Elation Over Spring Festival’s Return to Fieldston Lower

Earlier this month, we sat down with members of Fieldston Lower’s faculty to discuss the upcoming Spring Festival. The festival — which typically occurs each May — has been postponed […]

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7 Volunteer Leaders on Connection and Community at ECFS

Whether they are planning student events, leading peer-to-peer fundraising, organizing All School Multicultural Committee (ASMC) programming, or strengthening alumni engagement, volunteers play an integral role at the Ethical Culture Fieldston […]

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Four Questions with the Ethical Culture Green Committee

With Earth Day approaching on Friday 4/22, we are revisiting the ways in which the Ethical Culture Fieldston School engages in sustainability. This spring, we sat down with the Co-Chairs […]

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Fieldston Lower’s Holistic Approach to Social-Emotional Learning

It’s a crisp fall day at Fieldston Lower, and the students are happily engaged in an outdoor assembly. Distant rumbles of laughter and rays of sunshine bounce off the burnished […]

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Generosity, Inspiration, and Memories from ECFS’s Supporters

At ECFS, philanthropy comes in many forms. For the ECFS Annual Report of Giving 2020–2021, we spoke to a few of our donors to learn why they give to the […]

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Theatre is Thriving at Fieldston Middle

Theatre is thriving at Fieldston Middle this year, with multiple in-person performances having already taken place and plans for spring productions underway. In November, 6th Graders performed the play “Myth […]

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Fieldston Upper Recognizes Capitol Insurrection Anniversary

On Thursday 1/6, one year after the insurrection at the Capitol, Fieldston Upper students gathered with their advisories to work through a Community Curriculum. This particular Community Curriculum was developed […]

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A Special Thank You for ECFS Faculty and Staff

“Whoever made a gift in Min Young’s name, they are on target! She’s an institution at Fieldston Lower — any parent would want their child in her classroom,” says Janet […]

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3 Takeaways from the Fieldston Upper Mental Health Assembly

On a Thursday in early December, the Fieldston Upper School Mental Health Club hosted its annual assembly — a time for students, faculty, and staff to be in community and […]

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Establishing a Gender Support Plan at ECFS

Central to the Ethical Culture Fieldston School’s mission is the preparation and education of all students to engage with others in a way that is empathetic, compassionate, and understanding. We […]

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