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Are you ready for an experience that’s so much more than a school?
A Quaker Education,
Reimagined for Today!
Est.
1697
For more than 325 years, we’ve adapted to meet each generation’s moment.
More than a campus.
AFS is a community.
At AFS, we like to say it’s not school as usual—it’s learning you feel in your head, your hands and your heart.
Connection fuels learning. Our leadership in experiential learning means more doing, more belonging—and more thoughtful, engaged changemakers.
This week at AFS...
![AFS English Teacher Daniel Benjamin Brings Jack Spicer’s Letters to Life in New Collection]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762457047/abingtonfriendsnet/rwto5xfntx7bemubaj99/25jack-spicer-loyalty-oath-banner.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762457047/abingtonfriendsnet/rwto5xfntx7bemubaj99/25jack-spicer-loyalty-oath-banner.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762457047/abingtonfriendsnet/rwto5xfntx7bemubaj99/25jack-spicer-loyalty-oath-banner.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762457047/abingtonfriendsnet/rwto5xfntx7bemubaj99/25jack-spicer-loyalty-oath-banner.png","width":870}])
AFS English teacher and scholar Daniel Benjamin reflects on editing the letters of poet Jack Spicer, exploring art, integrity, and the power of community in poetry.
![The Soul and Sound of Jerry Pinkney: AFS Teachers Contribute to National Curriculum at the Woodmere Art Museum]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762439461/abingtonfriendsnet/br4jjvercws9jnoajydc/25pinkneycurriculum.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762439461/abingtonfriendsnet/br4jjvercws9jnoajydc/25pinkneycurriculum.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762439461/abingtonfriendsnet/br4jjvercws9jnoajydc/25pinkneycurriculum.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762439461/abingtonfriendsnet/br4jjvercws9jnoajydc/25pinkneycurriculum.webp","width":1024}])
Abington Friends School teachers Keisha Hirlinger and Amy Diaz-Newman contributed original lessons to a national curriculum accompanying Soul, Sound, and Voice: the Art of Jerry Pinkney at the Woodmere Art Museum, celebrating the late illustrator’s legacy through art, music, and Quaker education.
![I'll Make You an Offer: 8th Grade's Roo Tank Puts Kids in Control]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761829158/abingtonfriendsnet/cnjp6clqfbpx7h7riiyt/25msrootank.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761829158/abingtonfriendsnet/cnjp6clqfbpx7h7riiyt/25msrootank.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761829158/abingtonfriendsnet/cnjp6clqfbpx7h7riiyt/25msrootank.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1761829158/abingtonfriendsnet/cnjp6clqfbpx7h7riiyt/25msrootank.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1761829158/abingtonfriendsnet/cnjp6clqfbpx7h7riiyt/25msrootank.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761829158/abingtonfriendsnet/cnjp6clqfbpx7h7riiyt/25msrootank.jpg","width":2048}])
Eighth grade students entered the ‘Roo Tank’ to pitch their ideas for improvements to the Middle School.
![Upper School Students Learn and Lead Beyond the Classroom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761849689/abingtonfriendsnet/nzjy1cu63wzvopeyni95/25upperschoolechosblackliterature-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761849689/abingtonfriendsnet/nzjy1cu63wzvopeyni95/25upperschoolechosblackliterature-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761849689/abingtonfriendsnet/nzjy1cu63wzvopeyni95/25upperschoolechosblackliterature-1.jpg","width":640}])
Students in the Echoes of Black Culture and Black Literature courses attended a matinee performance of FIRE! at Quintessence Theatre in Mount Airy.
![How Can Peace Emerge After Protracted Conflict?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759775248/abingtonfriendsnet/an3nb1v3b0ropul4ienw/alysonmccreery.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1759775248/abingtonfriendsnet/an3nb1v3b0ropul4ienw/alysonmccreery.jpg","width":512}])
This year’s Evan J. Greenberg '91 Lectureship Series invited Allyson McCreery, Associate Director of the International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program at Arcadia University, to speak at AFS about Divided Societies.
![The Robots are Taking Over]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761241604/abingtonfriendsnet/pxnxvvb7takpfcmyjf1g/25rampriotrobotics-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761241604/abingtonfriendsnet/pxnxvvb7takpfcmyjf1g/25rampriotrobotics-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761241604/abingtonfriendsnet/pxnxvvb7takpfcmyjf1g/25rampriotrobotics-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1761241604/abingtonfriendsnet/pxnxvvb7takpfcmyjf1g/25rampriotrobotics-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1761241604/abingtonfriendsnet/pxnxvvb7takpfcmyjf1g/25rampriotrobotics-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1761241604/abingtonfriendsnet/pxnxvvb7takpfcmyjf1g/25rampriotrobotics-2.jpg","width":2200}])
From the Upper School Robotics team (Roobotics) to our Middle School clubs, you can always find a student tinkering, engineering or coding something on our campus.