Student Artists Win 27 Scholastic Art Awards
February 22, 2019
AFS students won a total of 27 Scholastic Art Awards including Selina Zhou '19 who won two "Gold Key" awards, which means she will go on to the next level of competition with the chance to be recognized on a national level.
Read MoreFrom Tango and Cha-Cha to Star Wars Theme, Middle School Musicians Dazzle
February 12, 2019
Middle School musicians dazzled audiences with a collection of diverse pieces that showcased their varied talents. Strings, chamber singers, chorus, concert band and orchestra took to the stage with delightful arrangements that spanned many genres.
Read MoreBizEx Teams Moves to Next Round of Diamond Challenge as New Cohort Gets Underway
February 12, 2019
The results are in and the AFS BizEx 2018 team is moving on to the Diamond Challenge pitch event. The Diamond Challenge was created through Horn Entrepreneurship, a cornerstone for entrepreneurial activity based at the University of Delaware. The students who will be making the pitch for the AFS team in the Diamond Challenge are Cole Lewis, Yolanda Du, Seth Pokrifka. Chris Liang and Josh Eisen were also on the 2018 BizEx team.
Read MoreFour Students From Tasmania Join AFS Community for Three Weeks
February 8, 2019
AFS welcomed exchange students Claudia Balmforth, Riley Curtain, Ella Jensen, and Zoe Walker to AFS on January 22, where they began taking classes with our Upper School students. The students, who are all rising sophomores, attend the Friends' School in Hobart, Tasmania.
Read MoreMikael Yisrael – Reviving Radical King: My Reflections on Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
January 24, 2019
It was truly amazing to experience and partake in my first day of service at Abington Friends School. A spirit of hope and faith filled our campus and extended into the larger community as we united to Bear Witness through Truth, Action, and Love.
Read MoreAFS Celebrates Dr. King’s Legacy with MLK Day of Service
January 24, 2019
More than 500 volunteers poured into the Upper School on Monday to join in honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Read MoreSecond Graders Walk in the Shoes of Others
January 10, 2019
The second grade spent the month of December learning about the lives of people who made a difference in the lives of others. A variety of individuals were discussed in small groups including: Benjamin Banneker, Elizabeth Blackwell, Helen Keller, Mary Anning and Jackie Robinson.
Read MoreNew Students Join Center for Experiential Learning’s MedEx and BizEx
January 10, 2019
The AFS MedEx group-learning program, part of the Center for Experiential Learning, has welcomed its fourth cohort of Upper School students, who are beginning a year of study alongside doctors and medical professionals who will discuss the rewards and challenges of working in the medical field. The BizEx cohort, which is designed for students to learn about entrepreneurship and business through hands-on experience, has also been decided for the year ahead.
Read MoreLower School Winter Program Asks Audience to Bear Witness
December 20, 2018
The Lower School program lit up the Josephine Muller Auditorium stage as students from early childhood through fourth grade put on meaningful and lively productions.
Read MoreDiversity Without Borders: The Quaker School at Horsham
December 13, 2018
Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Mikael Yisrael, coordinated a visit to the Quaker School at Horsham on December 5, where student facilitators worked with faculty and staff there to discuss experiences with diversity, microaggressions and appreciating individual differences. Student Noah Lloyd '21 shared his reflections on the experience.
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