Benefits of Boarding-Day School

mma Willard is intentionally both a boarding and a day school. As such, we believe we offer benefits beyond what you’d find at one or the other.

Approximately 60 percent of our 300+ students are boarders and 40 percent are day students who live with their families in New York’s greater Capital Region. All students and faculty remain actively engaged in campus life well into the evening – our day doesn’t end with the 3:30 bell. Weekends are abuzz, as well. Everyone gains from the around-the-clock community at Emma Willard.

Most students enroll as boarders in the 9th grade, choosing early on the adventure of living away from home and immersing themselves in the Emma Willard experience.

Whether boarding or day, Emma’s students have one thing in common: a love of learning and the desire to make education a major life focus.

 

When you’re in a small class of 10 or 12, talking about A Midsummer Night’s Dream, finishing a lab on molecular genetics, or exploring dance techniques, your voice is essential to the discussion.

The Association of Boarding Schools cites a U.S. Department of Education study that revealed students in independent schools: do twice as much homework as public school students; watch far less television than public school students; take more advanced course work; achieve at the highest reading proficiency level; are more involved in afternoon activities and team sports; plan to graduate from college.