Middle Schooler Gives Virtual History Tour: Q&A with Jada Melville ’25
April 1, 2021
A middle school student learning from home at AFS this year, spent some of her pandemic time away from school writing a book — "Philly Through My Car Window."
Read MoreExciting Buzz Around Campus: The Bees are Here
April 1, 2021
Upper School Farm Ex students have been working with Nick Lodise of Bee Happy Honey & Hives to bring an apiary to our campus. Throughout the past month, Nick has spoken to Farm Ex students and led assemblies with Lower School students about beekeeping and the importance of bees.
Read MorePre-School Catbirds Sign, Seal & Deliver Messages to President Biden and Vice President Harris
February 3, 2021
Carol Wolf's Early Childhood Catbirds, watched the presidential inauguration on Wednesday, January 2, then wrote letters and drew artwork to send to the new president and vice president.
Read MoreChris D’Angelo ’98 Appreciates What Matters by Supporting the Fund for AFS
December 11, 2020
The generosity of our community has allowed our school to thrive in good times and in challenging ones. Thanks to our donors, our community has many stories of hope and perseverance to share this year.
Read MoreTeaching in a Pandemic: A Time of Practicing Patience, Perseverance and Partnerships
December 4, 2020
At Abington Friends School (AFS) teachers and students have always upheld these practices, but never have they been more crucial to student performance and resilience than they have over the past year.
Read MoreCenter for Experiential Learning Expands with New Ex Programs
December 4, 2020
The Center for Experiential Learning at Abington Friends School (AFS) has expanded in the 2020-2021 school year with the addition of two all-new Ex programs. A record number of students have joined the new cohorts, FarmEx and ChefEx.
Read MoreNew Ways of Lending Support in Our Community
November 12, 2020
In a letter to the full AFS community, Rich Nourie outlined several steps the school is taking to commit more fully to greater care and equity at AFS given the state of racial justice and injustice in our country, including a partnership with Simone Golden, a licensed social worker and certified professional coach.
Read MoreUpper School Students Release an EP & Film a Music Video at AFS
October 22, 2020
Two AFS juniors, Katie Brady-Gold '22 and Clay Lewis '22, spent the past few months recording a four song EP, titled Morpho, with their band Mice on Mercury. The band used music as a creative outlet to express themselves during insolation in the pandemic and realized that they wanted to share what they created with the world.
Read MoreCydney Brown ’22 Named Philadelphia’s Youth Poet Laureate
September 29, 2020
On Friday, September 4, Cydney learned that she had been named the 2020-2021 Philadelphia Youth Poet and she credits the support of her mother and two older sisters, who are also writers, as what constantly fuels her persistence and activism.
Read MoreAFS Launches New 360° Virtual Tour!
September 3, 2020
Enjoy more than 100 information hotspots, which include new videos and images from inside our Lower, Middle and Upper School classrooms, our new Richard N. Berman Athletics Center and more.
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