My leadership development began as a new eighth grade student in Señora Cyndi Silverman's Abington Friends School classroom, where she invested in ensuring that Black students like me felt safe, valued and affirmed.
Read MoreRain, snow, sleet, or shine (unless it's a snow day or a weekend), Lower School's first grade sells stamps, collects, sorts and delivers mail to the entire school for a full month!
Read MoreA Rocket Science Q&A with Physics Teacher Jordan Burkey
Read MoreAn annual tradition at AFS, Many Voices Day is a day for students and faculty to challenge themselves in new ways when thinking about diversity and inclusion.
Read MoreAFS sent Upper School student representatives to HenMUN, University of Delaware's Model United Nations Conference.
Read MoreThe Jewish Affinity Group hosted Holocaust survivor David Tuck to Upper School assembly.
Read MoreIn the fall, Middle School Theatre Teacher Mary Carpenter approached Middle School Math teacher and musician Justin Solonynka to ask if he’d be willing to work together on the middle school show. She explained that it would not be a traditional musical as in the past, but a play. However, Mary envisioned that there would be an abundance of transitional music and sound effects. Last year, Justin music directed the Upper School musical Peter and the Starcatcher. He li
Read MoreThe AFS spring 2018 production of “The Diary of Anne Frank” won the Best Play award, along with six other wins in both technical and performance categories at the Cappies Awards. The Cappies' program honors the best in national high school theatre production and dramatic criticism.
Read MoreDiversity at AFS is one of our deepest strengths and in the classroom our faculty are constantly hard at work lifting up every student. They're committed to helping each child develop into their full selves, and have a positive sense of their identities. In the Lower School, one of the many ways they cultivate this concept is in Spanish class, with a project where they create an autorretrato (self-portrait).
Read MoreBy Rich Nourie, Head of School
After 25 years now in leadership roles, I see clearly that teaching is leadership and is also an excellent foundation for leadership outside of the classroom.
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