The Ethel Walker School
Summer Programs
Summer at Walker's
Each summer, The Ethel Walker School offers a wide range of fun summer programs on campus for girls and boys of all ages and areas of interest.
For more information about summer programs at Walker’s, please contact Mimi Duran at mduran@ethelwalker.org or +1-860-408-4294.
Academics
Summer STEM Institute: Mission to Mars!
For girls entering grades 6-8
How could you create a thriving, self-sustaining colony on Mars? What might it take to engineer a rocket to carry humans or robots millions of miles to the surface of the elusive Red Planet? If these questions make your brain tingle with excitement and you are a girl who will be entering grades 6-8 in the fall of 2027, The Ethel Walker School invites you to our Summer STEM Institute this July!
Athletics
Wildcat Field Hockey Camp
For girls entering grades 7-12
The Wildcat Field Hockey Camp is designed to develop field hockey athletes by teaching innovative stick work skills, shooting techniques, defensive strategies, and team tactics. Our priority is to establish the best base for each athlete to enhance their field hockey game.
Equestrian
Summer Riding Experience
The Ethel Walker School’s Summer Riding Experience is an extension of the School’s renowned equestrian program. The camp consists of daily riding sessions complemented with activities that include horse care, working with farriers and veterinarians, equine science, and general equestrian knowledge.
Teaching
All for girls teaching institute
The Ethel Walker School’s All For Girls Teaching Institute grounds new teachers and teachers new to girls’ schools in the research, practices, and mindset that shape effective teaching in girls’ schools. Developed in partnership with the International Coalition of Girls’ Schools, the institute combines expert-led learning with hands-on collaboration to help participants develop their own teaching philosophy and a practical toolkit for inspiring girls in the classroom.
Horizons at The Ethel Walker School
Horizons at The Ethel Walker School is the nation’s first all-girls Horizons program, serving under-served students in Pre-K through 8th grade who attend Hartford public schools. Horizons creates the conditions, connections, and community that enable every girl who attends to gain the skills, confidence, and motivation to overcome the opportunity gap and realize her potential.
We’re in this for the long term. When a girl enters the program in Pre-K, we make a 10-year commitment to prepare her to enter high school with the skills, knowledge, and determination she’ll need to graduate. Horizons at The Ethel Walker School builds brighter futures for girls from under-served families by creating year-round academic, artistic, and athletic opportunities, nurturing potential, and inspiring individual dreams in a safe and supportive community.
- Provides a six-week, full-day educational enrichment summer session for Hartford public school students with a range of academic abilities.
- Blends exceptional academics with cultural enrichment, social-emotional learning, and swimming instruction.
- Reflects the culture, values, and educational standards of The Ethel Walker School.
Why Wait?
Now offering
middle school
early decision!
Walker’s now offers Early Decision for
Middle School applicants, allowing girls
to spend the winter and spring of their
applying year doing what matters most:
enjoying themselves, finishing out their
current school year well, and mentally
preparing for the transition ahead.
