….think raccoons, skunks, opossums and more!
July 7-11, Workshop V: Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino, Mexico!
Located on the Pacific Coast of Baja California Sur, and part of the El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve,
Mexico's largest protected area, this Sanctuary was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1993. With
a terrain that includes wetlands, marshes, dunes, desert habitats, and two coastal lagoons, countless
animals are protected here. Marine mammals, turtles, fish and wintering birds, and, perhaps most
importantly, El Vizcaino’s lagoons are considered the most important place for the reproduction of the
North Pacific Grey Whale, a species that was once nearly extinct.
July 14-18, Workshop VI: Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, Belize!
The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996,
is comprised of seven protected areas. As the largest reef complex in the Atlantic-Caribbean region it
represents the second largest reef system in the world. The Belize Barrier Reef is home to an
astounding variety of marine life (over 500 species of fish, 65 species of stony corals, 350 varieties of
mollusks, endangered marine reptiles, and countless bird species)! Grab your masks & snorkels and
let’s dive in!
July 21-25, Workshop VII: Tikal National Park, Guatemala!
Guatemala’s Tikal National Park, one of the largest archaeological sites of the pre-Columbian Maya
civilization, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. An ancient city in the rainforest,
Tikal is awe-inspiring–3,000 structures, including palaces, pyramids, and ball courts, with its tallest
building, Temple IV, soaring to a height of 230 feet! Living within Tikal’s lush vegetation is a wide
spectrum of neotropical fauna and flora–5 cats, several species of monkeys and anteaters, and more
than 300 species of birds.
July 28 to August 1, Workshop VIII: Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia!
Recognized for its “outstanding value to nature and people,” Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park
was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in July 2018. It is the world's largest tropical
rainforest national park and is rich in iconic wildlife (including Jaguar, Puma, Lowland tapir, Giant
otter, Howler monkeys and more). One of the defining features of Chiribiquete is the presence of
more than 75,000 ancient pictographs, with images of hunting scenes, battles & dances, drawn onto
the walls of the Park’s rock shelters. Amazing!
August 4-8, Workshop IX: Iguazu Falls National Park, Argentina!
Added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1984, Iguazu Falls National Park is among the world’s
visually and acoustically most stunning natural sites. Its massive waterfalls, more than 250 in all,
cascade & drop (at spots, more than 260 feet!) producing vast sprays of water. Iguazu is a treat for
the senses and a subtropical home for an astounding array of flora and fauna–2000 different plants,
400 birds (including the elusive Harpy eagle), several wild cats and even endangered reptiles, such
as the Broad-snouted caiman. Let’s go!