About Emma Willard School
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Emma Willard, girls excel. Their ambitions are as varied as their
talents. Ever dynamic and exuberant, the Emma Willard community encourages
each girl’s aspirations and offers her opportunities for accomplishment every
day. In and out of the classroom, we promote leadership and celebrate citizenship.
We explore values and reward intellectual risk taking. We challenge girls
to take responsibility for developing their minds and their hearts to the
fullest and putting their talents to good purpose.
When Emma Hart Willard first established her school in Troy, 90 girls from around the country were enrolled in math, science, history, foreign language, and literature courses. Willard herself not only served as instructor, she wrote a number of textbooks used at her school and throughout America.
