A December Letter from the Head of School
December 16, 2017
May the themes of hope, peace and promise lift your spirits this special season of the year.
— Rich Nourie
Parent Reviews Highlight Our Commitment to Academic Excellence, Community and Diversity
December 1, 2017
The results of the 2017-2018 survey were posted on a website that bills itself as 'The Parent's Guide to Philadelphia.'
Read More‘Planting a Seed’ of Change at a Community Conversation
November 10, 2017
AFS was a sponsor of a public forum on race and racism that drew 280 people to a Jenkintown theater for the screening of a documentary film and a community conversation afterward.
Read MoreHere, There and Everywhere
November 6, 2017
Global Travel Night drew a standing room only crowd. Enthusiastic parents and students learned all about this year's travel and study opportunities to Costa Rica, Tasmania and Hurricane Island in Maine.
Read More‘A Deeper Cultural Understanding’ Flowing from Poetry and Rap
October 20, 2017
'It’s a responsibility for me to be here not just because I am Syrian, Arab, Muslim, American and from L.A., but because I’m a human being who believes in equality and justice for all.' — Omar Offendum
Read MoreIn Robotics Class, Students Work in Pairs to Solve Problems
October 7, 2017
Math Teacher Jillian Ma said her Upper School students are 'really engaged' in learning robotics. 'They love it. They are proud of what they accomplish.'
Read MoreA Student-Exchange Trip Down Under and New Exchange Trips In the Works
September 25, 2017
Students traveled to study in Tasmania this past summer and we are planning a Global Travel Information night for students interested in traveling in 2018.
Read MoreDivision Director Urges Students to Seek an ‘Antidote to the Hate’
September 15, 2017
Upper School Director Dominique Gerard spoke to students about the incident in Charlottesville, Va., and the importance of looking for answers to all forms of discrimination.
Read MoreIn the Aftermath of Charlottesville, Why AFS Embraces a Diverse Community
August 19, 2017
A Letter from Rich Nourie: When 'others' are fully human to you because of personal experience, the dehumanization that occurs when people are at a distance from each other becomes virtually impossible.'
Read More‘Your Teachers Don’t Just Teach. They Teach You.’
July 7, 2017
The Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2017 was a joyous affair, tied to tradition and lifted up by the students’ happiness at having achieved this milestone.
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