By Ajae’Lyn Price ’22
Leadership is deeply cultivated at Abington Friends School in a myriad of ways. At AFS, you are taught how to be a leader. Our school prepares students for the outside world by discussing real-world problems within our safe community.
The Medical Experience, known as MedEx, at Abington Friends School was fueled by the student desire to learn more at greater depths. Three years ago, the program was created with the goal of exemplifying the immersive and experiential learning experiences offered by this leading Friends School, while maintaining a strong tie to the mission and value of a Quaker education.
Read MoreThe All Voices Family Alliance invites you to a panel discussion, Allyship: How to Be an Active Ally. This event will be held on Thursday, March 14 at 7 p.m. in the Faulkner Reading Room.
Read MoreAFS students won a total of 27 Scholastic Art Awards including Selina Zhou '19 who won two "Gold Key" awards, which means she will go on to the next level of competition with the chance to be recognized on a national level.
Read MoreDr. George James, LMFT hosted a "How to Raise Healthy Children in an Ever-Changing World" where he educated AFS parents and community members on how to become better parents and raise healthy children
Read MoreToday is the day for our AFS community to come together to support what we love about our school.
Read MoreYou are invited to attend a special screening of the award-winning film "Moonlight," followed by a discussion about the film led by a panel on black masculinity and black gay identity.
Read MoreMiddle School musicians dazzled audiences with a collection of diverse pieces that showcased their varied talents. Strings, chamber singers, chorus, concert band and orchestra took to the stage with delightful arrangements that spanned many genres.
Read MoreThe results are in and the AFS BizEx 2018 team is moving on to the Diamond Challenge pitch event. The Diamond Challenge was created through Horn Entrepreneurship, a cornerstone for entrepreneurial activity based at the University of Delaware. The students who will be making the pitch for the AFS team in the Diamond Challenge are Cole Lewis, Yolanda Du, Seth Pokrifka. Chris Liang and Josh Eisen were also on the 2018 BizEx team.
Read MoreAFS welcomed exchange students Claudia Balmforth, Riley Curtain, Ella Jensen, and Zoe Walker to AFS on January 22, where they began taking classes with our Upper School students. The students, who are all rising sophomores, attend the Friends' School in Hobart, Tasmania.
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