Founded in 1891, The Williams School is an independent, co-educational, day school for grades 7-12 on the campus of Connecticut College in New London. Williams students hail from 40 communities in eastern Connecticut, southern Rhode Island and Fishers Island, New York. Williams provides a college preparatory program centered on a classical, liberal arts curriculum and dedicated faculty. The Williams School fosters the intellectual, moral, aesthetic, and physical development of young men and women in preparation for a lifetime of learning and active participation in a changing society.