CIA (calligraphy is awesome)!

On Friday, November 13, the first calligraphy class was held in the upstairs of Slocum by Angel ‘11 and Peggie ‘12. Students and faculty learned some basics and also got their Chinese name in the first class. It was really great to see many Emma girls and teachers show interested in learning calligraphy and Chinese [...]

Hot chocolate warmed students’ hearts

There was a party held by houseparents in 2E café on Saturday. They provided cupcakes, cookies, soda, tea, juice, and hot chocolate. Students got a chance to slow down their busy lives. Some sat down and talked with their friends while having sweet cupcakes, some watched movies and had a fun time. It was great for [...]

Quiz Team goes to Harvard!

On Saturday, the Emma Willard Quiz Team traveled to Harvard College to compete at a Quiz Bowl hosted by the college. There were about 24 teams competing intensely against one another. The Emma team did a wonderful job; they won some and lost some. In the end, the team gained experience of the game and [...]

BOMBERS Burrito Bar

Houseparent Nicole Hapeman and her advisees went to Bombers for dinner on Wednesday. They could not wait for this exciting event because they had planned this trip since the beginning of the year. They had big burritos, tacos, tofu fries, fries, and soda. Eating nice food and talking happily released their stress of the day. [...]

Peer-Ed Retreat

Over this past weekend, the Peer Educator group of the ’09-’10 academic year took their annual retreat to a group member’s beautiful home just a half an hour away from Mt. Ida.  The Peer Ed group, whose mission is to ensure a safe, comfortable, and well-educated community, completed many team building activities, as well as [...]

Care to Tango?

Jorge Torres, a world-renowned tango artist, came on campus for a day full of Tango last Saturday. The dancing began in the afternoon with three workshops for achieving balance in Tango, Vals, and Milonga. At night, a social event sponsored by the Emma Willard Dance Company put the dancing in full motion with Dance Company performances and social tango for [...]

Biology Field Trip to The Wild Center

Students who take Biology left school early in the morning on November 6. They went to the Wild Center in Tupper Lake. After three hours on the bus, they arrived at the Wild Center with joy and excitement. Students learned a lot through experiencing three different activities. First, they watched a short movie that introduced them to [...]

FASO coffee house

On Friday, FASO held a fun cultural coffee house where students from different countries show their unique abilities. There were performances such as Thai dances, Chinese songs, English songs, Chinese traditional instrument, Bolivian dances, a Hong Kong skit, and fashion show. In the end, all the FASO members sang the song “It’s a Small World” [...]

What are you?

This question is more complicated than it sounds, especially for a multiracial person like Kip Fulbeck, who is  both Chinese and American. The first in this year’s Serving & Shaping Her World Speakers Series, Fulbeck, a slam poet/filmmaker/author extraordinaire came to Emma Willard today to explain his Hapa Project in which he photographed different kinds of people related only by [...]

Proctor retreat

Proctors are seniors who are selected to lead, support, inspire, and guide the student body through the academic year. As part of their training, they recently participated in a retreat where they bonded as a group and learned techniques for helping fellow students.
Photo by Maureen Harrison.