At Emerson, your child’s curiosity shapes their experience enabling remarkable growth.
We focus on the unique complexity of your child to elevate their innate enthusiasm for even deeper learning. The more our team learns, the more inspired they become to provide what’s needed to keep your child’s engagement high. Emerson students realize how great school, their teachers, and they can be.
At Emerson, we believe that when a student’s curiosity, intellect, interests, and identity are allowed to shape their learning experience, a whole new level of possibility is revealed. We’ve purposefully designed an innovative approach and a specialized environment that nurtures each child’s natural talents, builds on their strengths, and elevates their enthusiasm, enrichment, and excitement to match the very heights of their potential.
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In grades 5-8, students are invited to participate in Affinity Groups, which are self-select groups based on forms of their identity: religion, race, culture, family composition, gender, etc. These groups meet monthly, and recently, a new space at Emerson was dedicated to allow them to decorate and represent their groups. Each display will be showcased for a month at a time, until the next affinity group decorates. December was the first month, and the Jewish Affinity Group kicked things off with this holiday display.
Our 5th graders recently stepped into character for Mystery Mingle, an immersive, murder-mystery–style activity that transformed learning into an interactive experience. Through clever costumes, thoughtful questions, and plenty of detective work, students followed clues, made connections, and solved the mystery together—putting curiosity and creativity front and center.
🎻 Last week’s Winter Band & Orchestra Concert celebrated the growth, collaboration, and joy of our student musicians in grades 5–8.
We’re especially proud to congratulate Emily Liang on her first concert as Emerson’s Orchestra Director. Our orchestra students shone under her leadership, and we’re excited for what’s ahead.
The evening also featured strong performances by our band students and a joyful finale that brought everyone together, including the younger siblings of some of our musicians and alumni who returned to play alongside current students.
Our Foundation students had a joyful visit from bestselling author @mariannerichmondwriter who shared her newest book, The World Is Awaiting You. Young Fives through 3rd graders were inspired by her message of courage, creativity, and believing in their own spark.
Her storytelling beautifully echoed our mission to help children discover their voice and the confidence to make their mark. We’re grateful for such an uplifting and encouraging morning.
Our 5th graders brought incredible creativity and entrepreneurship to life at their recent Open Market!
As part of their year-long economy project, students design their own “businesses,” craft products, and earn classroom credits to buy and sell with one another. The best part? Younger students, faculty, and staff stop by to shop, cheer them on, and take part in the fun.
It’s a joyful, hands-on way to learn the essentials of running a business—creativity, financial literacy, collaboration, and confidence—all in one vibrant marketplace.
The mission of Emerson School is to provide a dynamic and nurturing learning environment that fosters empathy, communication, creativity, leadership, and above all, a lifelong love of learning.
We fulfill our mission with small class sizes, by providing individualized attention across a broad and rich, student-centered curriculum and through a committed, talented team of educators who help children achieve sustained academic success.
