Strategic Plan and Campaign Q&A with Jenny Rao

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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.

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Strategic Plan and Campaign Q&A with Jenny Rao

1/25/2023

There have been many exciting developments at Emma Willard School since authoring our five-year strategic plan Leading with Purpose in October of 2021 and in the wake of the public launch of Infinite Horizon: The Campaign for Emma Willard School in May of 2022. Read on for a Q&A video from our Head of School Jenny Rao.

We've witnessed a truly inspiring level of interest and investment in the programming and pedagogy of Emma Willard as we campaign to fund the aspirations of our strategic plan. In an effort to keep the members of our community engaged and informed during this unprecedented period of growth for the school, we have launched a new series of informal video interviews with Head of School Jenny Rao.

In this first of the series, we spoke with Jenny last month about some of the most common questions we've received regarding plans for furthering our school's academic excellence and curricular innovation. In the video above you can hear Jenny's take on these frequently asked questions in her own words and use the time stamps linked below the video to jump to each question that interests you most.

In addition, we are excited to share a second video featuring our faculty, staff, alumnae, and students. This piece also focuses on the enduring vitality of our mission to foster in every student a love of learning and the qualities of leadership needed to serve and shape the world. We hope you enjoy this new series and expect to share a new video update several times a year throughout the duration of the campaign and strategic plan.

For more information about the Infinite Horizon campaign, click here.