Emma Willard School is a place to discover what it means to look within yourself and see your future on the horizon. By seeking out a school where you belong, you already show that you are ready for something more than the high school experience.
Emma Hart Willard founded her school on the basis of providing girls with a first-class education equal to that of men—one that challenged, inspired, and enabled them to serve and shape their worlds.
More than 200 years later, Emma Willard School proudly continues to carry on this mission.
Emma Willard School's curriculum focuses on three pillars: Intellectual Flexibility, Purpose & Community, and Equity & Justice. Our academic program offers more than 140 courses, including Emma's own unique Advanced Studies options. Personalized study programs enable students to dive deep into a topic or field of their choosing, and gain hands-on experience.
Education at Emma isn’t limited to the classroom—it’s woven into the fabric of our community. With students from around the world and across the United States, and faculty and staff with a wide breadth of life experiences, you will broaden your perspective the moment you walk onto campus.
Bonds created in the residence and dining halls, while practicing for an athletics match or arts performance, at one of our many cherished traditions, and all the little moments in between, define the Emma experience.
Regional Event | Watch Party Celebrating Emma Hart Willard's 236th Birthday
Wellington-Lay building (on campus)
Join us for cake and connections in honor ofEmma Hart Willard's 236th Birthday on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 5:45 p.m. on Mount Ida at Wellington-Lay.
We will gather in camaraderie for a birthday celebration followed by a watch party of The Agitators presented by Dorothy Wickenden via Zoom. We will have theater style seating, cake, popcorn, and bubbly!
Join us as Dorothy Wickenden leads us on an exploration of the lives of three women: Martha Coffin Wright, Harriet Tubman, and alumna and Emma Hart Willard’s own pupil, Frances A. Seward.
All alumnae, parents, and friends are invited to RSVP by February 15 to alumnae@emmawillard.org or 518.833.1780 or click to register online below.
Welcome to Emma Willard School, a private day and boarding high school for girls in Troy, NY, and a leader in girls' education for over 200 years.
PLEASE NOTE: All visitors to campus must check in with Campus Safety, which can be found at the red flag entrance to Sage Hall (Pawling Ave. entrance).