Expanding Minds, Building Character
At The Elisabeth Morrow School, children’s natural curiosity grows into a lifelong love of learning through our exemplary curriculum, featuring innovative programming in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM), a nationally renowned instrumental music program, social-emotional learning, and community-wide core values.
EARLY Learning
Young minds are the most formative
Lower School
Active problem solvers, creative thinkers, and innovative learners
Middle School
Partners in guiding their own education
Summer Programs
Learning & enrichment options from June–August
Inquire about our openings for the 2024–2025 school year in select grades.
Much of our early learning program is at capacity, but we are accepting applications in select lower and middle school grades.
14 Acres of Learning & Growth Opportunities
Our child-centered and innovative academic programs take place across a 14-acre campus, a certified wildlife habitat that provides our students with indoor and outdoor learning spaces, including state-of-the-art technology labs, gymnasiums, maker spaces, science labs, and libraries, as well as an athletic field, nature trails, a brook, a pond, outdoor classroom patios, educational gardens, and playgrounds.
Program Spotlight: The Science of Reading
Our curriculum aligns with the Science of Reading, a multifaceted approach based on scientific research, eschewing trends to build a solid foundation for our students. This academic year, new literacy programs will yield higher levels of proficiencies as our students become successful readers, exceptional writers, and effective communicators.
Faculty Spotlight: Sybille Bruun-Moss, Ph.D.
Meet Director of Student Success Services Sybille Bruun-Moss, Ph.D., who joined our school community this summer. She oversees the implementation of student success services, conducts professional development for faculty, partners closely with families, and works with division heads, specialists, faculty, and department chairs to create processes and procedures that most effectively create opportunities for both support and acceleration for our students.
Alum Spotlight: Heesun Lho ’98
Heesun Lho ’98 serves as the vice president of programs at the Tory Burch Foundation and is a member of the EMS Board of Trustees. She is also a current parent to two EMS students. She credits EMS with helping to build her confidence and showing her the value of community. “I discovered my interests and what I’m good at and understood my value. I carried these skills through my entire academic career and beyond,” she says.
Event Spotlight: STATE OF THE SCHOOL
One of our most important events of the year, our eighth State of the School, is taking place from 8:30–9:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, in the Peter Lawrence Gymkhana. Head of School Marek Beck, Ph.D., will share updates on all aspects of community life as well as our vision for the future of EMS, including key insights from our strategic planning process.