School starts early here.
Come see it while it's live.
Ember opens in mid-August — weeks before most of the city. That means your family can walk our halls, meet our teachers, and your child can even spend a morning in a real classroom before their own school year begins. No commitment. Just come see.
Your Child's First Morning
Your child spends a morning as an Ember student — in a live classroom, with our teachers and kids — during our opening weeks, August 24 to September 4. They come home and tell you what they felt. That's the whole pitch.
Reserve a MorningCoffee with a School Leader
Small, weekly, 45 minutes. Sit with a school leader and current parents, ask anything, see the building. No auditorium, no slideshow — just honest conversation about whether Ember fits your family.
Ask for a DateTalk to a Human Today
One number. A real person answers, in English, Kreyòl, or Español. Questions about grades, transfers, uniforms, transportation — or same-week enrollment if you're ready now.
Call (718) 285-3787
Built around your child —
not around a system.
Teachers who stay with your child
Our teachers loop — moving up with their students across grades. Your child is deeply known, year after year, by adults who've watched them grow. Most schools restart that relationship every September. We never do.
Two teachers in every classroom
Our co-teaching model puts two educators in the room — a ratio most families only find at private schools. More eyes, more support, more attention on your child.
Thinking, not test prep
Socratic Inquiry & Dialogue. Integrated domains like Ecosystems, Cultural Anthropology, Engineering & Design, and Systems Thinking. A culturally rich, college-successful curriculum where critical thinking is the DNA — and love and kindness are the core.
Kindergarten to diploma, one family
Three campuses, one school: elementary and middle in Bed-Stuy, high school in DUMBO. No middle-school application scramble. No high-school lottery panic. Your child has a seat, K through 12.
Meet us where you are.
Family Preview Evening at the High School — by invitation
An early evening in our DUMBO campus before the school year opens — hosted and served by Ember's school leaders. Current families: bring one family who should know Ember. Kids' rooms with games and a movie. Bus service from both Bed-Stuy campuses. Date announced to families directly.
Find us at the block party
Ember is co-sponsoring neighborhood block parties across Bed-Stuy this August — grade-team tables, backpack giveaways, games for the kids. Follow us on social for the dates, or call for the list.
Sep 4
Your Child's First Morning — before their own school year even starts
Ember classes are live weeks before other schools open. Reserve a morning below — your child won't miss a single day of their own school to find out if this is home.
Thirty seconds now.
One morning in August.
Tell us a little about your child and what you're drawn to in a school. Our team will call you within two school days to set up the right visit — and to talk honestly about grade placement and fit, because we meet every child exactly where they are, not where a form says they should be. Coffee-morning requests welcome here too.
One honest note: if you're looking for a test-prep factory, we're probably not your school. Ember is Socratic dialogue, systems thinking, and a culture built on love and kindness — a place where your child is deeply known. If that's what you've been looking for, come see it live.
Questions? Call our recruitment team at (718) 285-3787 or email info@embercs.org. Now enrolling grades K–12 for the 2026–27 school year.