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The Campaign for Emma Willard School

See the horizon, our horizon, stretch beyond Mount Ida, beyond boundaries and borders, beyond expectations and conventions.

See the Horizon, Our Horizon, Radiant with Promise

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.

 

Head of School Jenny Rao

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

six

key priorities
covering 14 initiatives

FIVE

years to reach our goal
2021-2026

$173,337,433

in gifts and pledges as of
November 30, 2024

Fall 2024 Campaign Newsletter: Inspiring Philanthropy
campaign newsletter sitting on a wood table

Our Fall 2024 campaign newsletter highlights giving toward all six priorities of the Infinite Horizon campaign. We hear from donors on what inspired them to give in each area and get a glimpse into the construction of the Alice Dodge Wallace ’38 Center for the Performing Arts. 

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Faculty housing with a view of Wellington-Lay
Multi-Generational Gift to Faculty Housing Made by Members of the Hyde Family

A generous gift has been made to Infinite Horizon: The Campaign for Emma Willard School by the estate of Joyce Wyman Hyde ’42, her daughter Peg Hyde Wachtel ’72 and her granddaughter Sarah Hyde ’05. The Hyde Family’s roots run deep at Emma Willard with three generations of alumnae joining together (one posthumously) to support this most important faculty housing initiative. 

Betts and her classmates revel in the celebration during their 50th Reunion Parade of Classes.
Beyond Buildings

In recognition of her 50th Reunion, Betts Howes Murray ’73 and her husband Wisner have provided a gift of unrestricted support to Infinite Horizon: The Campaign for Emma Willard School. Betts and Wisner have each served in leadership roles at prestigious private high schools, noting the way these experiences have shaped their belief in the importance of unrestricted funds.

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