The Elisabeth Morrow School

EMSl is pleased to announce Explorations Online 2020. This new six-week program will transform EMS' enriching Summer Explorations to the virtual space.

Ninety-two-year-old Betty Jo Lamar is in the highest risk group for contracting COVID-19, so fifth-grader Larsen Winternheimer has made sure she is looked after during the pandemic.

We have reimagined what arts learning can look like and have created a new member of the String Festival family, the EMS Summer Arts Academy (EMSSAA) (online), which will take place from August 10-14, 2020.

Andria and Fred Schneiderman, whose daughter, Chloe, is in sixth grade, launched a fundraiser to support the frontline healthcare workers at Hackensack Meridian Health.

The science program at The Elisabeth Morrow School has always prioritized depth of understanding and the process of doing science and engineering, along with learning science content.

When EMS third-grader Avi Agrawal heard that families were struggling for basic necessities, like food, in this unprecedented time of coronavirus, he decided he wanted to do something to aid those in need.

Hospital doctors, nurses, technicians, food service workers, and custodial staff are working long hours and even spending days in a row at the hospital without returning home.

Fourth-grader Loden Chung and first-grader Adela Chung have been helping their father, James, make 3D printed face shields for University Hospital in Newark and The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. 

While student learning about the environment occurs throughout the year at EMS, Earth Day is a great reminder of the power of a focused effort to produce political action and change.