Abington Friends School

Student Clubs and Organizations at AFS

Our school has long prized experiential learning as central to the AFS experience. There are so many opportunities for students to encounter a larger world of learning through clubs and activities beyond the classroom. Most clubs are student-led with a faculty or parent advisor. Clubs and organizations are another layer for community and peer connection. Clubs are offered throughout Middle and Upper School. 100% of our students participate in a club, with many participating in two or more. Roobotics, our Robotics team, has more of a time commitment at lunch and after school in order to prepare for a level of competition. Creative Writing Club may meet at lunch once or twice a week, but can be more of a commitment if you choose. Meeting times are flexible to work with student’s academic, theatre and/or athletics schedule. This list of clubs is as diverse and interesting as our student body! Here is a list of some of our current active clubs and organizations.

• Math Club, a place to talk equations, compete in weekly tournaments, and enjoy math with others—and not feel like it is “school work”
• Marvel Club+, fun comic book gatherings
• Chess Club, for novice and beginner chess players
• Students Demand Action, focuses on mitigating the causes and effects of all forms of gun violence through education and common-sense solutions
• Roobotics, official Robotics team at AFS
• Creating Writing Club, a place for writing, workshopping and talking about your writing
• Black Student Union, for Black students to talk, work together and unite through meetings and events
• The Music Society, creates a for music lovers to come together and work with all things music and plan yearly music jams
• H.O.L.A., Hispanic or Latino affinity group
• SQuAC, Student Quaker leadership group
• LitMag, artists and writers produce the AFS literary magazine “The Whole Tree”
• Womxn’s Empowerment, giving female-identifying students at AFS a voice and a community
• Jewish Affinity Group, celebrating Jewish identity and heritage
• GSA (Gender & Sexuality Alliance), a safe and open space to discuss identity through gender
• Fashion Club, students host virtual fashion shows, t-shirt making workshops and more
• Environmental Action and Justice Club, advocates for a more sustainable, environmental conscious living
• Community Service Council, organizing community service to engagement and action
• Theater Club, bringing theater to all
• Aware, Antiracist White activists for racial equity