A 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.
Read MoreA holy season for Muslims, Jews and Christians
April 15, 2022
As Muslim Ramadan, Jewish Passover and Christian Holy Week and Easter converge in the calendar this week, billions of people around the world are centering their lives around spiritual connection.
Read MoreA Response to the War in Ukraine
March 11, 2022
With the rest of the world, we are watching the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine. The Quaker Peace Testimony is rooted in our consciousness of the preciousness and unconditional dignity of all human life.
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