Eastern Mennonite School joins home and church in calling students to faith in Jesus Christ, academic excellence, personal integrity, and compassionate service in the world. As a Mennonite school, EMS combines an academically challenging curriculum with a strong commitment to Christian discipleship, peace and justice issues, service, and a global outlook. Regular activities are scheduled to help students grow spiritually as well as intellectually. In study, worship, and play, students are challenged to integrate faith with life -- to learn and apply Biblical standards to life's decisions. The K-12 curriculum is designed to foster reading skills, insight, curiosity, analytical reasoning, creative thinking, organizational strategies, the ability to complete tasks and a social conscience. A strong college preparatory track includes honors, Advanced Placement, and other advanced courses. A commitment to customizing curriculum insures that all students are given the opportunity to be both challenged and successful. A broad co-curricular program offers developmental athletics at the elementary level, competitive athletics at the secondary level, an excellent music program including a choir that tours internationally, drama and musical theater, service opportunities, and a wide variety of clubs.