Gamechangers: Women in Sports – Walker’s All For Girls Summer Academy Recently Updated

Megan Rapinoe, Caitlin Clark, and Simone Biles are only the latest in a long history of women pioneers in athletics. This course will explore the many different women who have impacted sports and how athletics for women have changed as time has moved on. Students will also explore current and future trends using athletes, teams, and leagues that have led the way in resetting and elevating expectations for women’s athletics.

Providing a summer of academic discovery, The Ethel Walker School’s All For Girls Summer Academy is where curiosity meets exploration and fun! Our in-person program for grades 5-8 is an immersive learning experience on our picturesque campus in Simsbury, CT while grades 9 and 10 collaborate in cutting-edge online spaces. All courses have been designed by Walker’s renowned faculty who turn every lesson into an adventure and every student into a fearless innovator.

The Ethel Walker School is an independent, college preparatory, boarding and day school in Simsbury, Connecticut for girls in grades six through 12 plus a postgraduate year. Since 1911, Walker's has excelled at preparing students to make a difference in the world. Members of this diverse community are dedicated to scholarship, the arts, athletics, wellness, and service.