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This fall marks the first time that all grades K-12 are on one campus… and in one building! After 13 years of growth off site, the elementary grades moved into the main building at 801 Parkwood Drive for the school year while expansion and renovation is completed on the adjacent former MennoMedia building and property…
Eastern Mennonite School‘s mission statement includes a call to “personal integrity.” That phrase often creates a vision of integrity on an academic level simply because we are an academic institution. My initial response then focuses on issues like plagiarism, cheating, and violations of the handbook covenant. What a narrow reading! As I contemplate a Christ-centered…
As demand for enrollment in Eastern Mennonite Elementary School continues to rise, so does the need to support families with transportation and care beyond the school day. Many EMES families have more than one parent working outside of the home and several have students enrolled in multiple divisions of our school, making after school pick-up…
The EMS Science Fair is an annual event for students in grades K-8. Students in elementary grades K-2, create projects by grade, often focusing on recycling and stewardship of found materials. Students in grade 3-5 work on individual projects and are coached by their classroom teachers on how to use the scientific method to investigate…
The 2015-16 Christmas Fund Drive campaign came to a successful close this January with students, faculty and staff raising over $154,000 toward the school’s annual fund, which supports the school budget as well as student financial aid needs. An EMS tradition of student stewardship and integrity, Christmas Fund Drive began in 1955 when EMS students…
Stephen Lowe ’16 is a young man of vision. He has a unique gift for coming up with ideas and then seeking help from others to implement his plans and carry them through with practical details. Since 10th grade, when Stephen began leading songs in chapel, both teachers and students have come to realize the…
Eastern Mennonite School joins home and church in calling students to faith in Jesus Christ, academic excellence, personal integrity, and compassionate service in the world. – EMS Mission Statement The word integrity is defined as adherence to moral and ethical principles, soundness of character, honesty, and the state of being whole, entire or undiminished. Personal…
EMS is pleased to announce that Rebekah Basinger of Basinger Consulting has agreed to assist the “Let the Children Come” through her expertise and professional services. For the past 25 years, Rebekah has provided fundraising counsel to and conducted development audits, campaign feasibility studies, and program reviews for close to 200 faith-based organizations. The EMS…
A Good Problem The Rt. 11 North Campus site was strategically temporary. It allowed us to field-test the demand for a permanent elementary division. Current enrollment growth, wait lists, and crowded spaces, combined with deteriorating buildings, location inconve- nience, and an alternative vision for the property’s future use by the current landowner, are driving our…
EMS to purchase MennoMedia property at 1251 Virginia Avenue to provide the added footprint necessary to develop a modern K-5 elementary facility adjoining Main Campus I stand with Jesus! The gospel writers Matthew, Mark, and Luke each report the same story when Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder…