A longstanding and competitive facet of our athletics program, the EHS soccer teams have graced the pitches of New York City for years. Beginning with pre-season in August, our soccer players train four times a week from 8:00-9:30 AM. Our extended day allows us to integrate sports practices into the school day, and we find that starting our mornings in the cool autumn breezes of Central Park or Randall's Island invigorates our students. 

EHS continues its partnership with the Beat the Streets, a NYC based non-profit dedicated to empowering disadvantaged youth through wrestling. The EHS Wrestling Program is also lucky to be advised by Joe Favia, Head Wrestling Coach at Steven's Institute of Technology. Joe, often joined by a group of his college wrestlers, works with 7th and 8th grade students to sharpen their fundamentals and add new techniques to their grappling repertoire. As the EHS wrestling program continues to grow, we can't thank Joe enough for his tutelage! EHS students have won city wrestling championships for their weight classes, setting the tone for several undefeated seasons of dual meets for our team. Many students also participate outside of school in weekend meets in New Jersey and Long Island. Several students, girls and boys, compete in state qualifiers every year, and after many years of a successful program here at EHS, we are proud to know that many of our alumni continue to wrestle in high school and in college.

The EHS Lacrosse program is quite strong. Both the boys' and girls' teams have competed in the league playoffs and won championships in the last four years. As lacrosse grows in popularity and as we continue to take the field against schools with much larger talent pools, the strength of our school culture and the excellence of our coaching staff allow us to compete at a high level. Support from the Andrew K. Dwyer Foundation and the leadership of EHS Trustee John Hyland have enabled us to rise to a consistently high level of play through the years. We are also grateful to The Hotchkiss School, which hosts an annual lacrosse clinic for our students that is run by their coaches and athletes.

Swimming

EHS partners with Asphalt Green to give weekly swimming lessons to our 4th, 5th, and 6th graders.

Yoga

Michael and Julie Wald of Namaste New York continued their partnership with EHS by offering a free yoga series to students, parents, and faculty. Now in its fourth year, this ten-week program builds balance, flexibility, relaxation, and strength.

Self-Defense

The East Harlem School held a series of self defense classes for our 8th grade girls. Over the course of ten sessions, our girls trained with martial arts instructor Steve Arboleda and Head of School Ivan Hageman to develop a sense of physical, mental, and emotional self-awareness to help students tap into the vast potential of the human body. This training helped develop physical integration, dynamic movement, and coordinated strength - all of which amplify the power of an individual, regardless of her physical build.