After a successful junior year during which she made All-Friends Schools League First Team playing basketball at AFS, Jordan Smith ‘20 headed to Paris for an ExTerm trip in May 2019. Upon her return home, she immediately headed back on the court with her AAU team. Jordan was getting back into the rhythm and went up for a basket when she heard a disturbing pop.
Read The StoryThe Abington Friends School Upper School production of Songs for a New World garnered recognition from the Independence Awards, which honor outstanding student theater performances and productions in the Philadelphia region, in 9 categories with 11 nominations total including Outstanding Achievements in Overall Show.
Read The StoryIn Mary Lynn Ellis’ 11th grade AP Literature class, students have been working on an in-depth study of contemporary American poets. Students were asked to choose a line or more from any poem by any poet that resonated with them in a new way during the present quarantine.
Read The Story“AFS fosters so much confidence, creativity and curiosity in my children that I couldn’t imagine a more meaningful environment.”
“AFS helped me to challenge myself and to understand what college courses feel like. I had the space to push myself, with an active support system.”
“When we were looking for a school for our older son, we decided to try AFS for one year. Now 14 years later both our sons are thriving. ”
“I can't quite believe my good fortune to have found a school that suits our family so well: AFS truly lives out our values about education”
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