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ECFS Celebrates First-Ever Family Party
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January 30, 2026
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November 25, 2025
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November 25, 2025
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November 25, 2025
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October 31, 2025

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Students headed out of the classroom on Thursday t Students headed out of the classroom on Thursday to officially kick off Ethical Culture’s partnership with Open Streets! 

This partnership expands opportunities for outdoor recess, honors play as essential to childhood, and supports students’ social and emotional well-being through time spent outside. Each grade had its own ribbon-cutting ceremony before bringing out sidewalk chalk, hula hoops, scooters, and more to transform the asphalt into their very own playground! Thank you to our incredible public safety, facilities, and faculty teams  for keeping our students safe as they played.
On Friday, Fieldston Middle gathered for Love is L On Friday, Fieldston Middle gathered for Love is Love, a school tradition that combines poetry, student-written work, and live performance. This day-long poetry slam offers students and faculty the chance to read an original composition or favorite poem out loud in celebration of love in all its forms, from community spirit to friendship and more!
Friday’s Fieldston Lower Family Visiting Day was a Friday’s Fieldston Lower Family Visiting Day was a joyful celebration of our vibrant community!

Parents, guardians, and friends flocked to classrooms to explore hands-on learning, reminisce about the year so far, and get a peek into the everyday lives of their students. After an exciting morning, our entire Fieldston Lower community gathered for an assembly full of student presentations, singing, and more. Thank you to our faculty for creating such a special day, and thank you to our students for sharing your work and growth!
The cold can’t stop our Fieldston Lower students f The cold can’t stop our Fieldston Lower students from enjoying a little snowy fun!
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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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