original_query: What is the history of Walnut Hill School for the Arts?
query: What is the history of Walnut Hill School for the Arts?
answer: Walnut Hill School for the Arts was founded in 1893 by Florence Bigelow and Charlotte Conant as a college preparatory school for women and a feeder school for Wellesley College.  It had strong arts programs even as a traditional girls' boarding school. It became coeducational and arts-focused in the late 1970s.