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Darrow School
Emma Willard School
2022 | Guide to Private Independent Schools
zone and explore new ideas in a close-
knit community with an active student life program. Forman’s 125-acre campus includes four athletic fields, a gymnasium, rock climbing wall, Science Center, Ingenuity Lab, Student Center with a farm-to-table bistro, and a new Visual and Performing Arts Center.
What drives your passion to learn?
Are you an artist? A scientist? A writer?
An athlete? A combination of all? Emma Willard School invites you to embrace
your passion and use it to shape your individualized learning experience. For over 200 years, Emma Willard School has been a leader in girls’ education, challenging students to question, reason, learn, grow, and lead. Whether you already know
your passion, or are still finding your way, Emma Willard School empowers you to
define your best self. Find your place in a community of diverse, authentic students who are also striving to be their best selves. Emma’s goal is to foster in each student a love of learning, the habits of an intellectual life, and the strength, moral character, and qualities of leadership to serve and shape the world. Emma Willard School offers college-preparatory education for day and boarding girls in grades 9 through 12.
There is something remarkable about Darrow School. Perhaps it’s the historic Shaker Heritage or location nestled between the Berkshire Mountains and the Hudson Valley. Or maybe, it’s Darrow’s community of individuals where all students belong. Darrow serves diverse backgrounds and abilities, building on individuals’ talents and interests to deepen thinking with specialized programs, including opportunities to explore the creative spaces where ideas intersect
and solutions emerge. Darrow’s Active Curriculum rooted in the liberal arts and sciences are individually focused and combine innovative classroom instruction with project-based learning to educate future generations of global citizens who understand the wider world — and their place in it. •
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