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The Ethel Walker School Simsbury, CT
The Ethel Walker School offers an invaluable learning experience for girls in grades 6 through 12, preparing students for an ever-changing world and workplace environment. Our diverse global community is composed of students, faculty, and alumnae who are dedicated to scholarship, the arts, athletics, and service. A strong emphasis is placed on leadership and experiential learning. Girls learn to lead with integrity, confidence, courage, and conviction. The Power of an All-girls Education: Research shows that girls educated in a same-sex learning environment test higher, experience greater academic achievement, have better mathematics and computer skills, and exhibit greater civic and political engagement. Academics:Walker’s embraces 21st century learning, where what girls can do with what they know is valued over how much they know. Our engaging STEAM curriculum (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) integrates the arts into challenging academic
THE GOVERNOR’S ACADEMY
The Governor’s Academy Byfield, MA
The oldest continuously operating boarding school in the United States. College preparatory, coed, grades 9-12, boarding and day. From our first headmaster in 1763 who encouraged students to study aloud rather than insisting on the traditional silence in the classroom, we’ve embraced change to remain relevant. Because this isn’t just about the next four years. It’s about the promise of what can happen after that. We’ve always wanted more for our students. Citizen leaders: Accountability, responsibility, and cooperation form an unwritten curriculum at Governor’s that has produced generations of leaders. Our earliest graduates shaped a young nation. Today graduates continue to lead as CEOs, policymakers, engineers, entrepreneurs, physicians, teachers, scientists, and more. An environmental focus: What does innovation mean at Governor’s? Fish radio frequency tags, for starters. Our Massachusetts location four miles from the Atlantic Ocean is a testing ground for environmental stewardship and research. A 5:1 student-faculty ratio: Our faculty members are interesting, passionate people, including editors of award-winning journals, National Science Foundation grant recipients, nationally recognized artists, an Olympic rower, and a best-selling author. All are dedicated to bringing out the best in teenagers. Intellect: We challenge each student to ponder, process, and shape the discourse in small, discussion-based classes. The academic program includes honors, advanced, and AP classes in all departments, as well as research partnerships with Harvard and MIT, demanding standards in writing and critical analysis, internships, and five languages to study. Creativity: Outstanding facilities and an excellent faculty support a wide range of arts opportunities, from innovative freshman courses to advanced study in art and architecture, film and photography, ceramics, music, drama, technical theater and dance. Strength: Governor’s athletic teams are known for their championship titles. Our facilities rival those at small colleges, and we’re home to some of the best athletes in Massachusetts, many of whom go on to nationally ranked college teams. A global view: Governor’s invaluable global outlook inspires exchange and study abroad programs, course offerings and class activities. Motivated students from 23 states and 19 countries—two thirds boarders and one third day—form a unique synthesis of cultures in a small town setting. Helping young people discover who they are and who they could be is what we’re all about at Governor’s. Always has been. Always will be. Always Governor’s. Arrange a visit: 978/465-1763 or admissions@govsacademy.org 1 Elm Street, Byfield, MA 01922. www.thegovernorsacademy.org
opportunities with an emphasis on writing in every subject. We offer a full complement of world language and elective courses. The close community of dedicated faculty provides the simultaneously nurturing and rigorous environment in which our girls learn, stretch, and grow, reaching the highest level of their intellectual capability. Technology: All students and faculty use iPads to effectively create a personalized learning
THE ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL
experience. Walker’s maintains a wireless campus, SMART board- equipped classrooms, multi-media learning and presentations tools, and a state-of-the-art library. Classes in Computer Science and Coding are a fundamental part of the curriculum. Athletics: Sports are a source of pride atWalker’s, informing lifelong skills such as goal setting, discipline, work ethic, and teamwork. Our programs benefit from a state-of-the-art turf and irrigated natural field complex, new tennis courts, and a multi-faceted gym facility. We compete in the Founders League as well as New England Preparatory School Athletic Council, and we field strong teams across all seasons each year. Recent championship teams include softball and golf. Equestrian: The nationally acclaimed equestrian program is for girls who compete locally and on the A show circuit. Each year a select group of student equestrians travel to Wellington. Leadership and Life at Walker’s: The joy of friendship is a fundamental principle at the School. Student voice is the foundation of our community, resulting in a strong sense of spirit and camaraderie. Traditions tie together generations of alumnae and current students. Myriad clubs cover many interest areas. The campus – 300 acres of fields, forest, and trails – is a beautiful, natural resource for students. The Ethel Walker School 230 Bushy Hill Road, Simsbury, Ct 06070 860-408-4467 www.ethelwalker.org
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