Ethel Walker School
Class of 2022, here’s to you!
We look forward to celebrating the Class of 2022 Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 29 at 9:30 a.m. ET. Live streaming will be available for those who cannot attend in person.
Please revisit this page as details continue to be updated. Please enjoy reading about our Commencement speaker, Shabana Basij-Rasikh, below.
Shabana Basij-Rasikh is a trailblazing Afghan educator, humanitarian, journalist and women’s rights champion. She currently serves as President of the School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA), the school she co-founded as a teenager. Born and raised in Kabul, Afghanistan, Basij-Rasikh finished high school in the United States and went on to Middlebury College in Vermont. There she co-founded SOLA, the country’s first and only girls boarding school in 2008, with the mission of providing access to quality education to girls across her homeland, where girls’ education has often been proscribed.
Basij-Rasikh continues her work with SOLA in promoting girls’ access to education and celebrates the power of a family’s decision to believe in their daughters. In 2018, she was awarded the Malalai Medal, one of Afghanistan’s highest national honors. In 2019, she was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list, and in 2021, The Washington Post named her a contributor to their Global Opinions section.
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Senior Ride
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Music Recital Chapel
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Baccalaureate Chapel
5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Senior Commencement Dinner Abra’s
6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m.
Prize Night Commencement Stage
7:45 p.m.-8:45 p.m.
Prize Night Reception Centennial Center Lawn, by invitation
9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
110th Commencement Ceremony Commencement Stage
