ECFS Faculty Artists Shine in Virtual Spotlight
The viewers filtered in in a steady stream, then in a torrent: 20-odd participants in a Google Meet jumped to 50, then 70, 80. By the time Arhm Choi Wild […]
Upper School STEM Writers Featured in “The New York Times”
It’s the dream of many aspiring journalists to have their work published in “The New York Times”. For Will C. ’23, it’s already a reality. “This is a revolution in […]
How ECFS Is Moving Its Campus Online
Amid the unprecedented COVID-19 situation, the world has changed in ways that were unimaginable even two months ago. As the Ethical Culture Fieldston School practices physical distancing, it has undertaken […]
Letters to the Editor: Championing Women in Science
Students in Katherine Kartheiser’s 9th Grade Biology class were assigned a simple comparison of two sets of data: One was the page in their textbook covering endosymbiotic theory (how structures […]
ECFS Engineering Club Works Together in Perfect Harmony
If someone were to tell you that they were tinkering with the fifth energy transfer in their Rube Goldberg machine, you might first pause them to ask what on earth […]
Fieldston Middle Engineers Create Contraptions at Home
Moving to a remote learning environment has challenged both teachers and students to be flexible, resourceful, and creative. For John Baglio, Fieldston Middle Engineering Teacher, and his 7th and 8th […]
Bree Newsome Leads Packed Black History Month Celebration
Early on a June morning in 2015, Bree Newsome put on a helmet and scaled a 30-foot pole outside the South Carolina State House. At the top, she paused to […]
Neela Vaswani Inspires Fieldston Middle Students to Write
On February 26, the 6th Graders at Fieldston Middle School gathered in the Student Commons to hear from Neela Vaswani, co-author of “Same Sun Here.” For the past three years, […]
5th Graders Bridge Disciplines to Tackle Climate Change
The Lego robot sitting beside Charlotte D. ’27 and Dylan M. ’27 suddenly whirs into action. “We made solar panels that will rotate when the sun moves.” Charlotte gestures toward […]
Family Visiting Day: a Chance to Step Into Fieldston Lower Classrooms
Between 8:00am and 8:30am on Friday, February 14, parents and guardians mingled, sipping coffee and munching on snacks in the Fieldston Lower Cafeteria. It was unusual to have so many […]