The Walden Project
Curriculum: Course/Activity-Specific
Requirements and Electives:
At-A-Glance
(Credit areas noted)
Required Courses:
° Creative Writing/Field Sociology in Burlington -(Language Arts)
° Foundations in Social & Systems Theory - (Social Science)
° Professional Internship / Apprenticeships - (Various)
° Natural Studies - (Environmental Science)
° Health & Physical Education - (Health-PE)
Elective Courses:
° Media Literacy & Popular Cultural Studies - (Social Science/Language Arts)
° Modern & Contemporary Literature - (Language Arts)
° Drama - (Language Arts / Fine Arts)
° World Philosophy, Religions and Psychology - (Social Science)
° Wildlife Biology - (Ecology)
° Mathematics - (Math)
° CCV Class in Burlington - (Various)
° Advanced Topics in Social Sciences - (Social Science)
° Advanced Topics in Humanities - (Social Science)
° Advanced Topics in Literary Studies - (Social Science/Language Arts)
° Advanced Topics in Ecology - (Environmental Science)
Required Activities:
° Journals - (Language Arts)
° Field Trip to Walden Pond - (Social Science)
° Organic Farming - (Environmental Science)
° Attending Plays - (Social Science)
° Camping Trips - (Health-PE & Environmental Science)
° Biography Projects - (Social Science/Language Arts)
° Community Lunch - (Health)
° Public Speaking - (Language Arts)
° Guest Speakers - (Various)
Elective Activities:
° Vermont Playwrights Festival - (Language Arts / Fine Arts)
° New England Young Writers Conference - (Language Arts / Fine Arts)