Ethel Walker School
The Ethel Walker School, also commonly referred to as "Walker's", is a private, college preparatory, boarding and day school for girls in grades 6 through 12 plus postgraduate located in Simsbury, Connecticut. History 
Founded in 1911, the school was one of the first college preparatory schools for girls in the United States. The school sits on 175 acres (0.71 km2), abutting 425 acres (1.72 km2) of preserved land. The Ethel Walker School was originally located in Lakewood, New Jersey, before being moved in 1917 to its present location on the former Dodge Estate in Simsbury, Connecticut. Notable alumnae 

 Frances Beinecke, President of the National Resources Defense Council
 Juanin Clay, actress
 Ethel du Pont, heiress and socialite
 Mimi Gardner Gates, art historian, Director Emeritus of Seattle Art Museum and Yale University Art Gallery
 Judith Peabody, socialite and philanthropist
Angela "Annie" Peavy, member of the U.S. Para-Dressage Team at the 2016 Olympics
 Georgia B. Ridder
 Mary L. Trump, clinical psychologist, businessperson, and author. Sigourney Weaver, actress
 Abra Prentice Wilkin, philanthropist
 Melinda Wortz, art professor, gallery director
Ariana Rockefeller, model and fashion designer
Farahnaz Pahlavi, Princess of Pahlavi Iran, daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

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Private high schools in Connecticut
Girls' schools in Connecticut
Preparatory schools in Connecticut
Boarding schools in Connecticut
Buildings and structures in Simsbury, Connecticut
Schools in Hartford County, Connecticut
Private middle schools in Connecticut
1911 establishments in Connecticut