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Academics
The AFS Difference: An Education That Inspires a Meaningful Life.
At Abington Friends School, learning is more than school—it is purpose-driven, relational, and transformational. Rooted in Quaker values, every student experience is designed to foster not just academic success, but a meaningful life shaped by empathy, integrity, and action.
The AFS Promise
We prepare students not just for success—but for significance. AFS graduates are confident, conscientious, and ready to contribute meaningfully to an ever-changing world.
Our Purpose
Learning That Extends Beyond Rigor
At AFS, intellectual challenge is paired with real-world relevance. We deliver rigorous academics in a collaborative, empowering environment where students learn with and from one another—not in competition, but in partnership.
Free from unnecessary pressure, students are supported to take intellectual risks, explore ideas boldly, and grow in confidence. The AFS environment fuels creativity, curiosity, and the courage to engage deeply with complex ideas.
Our Approach
Humanistic, Relationship-Centered
Education at AFS is profoundly relational. We know that true growth happens through authentic connections—with teachers, peers, and the broader community. Our humanistic approach develops not only academic skills but essential social-emotional capacities: empathy, resilience, self-awareness, and interpersonal understanding.
In this caring community, students are encouraged to embrace their unique identities, knowing that authenticity leads to greater confidence, creativity, and lasting learning.
Our Perspective
Values-Based, Justice-Oriented
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice are not separate initiatives at AFS—they are core to who we are. Every member of our community shares both the responsibility and opportunity to contribute to a more just world. This begins with how we see, hear, and support one another daily, and is sustained through intentional systems, practices, and learning experiences that affirm and uplift every identity.
Through courageous dialogue and ongoing reflection, our students develop the critical consciousness to navigate complexity, challenge inequity, and lead with compassion and conviction.
The AFS Distinction
Mission-driven education
As a national leader in Friends education and one of the oldest Quaker schools in the world, AFS is well known for its deep and resonant Quaker identity and spirit of collaboration and community.
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AFS has always challenged the norms of what it means to be rigorous
A Calm Setting for Big Thinking
We believe students do their best work when they feel at ease. In our relaxed, collaborative classrooms, students explore complex ideas, engage in meaningful discussions, and take intellectual risks—without the stress of unnecessary competition or performance.
Excellence Rooted in Connection
True excellence isn’t about doing the most—it’s about doing what matters, and doing it well. Through close relationships with teachers and classmates, AFS students build the skills, confidence and character to succeed in school and far beyond it.
Real Challenge in a Real Community
At AFS, academic rigor doesn’t mean constant pressure. It means students are asked to think deeply, stretch their ideas, and grow in confidence—while feeling known and supported every step of the way. When learning happens in relationship, challenge becomes something students welcome, not fear.
Healthy Motivation, Personal Goals
We redefine what it means to be competitive. Here, drive comes from within—not from racing against others. Whether students are ambitious, curious, or quietly determined, we meet them where they are and help them grow at a pace that’s right for them.
