ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL

Offers co-curricular programs that enable students to explore interests and develop passions, alongside interscholastic athletics that promote physical, mental, and social skills, teamwork, cooperation, and life values through coach-athlete engagement, with teams achieving state and league championships.

Provides a rigorous, interdisciplinary curriculum for students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade at two campuses, integrating humanities, sciences, mathematics, arts, and physical education within a student-centered, discussion-based, and project-driven learning environment.

Integrates music, visual arts, and performance-based classes into student education from Pre-K through Fieldston Upper and provides multiple opportunities for students to showcase their work through exhibitions, concerts, performances, and the annual ECFS Fashion Show.

Engages 5th grade students in a service project involving the creation and distribution of Spanish-language picture books to children in Guatemala, Argentina, and Baltimore, Maryland, while maintaining an archive of over two decades of student-created books.

Provides comprehensive college counseling including early planning for 9th and 10th graders, individualized meetings, test preparation (including free SAT/ACT courses for financial aid recipients), Scoir platform access, campus visits, admissions panels, and a College Symposium for 11th grade students and parents.

Implements a formal ethics curriculum that connects classroom learning to community action, fostering social and moral responsibility, critical thinking, and activism in students as part of a school culture centered on ethics, collaboration, and justice.

Produces the ECFS Reporter Magazine annually (2022–2026) and other publications featuring classroom stories, campus events, and leadership messages to share school life and achievements with the community.

Offers an inclusive educational environment welcoming students of all backgrounds—including race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, disability, religion, and culture—and operates a reporting system for bias incidents with transparent data tracking and training for faculty, staff, administrators, and parents.

Engages students in hands-on engineering and product design, including an annual 8th grade Shark Tank project where they prototype and pitch original inventions such as smart kitchen devices, assistive technologies, environmental sensors, and sustainable infrastructure solutions.