A Clear Direction for the Future
February 20, 2024
As I prepare to retire from AFS at the close of this school year, my 19th as head of school, I could not be more proud of or more excited for the AFS community.
Read MoreA Reflection on the Holiday Season
December 8, 2023
As the celebration of Hanukkah begins for Jewish families this week, a beautiful season of holidays, traditions and spiritual devotion is upon us.
Read MoreA Warm Welcome to the 2023-2024 School Year
August 28, 2023
We are a community that is led by learning, by the spirit of “continuing revelation” that is at the heart of an excellent Friends school.
Read MoreA Message for the Summer Months
June 26, 2023
We close this school year with so much to look forward to in this vibrant community. I wish all a summer of refreshment, renewal and precious time with family and friends.
Read MoreA Reflection on Senior Year
April 14, 2023
This year's Senior class is remarkably reflective and appreciative of their class year and one another.
Read MoreOn Four Centuries of Friends Education
February 22, 2023
Quaker education at AFS has proven both timeless and timely through the centuries because of a combination of lasting, durable truths and a lively and responsive engagement with the larger world that conti
Read MoreA Note on Renewal: Our Quaker Theme of the Year
November 18, 2022
Renewal is a birthright of all human beings, in all circumstances, a capacity of the Light within, that of God in each person.
Read MoreA Reflection for the Summer Months
June 30, 2022
This year, I saw life itself breathed into our children by the experience of being at school with incredibly caring and committed adults in their lives. We look forward to a joyful reunion in September.
Read MoreA Response to the Recent Tragedies and Violence in America
May 25, 2022
At this time, may we seek the peace within, always present, as the ground from which to live and respond. May we help others to do the same and accept the help of others in finding it ourselves.
Read MoreIntroducing the AFS Strategic Plan – Envisioning the Fourth Century of Friends Education
May 23, 2022
Our new Strategic Plan will guide Abington Friends’ progress over the next three to five years. It is a plan written with the confidence of a strong school growing stronger.
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