Teaching the 2020 Election to Our Youngest Learners
“Hello, hello! I’m so happy to see you all! It’s like we’re all together!” 2nd Grade Teacher Monique Astengo-Rosen grins on camera. Her 2nd Grade class waves back at her, […]
Fieldston Lower 5th Graders Keep the Beat
Each year, our 5th Graders write, arrange, and perform original songs in small groups. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, music classes did not include singing or visits to […]
Fieldston Lower’s Adults Gather for Trivia Night
In four breakout rooms on Zoom, the Frida Fighters, Orange Armadillos, Greystones, and Kevin Is Muted ran through a list of questions. The pressure was on: They only had ten […]
Fieldston Lower’s 2nd Grade Changemakers
In years past, 2nd Graders at Fieldston Lower have engaged with a unit dedicated to changemakers throughout history, anchored around Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January. This year, however, […]
Feeling the School Spirit at Fieldston Lower’s Carnival
“How do ghosts wash their hair?” Sebastian V. ’28 asks. “I don’t know,” Zoe D. ’28 responds. “How do they wash their hair?” Sebastian winds up for the punchline: “With […]
The Fieldston Lower Library Evolves to Meet the Moment
As students, faculty, staff, and families adjust to remote and hyflex learning, the Fieldston Lower community is adapting to a new normal: updated facilities augmented with safety measures, reminders to […]
2nd Graders Find a World of Knowledge in the Hudson River
Fall has barely set in at the Center for the Urban River at Beczak, an environmental education center in Yonkers, but students in Monique Astengo-Rosen’s 2nd Grade class are already […]
Fieldston Lower Keeps the Music Playing at Home
The camera opens on Blake Rowe, Fieldston Lower Music Teacher, sitting between a piano and a keyboard with an acoustic guitar on his lap. “Today,” he tells us, “I thought […]
How ECFS Is Moving Its Campus Online
Amid the unprecedented COVID-19 situation, the world has changed in ways that were unimaginable even two months ago. As the Ethical Culture Fieldston School practices physical distancing, it has undertaken […]
Family Visiting Day: a Chance to Step Into Fieldston Lower Classrooms
Between 8:00am and 8:30am on Friday, February 14, parents and guardians mingled, sipping coffee and munching on snacks in the Fieldston Lower Cafeteria. It was unusual to have so many […]