Welcome!

The application deadline for the 2024–2025 academic year has now passed. We are accepting applications for a limited number of grades for the 2024–2025 academic year. Please contact the Admissions Office through the divisional links below for more information:

Ethical Culture

Fieldston Lower

Fieldston Middle and Fieldston Upper

For more information about ECFS and to attend our spring Admissions events, please complete an inquiry form here.


A welcome from our Admissions Office

We appreciate your interest in the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. Our Admissions Office is dedicated to supporting you and your family throughout your application process. If you have any inquiries about our School or your application, please feel free to contact us. Thank you for considering ECFS.

Sincerely,

The ECFS Admissions Office

Rachel Mieszczanski
Director of Admissions, Fieldston Lower (Pre-K–5th Grade)
[email protected]
718-329-7313

Nancy Dwinell
Director of Admissions, Ethical Culture (Pre-K–5th Grade)
[email protected]
718-329-7574

Caroline Hubbell
Director of Admissions, Fieldston Middle and Fieldston Upper (6th–12th Grade)
[email protected]
718-329-7578

2023–2024 ECFS Admissions Events

Ethical Culture

Please stay tuned for listings of our spring 2024 events. To express your interest in these, complete our inquiry form here.

For spring 2024 tours of Ethical Culture, please see below for dates and register for a tour here.

  • Tuesday 4/16–Friday 4/18, 9:00–10:30am
  • Thursday 4/25, 9:00–10:30am
  • Monday 4/29–Thursday 5/2, 9:00–10:30am
  • Monday 5/6–Thursday 5/9, 9:00–10:30am

Fieldston Lower

Please stay tuned for listings of our spring 2024 events. To express your interest in these, complete our inquiry form here.

For spring 2024 tours of Fieldston Lower, please see below for dates and register for a tour here.

  • Thursday 4/18, 9:30–11:00am
  • Thursday 4/25, 9:30–11:00am
  • Tuesday 4/30, 9:30–11:00am
  • Thursday 5/2, 9:30–11:00am
  • Tuesday 5/7, 9:30–11:00am
  • Thursday 5/9, 9:30–11:00am

Fieldston Middle (6th–8th Grade applicants)

Please stay tuned for listings of our spring 2024 events. To express your interest in these, complete our inquiry form here.

For spring 2024 tours of Fieldston Middle, please see below for dates and register for a tour here.

  • Thursday 5/9, 11:10am–12:30pm
  • Thursday 5/16, 11:10am–12:30pm
  • Tuesday 5/21, 1:00pm–2:30pm

Fieldston Upper (9th–11th Grade applicants)

Please stay tuned for listings of our spring 2024 events. To express your interest in these, complete our inquiry form here.

For spring 2024 tour dates of Fieldston Upper, please see below for dates and register for a tour here.

  • Wednesday 5/1, 9:30–11:00am
  • Friday 5/10, 2:00–3:15pm
  • Monday 5/13, 2:00–3:30pm

 

I found a school that strove to ignite my moral as well as my creative imagination.

ECFS is a dynamic and inspiring place — a place that gave me so much, and one that I truly love.

Ethical Culture Fieldston School is a proud member of the Independent Schools Admissions Association of Greater New York (ISAAGNY). Founded in 1965, ISAAGNY aims to ensure orderly, professional, and equitable admissions processes at member schools: we do so by observing a shared admissions timeline, engaging in professional development to hone our collective craft, exchanging resources and best practices, and more. The resulting spirit of cooperation serves schools, families, and nearly 30,000 students across greater New York.