Award-winning author and Middle School English teacher, Sunshine O'Donnell, has written and illustrated a series of mindfulness books for babies and toddlers.
It was truly amazing to experience and partake in my first day of service at Abington Friends School. A spirit of hope and faith filled our campus and extended into the larger community as we united to Bear Witness through Truth, Action, and Love.
Students from Michael McGlinn's eighth grade science classes have been working on completing tissue paper hot air balloons, which culminates a unit on density.
The second grade spent the month of December learning about the lives of people who made a difference in the lives of others. A variety of individuals were discussed in small groups including: Benjamin Banneker, Elizabeth Blackwell, Helen Keller, Mary Anning and Jackie Robinson.
The AFS MedEx group-learning program, part of the Center for Experiential Learning, has welcomed its fourth cohort of Upper School students, who are beginning a year of study alongside doctors and medical professionals who will discuss the rewards and challenges of working in the medical field. The BizEx cohort, which is designed for students to learn about entrepreneurship and business through hands-on experience, has also been decided for the year ahead.
The Lower School program lit up the Josephine Muller Auditorium stage as students from early childhood through fourth grade put on meaningful and lively productions.