Academics

A Unique Learning Experience

The world is changing and learners are changing with it. Emma Willard School's program equips our students to meet the extraordinary opportunities and challenges of their time, building caring, energetic, and thoughtful leaders.

Emma Willard School's program is centered around three pillars: Intellectual Flexibility, Purpose & Community, and Equity & Justice. From Academics to Student Life, these pillars permeate the Emma experience. We value creating a sense of belonging and community, holding up an expanded view of learning, and providing students time to reflect on what they've learned and what they would like to learn in the future. Explore these pages to envision what you'll learn at Emma!

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Program Pillars

Our academic program is focused on what matters most in learning—relevance, enduring understanding, and multidisciplinary connection. In order to educate a generation of learners ready and able to meet the most pressing issues of our time, we commit ourselves to the following program pillars.

Intellectual Flexibility

Emma Willard School strives to educate a generation of learners ready and able to address the most pressing issues of their time. During their time at Emma, students develop the intellectual flexibility to consider big questions and to work to solve big problems.

Purpose & Community

Fundamental to personal wellbeing is the life-long exploration of one’s self and one’s contribution to the world. The Emma Willard School curriculum fosters a sense of purpose in each student by emphasizing relevance, impact, and community connection.

Equity & Justice

Living and learning in a global, inclusive community requires purposeful practice. Our curriculum provides exposure to and understanding of the global community, and develops the skills necessary to build and sustain equity and justice in the world.