Carden School of Fresno is a nonprofit, secular private school in Fresno serving students in junior kindergarten through eighth grade using the Carden Method. The school emphasizes small class sizes, character development, and an academic curriculum that includes languages, math, science, arts, and physical education.
Carden School of Fresno is a nonprofit, secular private school serving students from junior kindergarten through eighth grade. The school was founded in 1963 and bases instruction on the Carden Method, an approach that emphasizes analytic thinking, language development, and the education of the whole child.
The curriculum integrates language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, foreign languages, art, music, computer science, and physical education. Instruction emphasizes mastery of content, development of analytical thinking and problem solving, and public speaking; small classes and a low student–teacher ratio are used to support individualized attention.
Teachers receive training in the Carden Method; new teachers receive on-site coaching and experienced staff provide instructional support.
An early education offering intended to build foundational literacy, curiosity, and confidence in a structured environment with small class sizes and individualized attention.
An elementary curriculum built on the Carden Method covering language arts, mathematics (including introduction of Singapore Math in upper grades), science, social studies, foreign language (French), art, music, and computer instruction.
A junior kindergarten curriculum that emphasizes language development, spatial arithmetic concepts, motor perception, art, music, and outdoor play while creating a structured introduction to formal schooling.
A middle school program that expands on the elementary foundation with rigorous coursework in language arts, mathematics (including algebra and geometry), science, history, foreign languages (French and Latin), computer science, and mandatory speech and debate.
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