Infinite Horizon Home
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
six
key priorities
covering 14 initiatives
FIVE
years to reach our goal
2021-2026
$153,628,834
in gifts and pledges as of
August 15, 2023
![Campaign Leadership - Linda Gill Anderson, Wendy S. Graham, Susie Hunter, Vicky Thompson Winterer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671117543/emmawillardorg/pqee7bcjgyzljy5ykuhj/ih_hero_2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1671117543/emmawillardorg/pqee7bcjgyzljy5ykuhj/ih_hero_2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1671117543/emmawillardorg/pqee7bcjgyzljy5ykuhj/ih_hero_2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1671117543/emmawillardorg/pqee7bcjgyzljy5ykuhj/ih_hero_2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1671117543/emmawillardorg/pqee7bcjgyzljy5ykuhj/ih_hero_2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1671117543/emmawillardorg/pqee7bcjgyzljy5ykuhj/ih_hero_2.jpg","width":1920}])
Honoring a Great Teacher
![Honoring a Great Teacher]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1699019757/emmawillardorg/xsd9d52j9226ry8y7fmr/Michal_Portraits-USETHISONE.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1699019757/emmawillardorg/xsd9d52j9226ry8y7fmr/Michal_Portraits-USETHISONE.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1699019757/emmawillardorg/xsd9d52j9226ry8y7fmr/Michal_Portraits-USETHISONE.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1699019757/emmawillardorg/xsd9d52j9226ry8y7fmr/Michal_Portraits-USETHISONE.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1699019757/emmawillardorg/xsd9d52j9226ry8y7fmr/Michal_Portraits-USETHISONE.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1699019757/emmawillardorg/xsd9d52j9226ry8y7fmr/Michal_Portraits-USETHISONE.jpg","width":2200}])
A tireless advocate for all things Emma Willard, Michal Colby Wadsworth ’65 shares her love for her alma mater through her dynamic philanthropy. Active Honorary Trustee, chair emerita of The 1814 Association leadership giving society, and campaign steering committee member, she founded the student philanthropic club—Phila—so generations of students could experience the rewarding art of grantmaking.
![Klingenstein Concert Hall]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1696358482/emmawillardorg/yvcjrxwqa53uav7zstlp/EWS_2718_fnl.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1696358482/emmawillardorg/yvcjrxwqa53uav7zstlp/EWS_2718_fnl.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1696358482/emmawillardorg/yvcjrxwqa53uav7zstlp/EWS_2718_fnl.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1696358482/emmawillardorg/yvcjrxwqa53uav7zstlp/EWS_2718_fnl.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1696358482/emmawillardorg/yvcjrxwqa53uav7zstlp/EWS_2718_fnl.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1696358482/emmawillardorg/yvcjrxwqa53uav7zstlp/EWS_2718_fnl.jpg","width":2200}])
A landmark gift of $3 million to the arts at Emma Willard will name the concert and community gathering hall within the Alice Dodge Wallace ’38 Center for the Performing Arts.
![A west-facing view of the Wallace Center build site]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1696003929/emmawillardorg/mut9dd5i8rtljtlf8fwt/WallaceCenterConstruction.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1696003929/emmawillardorg/mut9dd5i8rtljtlf8fwt/WallaceCenterConstruction.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1696003929/emmawillardorg/mut9dd5i8rtljtlf8fwt/WallaceCenterConstruction.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1696003929/emmawillardorg/mut9dd5i8rtljtlf8fwt/WallaceCenterConstruction.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1696003929/emmawillardorg/mut9dd5i8rtljtlf8fwt/WallaceCenterConstruction.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1696003929/emmawillardorg/mut9dd5i8rtljtlf8fwt/WallaceCenterConstruction.jpg","width":2000}])
With an anticipated opening in the Fall of 2024, construction on the Alice Dodge Wallace '38 Center for the Performing Arts is well underway. Follow along for an inside look at the historic renovation and expansion of the Alumnae Chapel into a state-of-the-art hub for the arts at Emma Willard.