assure that its students would be evaluated on the quality of its courses, even without the AP designation. Athletics Fieldston's athletic program includes 62 teams covering 23 sports. The teams, known as the "Fieldston Eagles," play in the Ivy Preparatory School League against other private schools in the region. The school's hockey team as well as the girls and boys ultimate frisbee teams, however, do not play in the league and schedule their own games. Fieldston's most recent athletic title was the NYSAIS Girls Soccer tournament in 2021. Special programs Before School and After School – at the two Lower schools, and after school in the Middle School Fieldston Enrichment Program (FEP) – tutoring program for selected public school students in preparation of public and private high school entrance exams and requirements Young Dancemakers Company – summer dance program City Semester – an interdisciplinary experiential-education based semester program focusing on New York City STS (Students Teaching Students) – a specialized ethics program in which Form V & Form VI students (juniors and seniors) teach middle school students. This curriculum covers a wide range of topics including community norms, relationships, decision-making, navigating choices encountered in middle and high school situations (e.g., around social media, sex, drugs, alcohol, and bullying). Bridge to Bridge - a mentoring program for students of color in the upper school to mentor middle schoolers of color. Peer schools Ethical Culture Fieldston is a part of the Ivy Preparatory School League, with many of New York City's elite private schools. The three high schools Fieldston, Riverdale, and Horace Mann together are known as the "Hill schools," as all three are located within a short walking distance of each other in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, on a hilly area above Van Cortlandt Park. The three are also involved in inter-school sports rivalry. Notable alumni and former students Among its many notable alumni and former students are: A. G. Sulzberger – the chairman of The New York Times Company and the publisher of The New York Times Jill Abramson – former executive editor of The New York Times Clifford Alexander Jr. – former Secretary of the Army George J. Ames - former Lazard executive Joseph Amiel – author Diane Arbus – photographer Leon Black – financier, Apollo Management and Drexel Burnham Lambert Richard D. Brown – historian of colonial and revolutionary-era America; professor emeritus at the University of