Waterford Institute™ was founded by Dr. Dustin Heuston (CEO of Waterford Institute) more than 30 years ago. Early in his career, Dr. Heuston realized the potential of technology in education to duplicate instruction and meet the needs of both teachers and students. He also recognized the need to provide the same educational excellence to all children and not just an elite few who could attend a first-rate school. Dr. Heuston understood that through the power of technology, he could provide personalized instruction for students by delivering high-quality, inexpensive educational programs.
Since realizing the need for reproducible, educational equity, Dr. Heuston has led Waterford Institute through the creation of comprehensive reading, math, and science curricula; innovative teacher tools; and early literacy assessment. Waterford Institute’s software offers personalized education that adapts to each child’s skill level, allowing students to work through personalized lessons that continually challenge them. Teachers delight in the teacher tools that provide classroom interaction and complement teacher resources. And Waterford Institute’s assessment is aligned to each state’s standards and is Web-based and adaptive, providing instant results.
To further its mission of providing all children the finest education, Waterford Institute continually seeks out new opportunities to partner with organizations that have similar interests in children’s education. The UPSTART program, a free preschool program sponsored by the state of Utah, partners with parents to provide children with Waterford Institute’s in-home software curriculum. Waterford Institute also offers a no-cost opportunity for preschool-age children in the Salt Lake area to receive education in its onsite Community Center, which serves 200 plus students each week with class sizes of 20.
Waterford Institute’s presence continues to spread with its program currently being used in not only the U.S. but Taiwan, India, Romania, Israel, China, Senegal, and Rwanda. Millions of children around the world are receiving instruction in English reading, math, and science while many also learn English as a second or foreign language.
In short, Waterford Institute is a nonprofit educational solutions company dedicated to providing every child the finest education through high-quality educational models, programs, and software. Through Waterford Institute programs, children are building the academic foundation necessary for a lifetime of learning.
An interview with Dr. Dustin Heuston aired on Utah’s KUER radio station July 6, 2011. Founder of Waterford Institute, Dr. Dustin Heuston explains the focus of the company on early education. As he says in the interview, “It’s possible for any child to be helped by anybody at anytime, but it’s pretty much all over very early, and much earlier than we ever thought.”