We hope you had the best time at GreenRoots 2026! From gnome homes, hammocks and spiders to biking, caricatures, capstone projects, an incredible jazz band, awards and scholarships it was night to remember!
Huge thank you to everyone who helped to plan, partner, set up, tear down and share your time and also your children with us.
We hope you enjoy this little behind the scenes of some of our favorite moments from the night!
Learning happens everywhere and last week, our classroom was Frick Park. 🌳🐴
@ecspgh cohort students stepped into leadership with so much heart, guiding younger classmates and sharing the confidence, curiosity, and wisdom their herd has helped them grow. This is learning in action! This is community in motion! This is what a student-centered partnership looks like! Co‑creating moments that stay with students long after the day is over, shaping how they grow, thrive, and see themselves as leaders, is something we’re truly grateful for.❤️ #equineassistedlearning #outdoorclassroom #learninginaction #partnership #frickpark
We hope you are ready to join us THIS Friday, May 15, for GreenRoots 2026!
We have so many exciting things planned at BOTH locations that you won’t want to miss. This isn’t just a showcase—it’s a festival of growth where you can see our mission in full bloom as we feature the incredible student voices and community partners that make our school a living, breathing ecosystem. From the seeds of curiosity in our youngest learners to the Character, Commitment, Catalyst, and Collaboration shown by our graduating citizens, GreenRoots is where our collective impact takes center stage.
GreenRoots 2026
May 15, 2026
K-5 Event (Location: Intermediate School)
Green Roots Festival: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
6-12 Event (Location: Middle School)
Green Roots Festival: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Capstone Celebration & Awards: 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM
We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Please join us in congratulating ECS Freshman Amira Scott who will be competing in the Long Jump at the WPIAL AA District 7 Track and Field Championships at Slippery Rock this Thursday and trying to earn a spot in the State Championships!
Amira is the 1st ECS Athlete EVER to qualify for the WPIAL Championships! Amira qualified with a jump of 16-7 and is seeded #15. Her jump of 16-7 is one of the best in the Pittsburgh area.
Good luck this week Amira! ECS is already so proud of your incredible accomplishments!
ECS is celebrating our Annual Bike, Walk & Roll to School Days this month- at ECMS (May 13), ECHS (May 20—our first ever at ECHS!), and the Intermediate School (May 27)! This year, we’re also adding a new Smoothie Breakfast Celebration once you arrive to help you kick off your day strong.
All students are encouraged to bike, walk, roll, carpool, or take school bus or PRT to school, then join us during arrival to celebrate our district’s commitment to active, sustainable transportation with a refreshing smoothie, raffle prizes, and more.
Intermediate School families: We’d love to grow our regular bike buses- families riding the same route on a consistent schedule so more kids can join in along the way. Interested in helping start one in your neighborhood? Reach out at [email protected] we’ll help map routes, connect families, and spread the word to get it rolling in time for May 27!
Last Wednesday it was a packed house for the middle school performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Under the direction of Mr. Angelo our students rose to the challenge of Shakespeare and pulled off a riveting performance!
If missed it - don’t fret. You have one more chance to see the performance tomorrow evening (Wednesday, May 6 at 5:00 p.m.) at the middle school cafe.
Mark your calendars and plan to join us for our Intermediate School Production of Disney’s Jungle Book May 8, 9 and 10 at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf! Our thespians have been working hard rehearsing and preparing for this exciting performance!
Pittsburgh’s Department of City Planning has been working on a Comprehensive Plan for the City of Pittsburgh - Comp Plan 2050 - to help guide the city for the next 25 years with the aim to create an equitable, safe, welcoming, and thriving city for all residents. As part of gathering resident voices to help guide the plan, two Senior Planners visited ECS this week to share the goals of the plan and to hear from our ECS HS students about their hopes and dreams for Pittsburgh.
As part of the session - ECS students identified positives, areas for improvement and challenges they face as residents - and ideas for future change that would make PIttsburgh a place they could see spending their adult years. It was an insightful and robust conversation and we look forward to welcoming PGH City Planning back in the fall for their next round of discussions! Thank you for visiting us!
Thursday, April 30th is the last day of the 2025-2026 Million Cans Recycling contest!
Our ECS community has done an incredible job and as of the end of March we’ve collected more than 51,0000 cans! Help us finish strong and do our part to reach the 1,000,000 can goal!
We hope you plan to join us this Wednesday evening for the final installation of our Navigating the Tween & Teen Years Series: Digital Harmony: Crafting a Healthy Digital Environment with Madeline Nassida, PsyD and ECS’ own Elvin Peprah.
This event will be held virtually, this Wednesday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. Register today to receive the meeting link!
