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More Than Just A Game At ECFS
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July 10, 2025
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A Day in the Life of an ECFS Senior
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July 8, 2025
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ECFS Is Built To Last
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July 8, 2025
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Inspiring Innovation and Discovery
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July 7, 2025
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Creativity as a Practice: Performing Arts at ECFS
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July 7, 2025
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Cultivating Critical Thinking and Research Skills in Our Classrooms 
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July 7, 2025
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Words to Remember: Commencement 2025
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June 26, 2025
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Fieldston Upper Culminates an Experiential Year of Learning
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June 6, 2025
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Fieldston Middle’s Chinese Language Department Fosters Communication
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June 6, 2025
ECFS Middle School chorus students sing at Founder's Day
End-of-Year Activities at Fieldston Middle Build Community and Celebrate Leadership
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June 6, 2025

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This year, 5th Graders at Ethical Culture became s This year, 5th Graders at Ethical Culture became self-made musical maestros! Using cardboard, computer software, and their own creativity, students built and performed with their own instruments.

The project, a collaboration between the division’s Music and Technology departments, combines hands-on fabrication, technological literacy, and musical improvisation. After conceptualizing and building their cardboard instruments, students practice programming and coding them before eventually performing an improvised solo live in front of their classmates. Engaging with the process as engineers, designers, computer programmers, and performers promotes a sense of agency while challenging students as creative problem solvers at all levels!
For many students, summer brings a long-awaited br For many students, summer brings a long-awaited break from the classroom, but for juniors and seniors in ECFS’s Science Research Program, summer is an opportunity for their most engaging experiential learning. Participants in the two-year program utilize this time to dive into hands-on research in professional labs across the country.⁠
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One ECFS student, Freyalise M. ’26, spent the summer as a member of the American Museum of Natural History’s Science Research Mentoring Program (SRMP), studying ichthyology – specifically, gathering data on when microplastics began to affect fish populations.⁠
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Long hours in the lab gathering data might intimidate some people, but the challenging nature of the work has invigorated Freyalise’s passion for science. “I have totally fallen in love with science,” she shares, adding, “It’s been an amazing experience to see what professional science looks like — and more than just see it, to be a part of it.”⁠
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Curious to learn more? Head to the link in our bio to read more about the work Freyalise and other students are doing!⁠
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Our Fieldston Lower Eagles had so much fun at thei Our Fieldston Lower Eagles had so much fun at their Field Day in June! As we look forward to the first day of a new academic year, we’re reminiscing on their teamwork, sportsmanship, and joy in action. We can’t wait to make more memories next year!
At ECFS, we pride ourselves on instilling in each At ECFS, we pride ourselves on instilling in each graduate a strong inner compass, underpinned by the foundation of progressive, ethical education. Our 2025 Commencement keynote speaker, alumni parent Ken Chenault, knows firsthand the value of leadership grounded in core values, personal integrity, and a clear vision. 

Ken’s career includes leading American Express and co-founding OneTen, a nonprofit organization of leading companies and CEOs committed to unlocking career opportunities for talent without four-year degrees — and, as he imparted to our graduates, everything he does is guided by his commitment to service leadership. Speaking to a rapt audience, he reminded them that, “The world’s most pressing challenges don’t need people obsessed with leadership as a goal. They need people committed to service as a way of life. I believe that if you want to lead, you have to be willing to serve.”

Head to our bio to watch Ken's full speech from Commencement 2025!
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Ethical Culture Fieldston School offers a world-class progressive education in Pre-K–12th Grade at two historic campuses in Manhattan and the Bronx. The core of our educational program is the study and practice of ethics, which prepares us — and compels us — to take care of our world, ourselves, and each other.


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