Ethical Culture Fieldston School
Website: https://www.ecfs.orgLocation: Manhattan (33 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023) and Bronx (3901 Fieldston Road, Bronx, NY 10471) School Type: Private Grades Served: Pre-K-12
School Profile
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Annual Tuition | $68,162 (2025-2026) |
| Enrollment | ~1,700 students |
| Endowment / Total Funding | Endowment ~$62 million (as of 2017); commits $17 million annually to financial aid |
| Notable Donors / Investors | Board/Trustees: Atif Khawaja (Chair), Howard Wolfson ’85; Foundations: Acrocorinth Inc. ($150K+), Emily Davie And Joseph S Kornfeld Foundation, Bialkin Family Foundation; Alumni: Glen de Vries ’90 |
Why They Stand Out for Tech Innovation
Progressive K-12 with strong ethics-integrated STEM: student-led award-winning robotics, advanced research programs placing high schoolers in college labs, NASA collaborations, dedicated makerspaces/STEAM labs, engineering from grade 6 fostering agency and real-world problem-solving like climate adaptation and lunar missions.
Technology and Innovation Programs
STEM across divisions: Fieldston Upper Science Research Program (FSRP), Week of Code, engineering (10+ years, climate design, cardboard chair prototyping), math clubs with hands-on projects; Adler STEAM labs; design studios/makerspaces in basement renovation
Maker Spaces and Innovation Labs
Adler STEAM labs (Fieldston Lower, Ethical Culture); design studios, print center, computer lab (8,000 SF makerspace hub); biology/chemistry/physics labs
AI, Robotics, and Computer Science
FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team (30+ awards), Rube Goldberg club (national awards), Advanced Robotics & Fabrication (CAD, micro:bit), Mindstorms LEGO, SPIKE toolkit coding/rovers, Bee-Bots
Key Partnerships
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for lunar rover projects/video calls with engineers
Leadership and Contacts
| Role | Name / Contact |
|---|---|
| Head of School / CEO | Kyle Wilkie-Glass (Chief Executive Officer) |
| Technology / Innovation Director | Les Jonson (Executive Director of Technology); Kim Deveaux (Ethics and Technology Lead) |
| Admissions Email | admissions@ecfs.org (general admissions); vdaley@ecfs.org (financial aid/enrollment) |
| Main Phone | (718) 329-7300 (main Fieldston campus) |
Sources
ECFS Official Website, Tuition Page, Leadership Page, STEM Article, Contact Page, Wikipedia, NY Post Endowment, Design Studios, Report of Giving