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Ethical Culture Fieldston School:
Where Education Meets Character

A coeducational Pre-K-12th Grade progressive school in New York City, fostering intellectual curiosity, ethical responsibility, and social justice.

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Who We Are

We are a vibrant educational community, rooted in ethics and passionate about changing the world. Click here to learn more about our mission, our leadership, and our future.

Learning at ECFS

Join us as we advance academic excellence, progressive learning, and everyday ethical practice, helping our students grow into curious and thoughtful citizens.
The school teaches children to love learning and to learn to think in ways well beyond‎ ‎their years in such a loving and supportive way.
— ECFS Parent

Why choose Ethical Culture Fieldston School?

Academic Excellence

Our School challenges students to reach their full potential in body, mind, and spirit through the humanities, sciences, arts, and physical education. Dedicated teachers foster active learning and engaging discussions in an atmosphere of intellectual discipline and creativity.

Ethical Learning

The exploration of being an ethical and responsible member of society forms the core of our curriculum and community. We value inclusion and belonging, honoring all students for their unique contributions, cultural backgrounds, and beliefs.

Progressive Education

Our curriculum empowers students to become independent thinkers who ask their own questions and seek their own answers. Cooperative, student-centered, and discussion-based learning, along with the freedom to make mistakes, are integral to our students’ experiences.

Our CEO, Kyle Wilkie-Glass

Kyle Wilkie-Glass, CEO of Ethical Culture Fieldston School, leads with a commitment to academic excellence, progressive education, and ethical learning. Since joining as COO in 2016, he has driven innovation and helped shape the School’s future.

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Ethical Culture Fieldston School offers a world-class progressive
education in Pre-K–12th Grade at two historic campuses in Manhattan
 and the Bronx. The core of our educational program is the study and
 practice of ethics, which prepares us — and compels us — to take care of
our world, ourselves, and each other.
ECFS is an equal opportunity employer. We seek to be a welcoming community of professionals that broadly reflects the people of the metropolitan New York City area, our students, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion or religious practices, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national origin, age, ability status, military status, unemployment status or any other category protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. We are committed to hiring practices that ensure all candidates are given fair consideration in alignment with our institutional mission and goals.

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