Faculty and Staff

Faculty and staff are the foundation of the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. We are a community focused on ethics, progressive education, collaboration, and activism.

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English Department Chair Alwin Jones speaks to students in a classroom.

A Fieldston Middle student and a teacher smile and hug on the first day of school as other students walk past them in a hallway

Assistant Principal Shawn Chisty observes student Shark Tank model.

Ethical Culture's youngest learners listen on carpet as teacher reads from a book.

Mella assists Fieldston Lower student with his Google Earth project.

Ethical Culture Fieldston School Fieldston Upper student hugs a long time Fieldston alumni Janet

Ethical Culture Fieldston School Lower School students raise hands in music class

What is special about working at our School?

ECFS has a long history of equity and inclusion deeply rooted in our mission and the educational philosophy of our founder, Felix Adler. We embrace diversity of ancestry, family, identity, culture, and belief and seek a student body, faculty, and staff that reflect the pluralism and socioeconomic diversity of metropolitan New York. We affirm both our differences and commonalities and strive to balance individuality and community. In keeping with our progressive tradition, we are dedicated to increasing our students’ cultural literacy to help them understand multiple perspectives and see the world beyond the self.