Williams School To Hold Tours Aug. 16-20

New London CT

12 August, 2021

12:02 PM

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Press release from The Williams School: Aug. 12, 2021 NEW LONDON, CT — Williams School, an independent college preparatory day school for Grades 6-12, will hold "Walk in Week" Aug. 16-20. Tours of the campus for prospective students and their families will be given at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. each day. Families will have the opportunity to learn more about the school's academic, athletic, visual and performing arts, and individualized college counseling programs. In addition to academics, Williams School also offers leadership training, peer tutoring and mentoring, and numerous clubs, extracurricular and community service activities. The school now offers open enrollment, which means students still have time to apply for fall admission. Tuition assistance is available. The school is located on the campus of Connecticut College, 182 Mohegan Ave.For more information, or to schedule a tour at a different time, contact Sharon Gaudreau, assistant head of school for enrollment, at 860-439-2789. AboutWilliams School opened in 1891 as Williams Memorial Institute (WMI), which remains the legal name of the school. The school was created as a high school for "the promotion and advancement of female education" at a time when few saw it as a priority. Subsequent decades saw evolution and expansion, with the addition of a middle school in 1955, and becoming coeducational in 1971. In 2014 the school added a sixth grade class, and moved from an AP curriculum to a distinctive Advanced Courses curriculum. The School is now an independent college preparatory day school with approximately 210 students from over 40 communities locally and abroad. This press release was produced by The Williams School. The views expressed here are the author's own.