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 New Space Opens at Friends Select
The doors opened at Friends Select @ 1700 in September -- and the new space is drawing rave reviews from students, faculty and families. Fresh. New. Light- filled. Beautifully equipped. Comfortable. Glowing adjectives abound as community members visit the new classroom and art studios for the first time. Take a tour and see for yourself. |
Got Questions? Quaker Quest Has Answers
by Rose Hagan, Head of School
Families new to Friends Select School -- and many who have been here a while -- may be curious about what it means to be a Quaker school. What happens at Meeting for Worship? Why is silent reflection so integral to Quaker practice? What are the Quaker testimonies? A series of meetings this fall will answer these and other questions. Read More |
 The Meaning of Change
Think pennies are obsolete? Think again. The United Nations Children's Fund (better known as UNICEF) turns 60 this year, but its mission is as relevant as ever. Each year, teacher Desiree Tee uses its coin- collection program as the centerpiece of a meaningful third grade community-service program.
Read More October Lower School Events
All-School Spirit Day, October 1
No classes (Faculty In-Service Day), October 8, (Vacation Care Open)
No classes (Columbus Day), October 11, (Vacation Care Closed)
Halloween Parade, October 29, 8:30 a.m., Hallways and Gym
Lower School Sports Clinics, October 29
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The ABCs of Middle School
by Terry Kessel, Middle School Director
I was reading the paper this morning, as I do each morning. That's the paper paper, the one you can get delivered to your door. This is how I get my news. Not online. Not from television. This method of consuming news may seem a bit old fashioned to some of our students, but I'm okay with that. Read More
October Middle School Events
All-School Spirit Day, October 1
No Classes (Faculty In-Service Day), October 8
No Classes (Columbus Day), October 11
Middle School Dance, October 15, 6-9 p.m., Dining Hall and Gym
Grade 8 Parent Coffee with US Director, October 25, 7:45 a.m., PA Room
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Community Service Re-imagined
by Galen Horst-Martz, Community Service Coordinator
"Sustainable" is the word Galen Horst-Martz, FSS community service coordinator, uses to describe the newly refined upper school community service program, now in its second year. In the new model, ninth graders collectively identify an issue of interest to them by the end of their freshman year. Read More
October Upper School EventsAll-School Spirit Day, October 1
No Classes (Faculty In-Service Day), October 8 No Classes (Columbus Day), October 11
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All-School Spirit Day, October 1
No Classes (Faculty
In-Service Day), Oct. 8, (Vacation Care Open)
No Classes (Columbus Day), Oct. 11, (Vacation Care Closed)
Alumni/ae Awards Ceremony,
October 21
Lower School Halloween Parade, October 29
Quaker Quest, Oct. 31 (Arch Street Meetinghouse)
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Looking Ahead
No Lower School Classes (Conferences), Nov. 4 & 5, (Vacation Care Open)
No Middle and Upper School Classes (Report Writing), Nov. 5
Upper School Play, Nov. 18 & 19
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