The Ethel Walker School
Simsbury, CT
Walker's Day of Giving 2025!
Join The Match for Girls, where every gift lifts another. ANY GIFT or PLEDGE up to $25K will be matched dollar for dollar, TOGETHER we can raise $600K in ONE DAY!
Greatest Needs
Your unrestricted gift enables Walker’s to support all aspects of school life.
Academic and Faculty Support
The cornerstone of the Walker’s experience in support of our faculty and academic programming.
Financial Aid
Grant access to the Walker’s education experience for all students.
Student Life
Support the whole student in their health and wellness.
The Arts
Support student artists across all creative disciplines.
Athletics & Clubs
Foster Walker’s sports teams and student-run clubs.
Capabilities Approach
Walker’s signature program at the center of our student education experience.
Equestrian Program
Our premier riding experience for students who are at the beginning of their equine journey to high-level competition.
Campaign ended Friday, November 14th, 2025, 11:59 pm EST
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Margaret Davis (Trustee/Past Trustee, Dials)
5 months ago
In honor of Ainsley Davis
Ethel Walker is the such a special place 🌳🐴
Abi Welch (Alum ’20, Suns)
5 months ago
In honor of Allie Harris
Cavi decided to spend his allowance money on honoring his favorite 2nd mom!
Lynn Allegaert (Trustee/Past Trustee, Suns)
4 months ago
Wonderful years! Great friends!
Yan Zhao (Parent ’27, Suns)
5 months ago
We deeply appreciate Walker’s dedicated faculty and their continuous support for our students. Thank you for all that you do
Anonymous (Parent ’32, Unaffiliated / forgot!)
5 months ago
Great Staff ! Always more than helpful
Elizabeth Dinkel (Alum ’80, Suns)
5 months ago
I support Walkers to honor of all my wonderful friends through the years!!! Nothing better or more meaningful than that.
Nicole Madison Chan (Alum ’99, Suns)
5 months ago
Thank you Ethel Walker for a wonderful education and lifelong friendships. Go Suns!
Michelle R Turner (Alum ’77, Suns)
5 months ago
Wonderful school experience and lifelong friendships!
lian nicholson (Alum ’16, Suns)
5 months ago
💜💛
Elizabeth Blodgett (Alum ’91, Dials)
5 months ago
Walker’s changed my life, taught me to use my voice and introduced me to some of the deepest friendships I have had in my life. Don’t hold silent vigils, use your voice EWS.
Pamela Safford (Alum ’81, Suns)
5 months ago
My Walker's experience was transformational, providing me with the lasting gift of never imagining I didn't have something important to say, as well as the gift of a sisterhood that has withstood the test of time - times of triumph and loss. Can't imagine my life without all of this.
Courtney Sara Minard (Alum ’89, Suns)
5 months ago
In honor of Jane Goodall
Anne Haviland Cullen (Alum ’79, Dials)
5 months ago
In memory of Patricia Durey Haviland
Kathy Wallace Wee (Alum ’79, Suns)
5 months ago
In honor of Peggy Wallace
In memory of Peggy Wallace
Elizabeth England (Alum ’81, Dials)
5 months ago
Some of my favorite women in my orb were my classmates!
Ann Marenakos (Alum ’81, Suns)
5 months ago
In honor of my Mom and Dad: for their gift of my education.
My Dad passed away in 2020, and my Mom passed away this May, 2025.
Marjorie sullivan (Grandparent ’32, ’33, Suns)
5 months ago
Our grand daughters Elizabeth Girard and Margaret Girard are Ethel Walker students
pam johnson gammill (Alum ’87, Dials)
5 months ago
In honor of Sally Goodrich...best coach ever!
I made lifelong friends at Walkers and some of my best childhood memories were created inside those walls at Cluett, Beaver Brook, and the sports fields.
Myra Morgan (Faculty/Staff, Dials)
5 months ago
Always love to support Walker’s ongoing terrific education for young women! Thanks for all the wonderful memories of teaching girls in science at Walker’s from 1979-1990!
Kit Rohn (Alum ’82, Dials)
5 months ago
In memory of Dr Eric Widmer.
Our remarkable Walker’s student are our future!
Susan Perillo (Faculty/Staff, Dials)
5 months ago
In memory of Susanna A. Jones
Tim Joncas (Parent ’31, Unaffiliated / forgot!)
5 months ago
In honor of Finley Joncas
Mommy and I are so proud of you. Keep being a great person!
Liss Couch-Edwards (Alum ’07, Faculty/Staff, Suns)
5 months ago
In honor of Gwen Couch and Ned Edwards
Helen Koh (Alum ’81, Suns)
5 months ago
In honor of Tracy Howell
Samuel Gonzalez (Alum ’13, Suns)
5 months ago
GO SUNS
Anne Dobbin Bailliere (Alum ’59, Dials)
5 months ago
In honor of Class of 1959
Katie Kenney (Alum ’84, Parent ’25, ’29, Suns)
5 months ago
In memory of Eleanor Taft Tilton, my grandmother, EWS class of 1919
For turning out women willing to fight for what they believe in.
Lauren Phillips Jones (Parent ’27, Dials)
5 months ago
Supporting Ethel Walker is always an easy ask!
Gail Chandler Gaston (Alum ’70, Suns)
5 months ago
In memory of Linda deRoulet
Nicole Gregory (Alum ’13, Suns)
5 months ago
Shout out to Mimi Duran for brining us back every year to play an alumnae field hockey game!!
Anonymous (Faculty/Staff, Dials)
5 months ago
Go Walker's!
Yanhua Cao (Parent ’30, Suns)
5 months ago
Supporting girls for good health
Gurukirn Khalsa (Alum ’69, Dials)
5 months ago
The school has changed for the better since I attended.
Sarah Puckhaber (Alum ’07, Suns)
5 months ago
Congratulations Jo!!! Love Pucky
Tracey Reifler (Alum ’82, Dials)
5 months ago
In memory of Jeanne Ballentine Riegel ‘53, P’83
Katharine Swibold (Alum ’78, Suns)
5 months ago
In honor of My classmates of the Great Class of 1978!
Alums before me made it possible for me to attend Walker's through financial aid, and I give back to Walker's so that girls today have the same great opportunity I had to get a Walker's education!
Cynthia Teresa Vega (Alum ’82, Dials)
5 months ago
Life long friends and the importance of girls education
Alescia Ford (Student ’28, Parent ’28, Dials)
5 months ago
Empowered girls become empowered women! Keep inspiring our future leaders Walkers!!
Anonymous (Alum ’09, Dials)
5 months ago
I support Walker’s because Walker’s supports me. 💜💛
Anonymous (Unaffiliated / forgot!)
5 months ago
keep up the great work!
Ruohan Ye (Parent ’28, Dials)
5 months ago
Thank you, Ethel Walker's community, for supporting every girl. Please keep up!
Ann Huynh (Alum ’92, Suns)
5 months ago
Educating girls is one of the most powerful investments we can make. When girls learn, communities thrive, and the future becomes brighter for us all.
Ximena Eleta de Sierra (Alum ’83, Trustee/Past Trustee, Suns)
5 months ago
I firmly believe in the tremendous power of empowering women through an excellent, holistic all-girls education.
Charles Hirschler (Trustee/Past Trustee, Suns)
5 months ago
Education which empowers young women!
Marion Paterson (Faculty/Staff, Suns)
5 months ago
In honor of my amazing colleagues in Phelps House!
Muhisoni Donavine (Parent ’29, Unaffiliated / forgot!)
5 months ago
To support girls education
Isabel Ceballos (Parent ’29, Suns)
5 months ago
Grateful to be part of this amazing community!
Suzanne Sivage Borland (Alum ’64, Parent ’87, ’90, ’96, Suns)
5 months ago
Made many good friends and received an excellent education.
Barbara Sanders (Alum ’68, Dials)
5 months ago
In honor of Barbara Miller Lawson
go Dials!!
Patricia O'Reilly (Alum ’77, Dials)
5 months ago
In honor of Mary Nelson & Ruth Elmore
Sending love to the Class of '77, and gratitude for the wonderful teachers and experiences we shared.
Mary K. Weddle (Alum ’68, Dials)
5 months ago
EWS is a great school. I loved my experience and time there!
Margo Hanlan (Alum ’01, Dials)
5 months ago
In honor of Mr. Prager
Julia Wilcox (Alum ’87, Dials)
5 months ago
In honor of Mrs. Sally Goodrich
Paul Kendall (Parent ’30, Dials)
5 months ago
Wonderful community, skilled, engaged faculty, intentional approach to the health and wellness of girls including their emotional, academic, and social development.
Hilary Waldman and Joseph O'Brien (Parent ’13, Suns)
5 months ago
The Walkers' experience was truly life changing for our daughter. She was able to realize and appreciate her true potential and emerge. From a shy child, she became unstoppable!
Elizabeth Sudler (Alum ’77, Suns)
5 months ago
In honor of Liz Whitehead
Alice Hicks (Unaffiliated / forgot!)
5 months ago
In honor of Maya and Luna Atwood
Duan Liang (Parent ’27, Suns)
5 months ago
Thrilled to help provide resources that will benefit both the students and the dedicated teachers who inspire them every day!
Patricia Warrender (Alum ’60, Suns)
5 months ago
GO, MEERA!
Anonymous (Alum ’54, Dials)
5 months ago
As long as I continue to live I will continue to support Walker's, b/c it gave me an excellent education and I made a friend with whom I still stay in touch!
Cecily Chilton Matthai (Alum ’77, Suns)
5 months ago
In memory of Maude Williams Chilton
Bethany Wood (Parent ’13, Suns)
5 months ago
Set my daughter up for managing life!!
Liana Sowa (Faculty/Staff, Suns)
5 months ago
In honor of Isabelle Russell
Lisa Greenberg (Alum ’76, Dials)
5 months ago
I believe in the quality and value of a Walker's education and want to support the school for that reason.
Stephanie Davison (Alum ’80, Dials)
5 months ago
In memory of Dr. Leonard
Kimberly Thacker (Faculty/Staff, Dials)
5 months ago
In honor of Walker’s incredible faculty!
Guy Paterson (Parent ’17, ’19, Suns)
5 months ago
Quite simply an outstanding education.
Anonymous (Parent ’26, Unaffiliated / forgot!)
5 months ago
In honor of women
Anonymous (Alum ’78, Suns)
5 months ago
In memory of Mary Hall
Courtney Massenberg (Alum ’96, Dials)
5 months ago
In honor of Nicole Hart Dunn
Nicole Dunn (Alum ’96, Dials)
5 months ago
Dedicated to my mother and father who sacrificed so much to give me the opportunity to attend this incredible institution. Even then I appreciated how lucky I was to have this experience.
Caroline Strapp (Alum ’18, Dials)
5 months ago
Let’s go DIALS 👏👏👏 D-I-A-L-S DIALS ARE THE VERY BEST!!! And sending love to the class of 2018 💛💜
samara Khalique Grove (Alum ’00, Suns)
5 months ago
In honor of Class of ‘00 & parents
Eliza Wetmore (Alum ’18, Suns)
5 months ago
In honor of My mom, Leila ‘82
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