7th Graders Analyze Genetics Through Historical and Contemporary Lenses
Fieldston Middle 7th Graders applied classroom learning in experiential projects involving everything from a delicious game day snack to millennia-old mummies in support of their cell biology studies. Ahead of […]
Fieldston Upper Math Applies Real World Thinking
At Ethical Culture Fieldston School, lessons emphasize that learning can and does occur beyond the classroom setting. Experiential field trips elevate classroom materials into a real-world experience, showing students that […]
Hands-On Learning Takes Center Stage for Ethical Culture Students This Fall
Each fall, Ethical Culture Fieldston School students dive into real-world learning through experiential trips that bring classroom concepts to life. The approach is rooted in our School’s dedication to holistic […]
Year in Review: Feel Good Stories from ECFS 2023–2024
As the 2023–2024 academic year comes to a close at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, we’re reflecting on 10 of our favorite feel good stories that we shared this year. […]
Students Celebrate 10 Years of CARe With a Day of Experiential Learning
At the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, learning always has a clear purpose. Our students are challenged to be daring thinkers, to be good and kind, to be competent and skillful, […]
Esperanza Caño’s Love of Teaching Spanish Fueled Her 36-Year Career at ECFS
Throughout her time teaching Spanish at ECFS, Esperanza Caño developed a pedagogical approach that leaned heavily on experiential learning — international trips, visits to museums, immersion experiences, and hands-on projects […]
Fieldston Middle and Fieldston Upper Students Travel the Globe for Spring Recess
ECFS students are accustomed to questioning and exploring the world around them, but over the last few years, that exploration has been more limited to their backyard of New York […]
<strong>Fieldston Upper’s Experiential Learning in Montgomery, Alabama</strong>
At the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, creating an environment where our students actively and thoughtfully engage with the world around them is central to our mission. In February, 28 Fieldston […]
2nd Graders Find a World of Knowledge in the Hudson River
Fall has barely set in at the Center for the Urban River at Beczak, an environmental education center in Yonkers, but students in Monique Astengo-Rosen’s 2nd Grade class are already […]
Fieldston Upper Students Meet the Editor of “The New Yorker”
The elevator zooms skyward. A few Fieldston Upper students — a little nervous, but beyond thrilled to be riding one of the fastest elevators in the world — are thrown […]