Ethel Walker School
Since its founding in 1991, The Ethel Walker Middle School has been a special place for girls.
Because of its small size, students in The Ethel Walker Middle School are able to cultivate a meaningful sense of belonging while establishing a solid educational foundation that takes them through high school and beyond. Girls thrive in an environment that affords them a sense of agency and a platform where they further develop their voice and learn how to use it effectively to have a say in their own education. As the only all-girls independent middle school in central Connecticut for grades six through eight, local families travel from as far away as New Haven and Litchfield Counties, and the towns of Glastonbury, Hebron, and Tolland among others to be part of the Walker’s Middle School community.
A boarding program is available for students in grades seven and eight making it possible for girls from across the globe to be part of the Walker’s Middle School community. Weekend and evening programming is tailored to the developmental stage of middle school girls and it is managed under the supervision of Walker’s on-campus residential faculty.
On Monday, January 16, 2023, sixth grader Mariah Cubano '29 was honored with the State of Connecticut Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Vanguard Award for her mission, "Black Characters Matter."
Added to: Middle School
The Sixth Grade Humanities class goes “mudlarking” in the Farmington River. In the Sixth Grade Humanities class with Kim Thacker P’24, ‘27, there is no shortage of hands-on learning. This…
Added to: Academics, English, History, Middle School
The Middle School Robotics team competed in the SeaPerch ROV competition on Thursday, March 3, 2022.
Added to: Academics, Middle School, Science
Walker’s Middle School Debate Team had another successful tournament on Saturday, April 24. The motion was “This House, as the United States Federal and State governments, would require standardized testing…
Added to: Middle School
Head of Walker’s Middle School Isabel Ceballos possesses a powerful vision for girls’ education by combining her passions for achieving academic excellence and culturally responsive teaching. Her ability to connect with both students and parents as an outstanding teacher and administrator allows her to view education as a collaborative partnership. Ms. Ceballos believes that the middle school years are not ones to be faced alone and if there is anything that her students have taught her, it is how important friendships — particularly those developed in middle school — really are. She believes that “True friendships welcome you with open arms. They wear tutus and face paint with you on important spirit days. They will give you room to be your unapologetic self.” Prior to her appointment in Fall 2019, Ms. Ceballos was a Spanish teacher in Walker’s World Languages program and the former executive director of Horizons at The Ethel Walker School, the nation’s first all-girls program serving students in grades pre-k through fifth grade.
Designing curriculum for middle school girls means intentionally disrupting standards and educational practices.
Middle School Academics
Theater, dance, visual arts, and music offered during the school day along with additional ways to feed your creative talents.
Middle School Arts
Whether you’re a day student or a boarder, Walker’s will become your home.
Middle School Life