Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Northampton School for Girls

Stay for our full reunion weekend festivities June 6-8!

Reconnect with classmates and friends on the Williston Northampton School campus as we honor the inspiring vision of Sarah Whitaker and Dorothy Bement and celebrate the transformative power of women’s education.

More information will be available on this page this coming Fall, 2024. If you are interested in volunteering to help organize this event, please contact Laurie Cormier at lcormier@williston.com or at 413-529-3305.

Sarah Whitaker and Dorothy Bement envisioned a school offering an education that would prepare young women for college entrance exams, not just marriage. The new place, like its founders, would operate with grace and pluck. In 1924, they welcomed the first Northampton School for Girls students. The school quickly established a reputation for academic excellence in an environment that emphasized simplicity and community. For nearly half a century, the school operated with verve, indelibly stamping the lives of women who passed through its doors and across its elegant lawns.

Today, 100 years later, the legacy of Northampton School for Girls lives on, reflected in a shared mission of a community where great teachers turn challenges into opportunities for learning, and where young women are encouraged confidently to set out and forge their own paths of individual expression.