Cydney Brown ’22 Has Poem Published by New York Times
October 4, 2021
Cydney Brown '22 has been published in the New York Times as an honoree in its Coming of Age in 2021 contest.
Read MoreFor the Pandemic, AFS Alums Return to the Classroom as Faculty Members
August 1, 2021
Jordan Louis ’14 was studying Biomedical Sciences at the master level at Rutgers University but decided to make a pivot last year in order to become a support for black middle schoolers. Hired to teach seventh-grade science at AFS, Louis was touched to learn how much the students appreciated her presence, particularly the students of color.
Read MoreA Commencement That Couldn’t Be Dampened
June 15, 2021
The 324th graduating class closed the chapter on their time at AFS with a Commencement ceremony in the Grove of Abington Meeting House on June 11, 2021.
Read MoreFourth Graders Build Critical Skills With Year-Long Social Justice Curriculum
June 7, 2021
When given the opportunity to spend a year working (virtually) side-by-side as educators, it presented a chance Keisha Hirlinger and colleague Michelle Podulka had been waiting for—time and space to build an intentional, skill-building, social justice curriculum for the youngest students at AFS.
Read MoreAbington Friends School Awarded for Environmental Education
April 9, 2021
Abington Friends School has been selected receives the 2021 MWEE School of Excellence Award!
Read MoreMiddle Schooler Gives Virtual History Tour: Q&A with Jada Melville ’25
April 1, 2021
A middle school student learning from home at AFS this year, spent some of her pandemic time away from school writing a book — "Philly Through My Car Window."
Read MoreExciting Buzz Around Campus: The Bees are Here
April 1, 2021
Upper School Farm Ex students have been working with Nick Lodise of Bee Happy Honey & Hives to bring an apiary to our campus. Throughout the past month, Nick has spoken to Farm Ex students and led assemblies with Lower School students about beekeeping and the importance of bees.
Read MorePre-School Catbirds Sign, Seal & Deliver Messages to President Biden and Vice President Harris
February 3, 2021
Carol Wolf's Early Childhood Catbirds, watched the presidential inauguration on Wednesday, January 2, then wrote letters and drew artwork to send to the new president and vice president.
Read MoreChris D’Angelo ’98 Appreciates What Matters by Supporting the Fund for AFS
December 11, 2020
The generosity of our community has allowed our school to thrive in good times and in challenging ones. Thanks to our donors, our community has many stories of hope and perseverance to share this year.
Read MoreTeaching in a Pandemic: A Time of Practicing Patience, Perseverance and Partnerships
December 4, 2020
At Abington Friends School (AFS) teachers and students have always upheld these practices, but never have they been more crucial to student performance and resilience than they have over the past year.
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