Explorations 2020: Summer Camp Success
By Liza Hards, Director of Auxiliary Programs Summer 2020 brought many changes to our summer programs, available at The Elisabeth Morrow School. There were two camps available to both EMS…
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EMS Cares: Seventh-Grader and Her Mom Sew Masks
Seventh-grader Madison Assanah and her mother, Bernadette Sta Maria, have sewn and individually packed up more than 400 masks on behalf of two different groups that Sta Maria is apart of,…
CORE SEL: Integrating Social-Emotional Learning and Mindfulness at EMS
By Beth Brennan, Lower School Head The essence of who we are as a learning community at The Elisabeth Morrow School is our commitment to developing the whole individual. Social-emotional…
EMS Cares: Family Raises Money to Purchase 2,000 Face Masks
Virginia Lewis, mother to eighth-grader Nick and sixth-grader Alex, started a GoFundMe campaign in March (which is now closed) that raised enough money to purchase 2,000 masks for local doctors,…
Parents Association Donates to EMS
Given the success of this year’s Book Fair, school store, and other Parents Association (PA) programming, the PA made the following gifts for the 2019-2020 current fiscal year: $15,000 donation…
Registration Now Open for Explorations Online
EMS is pleased to announce Explorations Online 2020. This new six-week program will transform EMS’ enriching Summer Explorations to the virtual space. The Early Childhood program (ages 3-kindergarten) will offer half-day sessions,…
Little School Faculty Sing “The Apple Tree” Song
By Emily Spaeth, Music Teacher I have had the opportunity to experience EMS remote learning as both a parent and a teacher, and I can attest to what a special community…
New Summer Arts Academy
New Summer Arts Academy 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)…
New Twist on Peter Rabbit Assembly
Traditionally, our school’s first-graders spend the majority of their music classes after spring break learning 11 songs from The Operetta of Peter Rabbit, composed by Dudley Glass. Each song mirrors a…
Important Message from Dr. Fonseca
June 5, 2020 We are stunned and horrified as we consider the events surrounding the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many other acts of violence…
