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Our mission is to inspire artistic expression and personal growth in every one of our students. We successfully carry out this mission through our transformative summer programs.

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The Walden School
7 Joost Avenue, Suite 204
San Francisco, CA 94131

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Walden’s life-changing programs can only happen with the generous support of donors, both individual and organizational. This support offsets operating expenses and provides financial aid to the many deserving students who otherwise could not afford to attend. The gap between tuition and program costs must be filled annually through the philanthropy of people like you. Your gift to the Walden School is crucial and has an immediate impact on our students.

Every gift makes a big difference. You help put more music in the world!

What your gift can do:
$75 covers a student’s meals for three days
$150 rents a piano for the Creative Musicians Retreat
$500 transports all of YMP on a hiking excursion
$1,000 underwrites a YMP faculty member for one week
$3,000 brings a Composer-in-Residence to Walden
$5,000 funds the electronic music studio for the summer
$10,000 funds 50% of The Walden School Players residency

For more information or if you have any questions, ask for our Development Manager at (415) 587-8157 or contact us online.

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