Nurturing curious, confident children on 14 acres of natural learning spaces in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Nurturing curious, confident children on 14 acres of natural learning spaces in Bergen County, New Jersey.
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 called to…
Andria and Fred Schneiderman, whose daughter, Chloe, is in sixth grade, launched a fundraiser to support the frontline healthcare workers at Hackensack Meridian Health. “There had been no specific fund created just…
By Jane Zagajeski, Science Department Chair 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…
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…
COVID Corner: Understanding Definitions To help us understand how coronavirus is affecting our school community and share important and useful information, we have created the “COVID Corner.” This post was…
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. Some have even…
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…
We are now adding another level to EMS remote learning with the addition of After-School Online Adventures classes for students in kindergarten through fourth grade. “We heard from our community that…
You can spot sixth-grader Aubrey Daly’s home by the lawn sign she designed and displayed, thanking essential workers for their hard work. Inside the home, Aubrey and her mother, Jeannie,…
In March, our school donated materials from our science department and the nurses’ offices – masks, gloves, face shields, Lysol wipes, and goggles – to Hackensack University Medical Center in…
Accustomed to a challenging academic environment, EMS students welcome the demands of competitive secondary schools and are often placed in advanced sections where they perform very well. See where our students have been accepted.
