Welcome to ECFS! We are excited to welcome you in the next academic year. To help you assimilate to our School, please use the links below as a guide. These resources will provide you with helpful details before your PowerSchool accounts, which will have a full range of information, are available this summer.
Athletics microsite and fall athletics information
Click here to access the ECFS Athletics microsite. Upper School fall athletics information may be found here.
Divisional and short calendars
Divisional microsites
ECFS after school registration
After school programs are offered at Ethical Culture, Fieldston Lower, and Fieldston Middle. Fall course registration occurs online during the summer, and spring course registration will take place in December. For more information on course offerings, fees, and payment, click here.
ECFS online bookstore
Fieldston Middle families may now purchase or rent summer reading materials by visiting the online bookstore. As of Tuesday 8/6, Fieldston Middle and Fieldston Upper books required for the fall are available to order via the online bookstore. For information on accessing these materials, please click here.
ECFS PowerSchool and email accounts
You will receive access to ECFS PowerSchool in early August. ECFS PowerSchool hosts Fieldston Middle and Fieldston Upper student schedules, report cards, the ECFS family directory, and links to helpful resources. Student email accounts will be available by the end of July.
Fieldnotes
Fieldnotes is the School’s monthly newsletter with divisional stories from the ECFS community.
Health forms
New families received an email at the beginning of June outlining the required medical forms for the 2024–2025 academic year. While new families should not submit medical forms until June, you may view the standard form requirements and submit your forms by visiting the Magnus Health Portal. Please refer to your automated welcome email for instructions on setting up your Magnus username and password.
International trip opportunities
For information on the international trip opportunities available to 8th–12th Grade students during Spring Recess 2025, please refer to the communication here.
Laptop and computer usage
All Fieldston Upper students are expected to have a laptop to bring to school. Families who receive financial aid from ECFS may be eligible for financial assistance with purchasing and may contact Victoria Daley at [email protected] with any questions.
Fieldston Middle students are given a Chromebook to use while at school, but they do need access to a computer with a web browser at home for schoolwork. The Financial Aid Office is limited to providing assistance for the purchase of Chromebooks for Fieldston Middle students.
4th and 5th Graders at Ethical Culture and Fieldston Lower will need access to a computer with a web browser at home for schoolwork. If you would like to purchase a laptop for home use, we recommend purchasing a Chromebook for your child. The Financial Aid Office is limited to providing assistance for the purchase of Chromebooks for elementary school students.
Please contact Victoria Daley at [email protected] with any questions about financial assistance.
New student information form
To ensure that our School offices have current information for your family and are able to reach you via mail, email, and phone, it is important that you fill out the New Student Information form at your earliest convenience.
Orientation dates
Below are the fall’s orientation dates across all divisions. More details are to follow from your respective divisions.
- Fieldston Lower Pre-K–5th Grade new family orientation: Tuesday 9/3, virtual, 7:00–8:00pm
- Ethical Culture Pre-K–Kindergarten orientation/luncheon: Wednesday 9/4, Ethical Culture campus, 9:00am–1:00pm
- Ethical Culture new student luncheon: Wednesday 9/4, Ethical Culture campus, 11:30am–1:00pm
- Fieldston Lower Pre-K orientation: Wednesday 9/4, Fieldston campus, 4:00–5:00pm
- 6th Grade orientation (all students): Wednesday 9/4, Fieldston campus, 8:30–11:00am
- 7th and 8th Grade orientation (new students only): Wednesday 9/4, Fieldston campus, 8:30–11:00am
- 9th Grade overnight orientation (all students): Tuesday 9/3–Wednesday 9/4, Fieldston campus
Summer camp information
ECFS Summer Camps provide a fun, eventful summer for all ages. Registration is now open and available on a first-come basis. For more information about programming and to register, click here.
Transportation forms
New families should have reviewed the 2024–2025 Transportation Service Options and completed the all school student transportation form by early June.
Please contact your divisional transportation coordinator with any questions:
- Sandra Wang, Fieldston Upper Transportation Coordinator, [email protected], 718-329-7314
- Kaitlin Wright, Fieldston Middle Transportation Coordinator, [email protected], 718-329-7544
- Jessie Salvador, Fieldston Lower Transportation Coordinator, [email protected], 718-329-7261
- Amber Curtis, Ethical Culture Transportation Coordinator, [email protected], 212-712-8450
Tuition and billing
Access to the ECFS billing and tuition portal is available here. New parents/guardians received their username and login instructions in mid-May.