A Return to Form — Arts and Athletics at Fieldston Upper in the Time of COVID-19
“Circle up!” bellows Clare Mottola, Chair of the Fieldston Middle and Upper Theatre and Dance Department, to a room of excited Fieldston Upper students. It’s a temperate day in October, […]
Fieldston Upper Recognizes Capitol Insurrection Anniversary
On Thursday 1/6, one year after the insurrection at the Capitol, Fieldston Upper students gathered with their advisories to work through a Community Curriculum. This particular Community Curriculum was developed […]
3 Takeaways from the Fieldston Upper Mental Health Assembly
On a Thursday in early December, the Fieldston Upper School Mental Health Club hosted its annual assembly — a time for students, faculty, and staff to be in community and […]
5 Questions with Nikki Buccello, Form III Dean
Nikki Buccello, who joined the Ethical Culture Fieldston School this year as the Fieldston Upper Form III Dean, is excited to provide her students with as many moments of joy […]
Fieldston Upper Assembly Honors Latinx Heritage Month
On a Thursday morning in late September, Fieldston Upper students gathered in the auditorium for a very special assembly honoring Latinx Heritage Month. In-person assemblies came to halt in March […]
4 Ways to Volunteer at ECFS This Year
“I’ve worked with a lot of school volunteers during my career,” says Tom Fiorella, Assistant Director of Parent Programs, “but the volunteers at ECFS are by far the most engaged.” […]
Jameel Freeman Prepares Students for Life After ECFS
Taking over the office that prepares seniors for life after high school is no easy task — and especially so in the midst of a global pandemic. But ECFS’s new […]
Bringing DEI into the Sciences at Fieldston Upper
It’s a Wednesday in early December 2020, and Fieldston Upper students in Advanced Topics in Biology are discussing forest fires, climate change, and genocide — and the connections between all […]
A Year in Art: Fieldston Middle and Upper Student Exhibition
While the pandemic altered many aspects of life for students at Fieldston Middle and Fieldston Upper, it hardly took away their desire for creative expression or their ability to make […]
4 Important New Trends in College Admissions
The COVID-19 pandemic upended many longstanding practices in 2020, and the college application process was no different. As high schools went remote and universities cordoned off their campuses, seniors and […]