The Campaign for Emma Willard School
See the horizon, our horizon, stretch beyond Mount Ida, beyond boundaries and borders, beyond expectations and conventions.
More than two hundred years ago, our school was founded by a woman who was determined to map uncharted territory. With this groundbreaking campaign, we honor—and extend—the legacy of Emma Hart Willard. Infinite Horizon: The Campaign for Emma Willard School is a watershed moment in education: the largest known campaign for an independent girls’ secondary school in American history.
Campaign Goal: $175 million
Our goal is $175 million, yet Infinite Horizon is about much more than that groundbreaking number. It’s about preparing new generations of students to wrestle with vast new challenges. It’s about giving more bright students access to an exceptional education. It’s about freedom and flexibility, creativity and opportunity, history and innovation—for our students, for our teachers, for our school.
~ Jenny Rao, Head of School
Campaign Leadership
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Campaign Co-Chair
Linda Gill Anderson ’77
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Campaign Co-Chair
Wendy S. Graham ’85
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Honorary Co-Chair
Susie Hunter ’68
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Honorary Co-Chair
Vicky Thompson Winterer ’61
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SIX
key priorities covering 14 initiatives -
FIVE
years to reach our goal -
$125,052,245
raised to date
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Strategic Plan and Campaign Q&A with Jenny Rao
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. -
Infinite Horizon on the Road
This fall saw the beginning of a year-long lineup of connection events, bringing alumnae, parents, and friends together to hear stories of student impact and details of the plans for Emma Willard School's future.
Our Mission
Honoring its founder’s vision, Emma Willard School proudly fosters in each young woman a love of learning, the habits of an intellectual life, and the character, moral strength, and qualities of leadership to serve and shape her world.
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