Abington Friends School

Willy Wonka: Pure Imagination

March 13, 2016

What did it take to produce last week’s Middle School musical, “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory?” Before the show opened Friday night, Director Mary Carpenter ran down the numbers...

“Upside Down & Inside Out”

March 13, 2016

Enjoy this new montage video capturing the Middle School wrestling team’s phenomenal winter season.

Why Improv?

“When you study improv you’re studying how to play again and how to access that part of your mind that’s not judgmental. It teaches the students to actively listen and accept what another person says as the basis of something that can grow."

Unit on China Takes Off

Responding to young children’s natural playfulness can yield inspiring and unexpected results. That’s what Felix Chen and Karolye Eldridge discovered while teaching a 3rd grade unit on China.

Community 5K at AFS

Event Date: April 23, 2016

The Abington Friends School Community 5K begins at 9:30 a.m. Proceeds from the race benefit Back on My Feet, and the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership. Walk-in registrations are welcome.

Eighth Grade Quaker Meeting for Business

The eighth grade met for their monthly Meeting for Business (MFB), a special Meeting for Worship focused on specific topics that are relevant to the grade. The eighth grade team began the practice two years ago so students could talk about social or academic concerns in a respectful space.

Seventh Grade Skypes with N.H. Senzai

The seventh grade had the opportunity to Skype with N.H. Senzai, the author of Shooting Kabul. The novel, which is and important current read in the seventh grade English class, follows an Afghan family's escape from Afganistan and subsequent emigration to San Francisco.

Middle Schoolers Showcase One-Act Plays

Eighth grade students in theater classes produced two one-act plays that they had written and stage-designed in the first semester.

A Pop-Up Comes to the Muller

A pop-up living room, tucked away in the corner of the Muller Lobby, this week quickly became a cozy oasis for students looking for a quiet spot for lunch or study. The installation was one of a series of pop-ups that is being created by students in the Upper School arts and theater classes.

Moebius Strip Valentines

Students in a Middle School math class were spotted turning Moebius strips into Valentines with just a few quick snips of their scissors. Here’s how Math Teacher Justin Solonynka described the exercise: “Any opportunity to present that math is more than just numbers — that it's about problem solving, pattern finding, and engagement with our physical world — is exciting to me.