Through community-wide participation, EMS strives to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning environment where everyone feels welcomed and celebrated.
We are proud to be one of the most diverse independent schools in the country and continually strive to ensure that all families feel welcomed at EMS from the moment they connect with our Admissions office. We embrace the diversity of our community and offer educational, celebratory, and social opportunities for families to broaden their positive understanding of diversity and the value it brings to children’s education.
Our Parents Association, which includes every parent and caregiver within the EMS community, is a partner in our efforts. Their Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committee, created in 2016, hosts educational events throughout the year, including the International Food Festival and the Cultural Fair.
EMS alumni are active participants in engaging prospective applicants from diverse communities and support financial aid, enabling EMS to support more students from various socioeconomic backgrounds.
Representation Matters at EMS
Geographic Diversity
Students from 55 different towns in New Jersey and New York.
Language Diversity
More than 20 languages spoken in addition to English.
Students of Color:
More than 58%
We gauge the impact of our DEIB efforts through community surveys, family “roundtables” conducted with support from the Parents Association, participation in cultural competency programming, and continuing professional development.
An example of this is our participation in the 2020 NAIS Assessment of Inclusivity and Multiculturalism, through which we examined our school’s climate around equity and inclusion and arrived at the following priority: To recruit, retain, and support employees and Trustees of the highest quality by recognizing the value of diversity. One way in which we do this is through the Rooney Rule — our job descriptions explicitly state that we desire diversity, and search firms understand that EMS seeks diverse candidates.
