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 ECFS Blackbaud 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 will be shared this summer.
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
Information on purchasing or renting summer reading materials and fall course materials via the online bookstore will be shared this summer.
ECFS student email accounts
New students will receive their ECFS accounts including email accounts in the summer.
Fieldnotes
Fieldnotes is the School’s monthly newsletter with divisional stories from the ECFS community.
Health forms
New families will be sent an email in mid-June outlining the required medical forms for the 2025–2026 academic year.
International trip opportunities
Information on the international trip opportunities available to 8th–12th Grade students during Spring Recess 2026 will be shared later this spring.
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
The Fall 2025 orientation dates across all divisions will be shared this summer. More details will follow from your respective divisions.
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
Transportation information will be shared later this spring. As a reference, please review the 2024–2025 Transportation Service Options.
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
New parents/guardians receive their username and login instructions in May / early June. Families enrolled in a tuition payment plan will receive this information in March.