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 The StoryA 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 The StoryThe 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 The Story“AFS fosters so much confidence, creativity and curiosity in my children that I couldn’t imagine a more meaningful environment.”
“I can tell you that the level of engagement the faculty offer at AFS is above and beyond and is not the norm. ”
“AFS helped me to challenge myself and to understand what college courses feel like. I had the space to push myself, with an active support system.”
“When we were looking for a school for our older son, we decided to try AFS for one year. Now 14 years later both our sons are thriving. ”
“I can't quite believe my good fortune to have found a school that suits our family so well: AFS truly lives out our values about education”
