Independent college prep day school for Students in Grades 6-12

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Our Core Values & Mission

Scholarship, Character, Community

The Williams School aims to foster the intellectual, moral, creative, and
physical development of students in preparation for college, lifelong learning, and active participation in an evolving world.

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Opportunities at Williams

100% of students go on to four-year colleges and universities.

The College Counseling Office offers students and families both expertise directly from the world of college admissions as well as individual attention and support as they navigate the college search and application process and the transition to university.

College Counseling
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Opportunities at Williams

Eleven sports available — including sailing.

The athletic program at Williams provides students with the opportunity to develop individual leadership qualities and self confidence, contribute to a team and develop sportsmanship, as well as physical competence.

Williams Athletics
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Opportunities at Williams

Arts

Students can perform on stage and support from behind the scenes. Expressing creativity through film and digital photography, drawing, painting and other fine arts disciplines. The creative education and enrichment allows students to better understand and express themselves.

The Arts
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Opportunities at Williams

Student Life

The Williams community is welcoming and accepting. With weekly events and activities to connect and share, decades-long traditions, students feel as though they’re a part of something bigger than themselves.

Student Life

The Latest

Students Go Beyond the Classroom for Our Day of Exploration

The Williams School’s annual Day of Exploration took place on October 9. While students in grades ten to twelve took the PSAT, those in grades six to nine stepped outside the classroom to engage with local history, science, and the arts.

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The Latest

The Williams School’s Dr. Victoria Skelton Presents Key Research on National Identity and Feminism

Dr. Victoria Skelton, a history teacher at Williams, was selected to present at the annual Northeast Conference on British Studies, held at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, on September 27. Her paper was titled “Sister-Colonizer: Defining Nations in International Feminist Spaces,” and it focused on the connection between British settler colonization and international feminism.

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The Latest

The Williams School Announces Groundbreaking for New Multipurpose Building at the Athletic Complex

The Williams School is excited to announce the upcoming construction of a new multipurpose building at the School’s Athletic Complex on Bloomingdale Road in Quaker Hill.

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Twelfth Annual Pamela Lancaster Pettinari '77 Memorial Golf Tournament Celebrates Legacy and Community Support

The twelfth annual Pamela Lancaster Pettinari ’77 Memorial Golf Tournament took place at the Great Neck Country Club in Waterford, Connecticut, on September 16. This tournament honors the legacy of Pamela Lancaster Pettinari ’77, the School’s first African American teacher.

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Our Schools

The excellence of a college education & commitment of preparing students to thrive.

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Grades 9-12

Upper School

At Williams, all community members collaborate to perpetuate an open atmosphere of mutual respect and intellectual curiosity.

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Grades 6-8

Middle School

The Middle School program offers courses intended to develop not only content knowledge but also critical, creative, and abstract thinking skills.

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