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Monday 8am - 4pm Tuesday 8am - 4pm Wednesday 8am - 4pm Thursday 8am - 4pm Friday 8am - 4pm

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With 21 days until school begins- Join us for EMSLive today on instagram! 🎉 We’re bringing it back by popular demand and kicking things off with an exclusive interview with Dr. Paul Leaman.

Teachers are gearing up to return in just two weeks, with students starting classes on August 15. The campus is all set and we can’t wait to have that positive energy back! 🏫 The Gathering Space project is really coming together - from Earthworks to Foundations, our team is hard at work. Check out some highlights from the latest photos:

- Momentum Earthworks preparing the site

- Cornerstone Foundations forming and pouring foundations

- EMS project manager Tyler Kauffman and students laying dimple matting for radiant heat

- Concrete pad curing for strength and polish

- Steel framing with large window and door openings for a unique space

Come witness the progress yourself - take a drive through the gym lot or walk over the bridge! Join us online today at Noon for EMSLive! 🌟

05/18/2024

STATE CHAMPIONS! For the third year in a row, our 4x800 Relay Team won the VISAA D2 Championship race! The team ran a 8:53.58!

Team Members: Adam Rhodes, Calvin Bixler, Jedrek Sneary and Luga Samson

In the 800m race Luga finished second overall, setting a new School Record with 1:56.41.

Congratulations to all of our runners to had a strong showing at the State Meet yesterday!

GO FLAMES!

05/11/2024

We hope to see you Monday, May 13 at 4:30 as our Varsity Girls Soccer team takes on Trinity at Meadow View in the VISAA D2 State Soccer Tournament!

The first 100 students to arrive receive a free slice of pizza!

$5 admission

GO FLAMES!

04/29/2024

Join us on Thursday, May 2 starting at 7pm at EMS. Parents you are not alone. Let's have a conversation about digital safety.

04/26/2024

History was made last night as Sarah Drooger '24 scored two goals to become the all-time leading scorer in EMS Varsity Girls Soccer history! With three games left in the regular season Sarah currently has 96 goals and 37 assists (229 points) for her career. Congratulations Sarah!

(Photo from Daniel Lin, DNR)

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Our Story

Eastern Mennonite School is a K-12 private school that is:
Academically challenging – Our intentionally designed curriculum and instruction is based on understandings from brain-research and modified to meet the educational needs of every enrolled student. Four diploma options are available to ensure student success at every level.

Christ centered – We are respectful of one another’s church traditions while nurturing Christian ethics as best practices for humanity as based on the example and teachings of Jesus.

Community committed – Faculty, staff and parents work together to provide a safe place of acceptance, belonging and care for each student and one another. Students have the opportunity to engage in 19 interscholastic sports, over 30 co-curricular club offerings and a wide variety of fine and performing arts options.

Peace builders – Together, we actively seeking to build positive relationships between all peoples through creative, respectful and nonviolent means.

Globally-minded – Through curricular, experiential and travel opportunities, we grow student awareness in the complexities of the world, heighten sensitivity to the needs of the less fortunate, and express appreciation for the multitude of blessings we experience in the United States.

Service engaged – Based on Jesus’ teaching toward others, we encourage student volunteerism, sharing of talent, and giving of resources within local, national and world communities.