Pride day 2024
March 1, 2024 - Every year, Walden celebrates K-12 Pride Day! Organized by the Walden Pride Club, all students are invited to participate in a variety of fun and educational activities to promote inclusivity within our school.
In 2024, Erica Fields, President of Civitas Regional LGBTQ+ Chamber, visited Walden to discuss her personal journey as a trans woman.
Additionally, the High School Pride Club provided developmentally appropriate activities and presentations for our K-12 students to celebrate diversity and inclusion.
Pride Day 2023
April 21, 2023 - Walden School celebrated K-12 Pride Day on Friday, April 21st! Facilitated by Walden High School's Pride Club, all students were invited to participate in a variety of fun and educational activities to promote inclusivity within our community. Our celebration included read-aloud storytimes, cookie decorating, bracelet making, an egg-run relay, and a selection of other age-appropriate team-building games and activities.
Walden School supports protest of the Anti-LGBTQ+ bills being proposed in the Kentucky government.
On February 24, 2023, organized by the Walden Pride Club, students in Grades 7-12 participated in an optional walkout. Some faculty also attended the protest to show their support.
“While we recognize our privilege as a private school, many of us have friends and family that attend public school. Graduates of Walden may also attend public universities in Kentucky. As an accepting and supportive school to all its students, we feel a personal responsibility to stand up for our fellow students across Kentucky who are not attending Walden and do not have guaranteed support from their school.
Walden hopes that with enough voices from students across Kentucky, including all manner of schools, public, private, religious, or other, Kentucky will understand the harm these bills will inevitably cause and get rid of the discriminatory bills.”
What We Stand For
Designed by Hudson Rouben (Class of 2022), this design embodies WALDEN PRIDE as vibrant and multicolored, visually representing the colorful nuances of individuality. Each letter signifies an identity that is part of the LGBTQ+ community.
W - asexual (black, gray, white purple)
A - bisexual (pink, purple, blue)
L - gay pride (rainbow)
D - transgender (blue, pink, white, pink, blue)
E - pansexual (pink, yellow, blue)
N - non-binary (yellow, white, purple, black)
Respect, celebration, and Inclusion
Walden School seeks to foster a community of inclusion that respects, celebrates, and compassionately embraces the cultural, ethnic, racial, religious, socioeconomic, and personal diversity of each member of the Walden family.
In accordance with our mission of acceptance and equality, Walden proudly encourages a broadminded culture within and outside of the school. Regardless of your sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, you are always welcome at Walden.
From our annual Pride Day and LGBTQ+ club to marching in the Kentuckiana Pride Parade, our students, faculty, and families openly participate in supporting and celebrating the LGBTQ+ community.
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Made of Love
If you are interested in being a member of our loving Walden family, we’d love to have you! Our doors are always open and our admissions team is ready to provide an inclusive tour for your family.