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The ECFS Community Celebrated Together at We Are Ethical!

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By Molly Alpern
April 30, 2024

In March, a brand new ECFS event filled the Dining Hall with connection, celebration, music, and joy — We Are Ethical! More than 150 members of the Ethical Culture Fieldston School came out to enjoy the dynamic and exciting day.

A large group of people sits and stands in the Ethical Culture Fieldston School dining room, surrounded by orange and white balloons and with "We Are Ethical" spelled out in gold balloons on the far wall.
A group of elementary school aged kids pose for a picture with the ECFS Eagle mascot

The event, which was organized by the All School Multicultural Committee (ASMC) and the Department of Belonging and Social Impact (BSI), was designed to bring the community together for a day of festivities before the two-week Spring Recess.

A group of students and teachers dance in the dining hall
A small group of adults, one holding a young child, pose in front of gold balloons spelling out "We Are Ethical"

“We Are Ethical brought all the love and feels to my families — my home family (Matt and little Byron) and my new family (the ASMC crew),” says Byron Slosar P’36, who co-chaired the event with Tina Shoulders P’32, Raven Maldonado P’32, and Jerome Hairson P’27, P’33. “It was awesome to see the same kind of connection we have built with each other over the past year scaled up and made visible between such a large group of community members and new families from all backgrounds.”

A candid picture of two adults talking and smiling amidst a larger group of people
A photo from above showing an adult and a child plating with magnate blocks at a table

Activities included lip sync battles, an arts and crafts station where guests could make friendship bracelets or create gratitude cards, family trivia, a spinning photo booth, and more.

A group of students plays with a giant checkerboard as two adults watch
A group leans in close to look at beads in a small carrying case
A group of adults poses for a spinning Photo Booth

“Serious work can be simple and fun,” Slosar remarks, “and I think this event did just that.”

Students and adults dance happily on the dance floor

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