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Ethel Walker School Ethel Walker School The Ethel Walker School Location Information A private, college preparatory, boarding and day school for girls in grades 6 through Type 12 plus postgraduate located in Simsbury, Connecticut. Nullas Horas Nisi Aureas Motto "Nothing But Golden Hours" Established 1911 by Ethel Walker Head of Dr. Meera Viswanathan School Grades 6-12 plus postgraduate Gender Girls Number of 250 students Average class 12 size Student to 1:7 teacher ratio Campus size 175 acres School Purple and Yellow color(s) Website www.ethelwalker.org The Ethel Walker School, also commonly referred to as “Walker’s”, is a private, college preparatory, boarding and day school for girls in grades 6 through 12 plus postgraduate located in Simsbury, Connecticut. Main academic building, Beaver Brook, at The Ethel Walker School Chapel at The Ethel Walker School Notable alumnae Ethel du Pont, heiress and socialite[1] Notes 1. ^ "SON OF PRESIDENT TO WED MISS DUPONT Troth of Ethel, Wilmington Heiress, to Franklin Jr. Is Made Known. WEDDING SET FOR JUNE 2. Fiance, Student at Harvard, to Remain There Until After His Graduation. THE PRESIDENT'S SON AND HIS FIANCEE ROOSEVELT JR. WINS MISS ETHEL DU PONT". The New York Times. November 15, 1936. Retrieved 14 August 2016. External links Ethel Walker School Website The Association of Boarding Schools profile Brunswick School (Greenwich) Fairfield College Preparatory School (Fairfield) Private boys' schools Notre Dame High School (West Haven) Xavier High School (Middletown) Academy of the Holy Family (Baltic) Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall (Milford) Convent of the Sacred Heart (Greenwich) Greenwich Academy Mercy High School (Middletown) Miss Porter's School (Farmington) Private girls' schools Sacred Heart Academy (Hamden) Ethel Walker School (Simsbury) Westover School (Middlebury) Rosemary Hall (Greenwich) Merged ": Private high schools in Connecticut Girls' schools in Connecticut Preparatory schools in Connecticut Boarding schools in Connecticut Buildings and structures in Simsbury, Connecticut Schools in Hartford County, Connecticut Private middle schools in Connecticut 1911 establishments in Connecticut Hidden categories: Coordinates on Wikidata Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Go Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Donate to Wikipedia Wikipedia store Interaction Help About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact page Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Wikidata item Cite this page Print/export Create a book Download as PDF Printable version Languages Add links This page was last edited on 16 January 2019, at 02:08 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non- profit organization. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Contact Wikipedia Developers Cookie statement Mobile view .
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