Abington Friends School

AFS Recognized with 15 Cappies nominations, including Best Play

March 7, 2016

The Cappies is a national program celebrating the work and achievement of high school theatre and theatre critics. The cast and crew of the AFS performance of "Much Ado About Nothing" were nominated in 15 categories and won the following awards, including Best Play of 2015.

AFS Students ‘shine’ in Lower School Winter Program

March 7, 2016

AFS Lower School “traveled” across the continents in their Winter Program of music, dance and poetry that took them on a dreamlike journey in search of what makes the light shine in each of us.

In the program, “Una Luz para Luz” or “A Light for Luz,” a little girl at bedtime asks her mother a very big question — what makes her inner light shine. The annual Winter Program began with only an idea — light — and grew from there.

A Supreme Moment

February 29, 2016

Lawyer Ryan Lockman’s name was listed on the brief and he had a front-row seat on Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a First Amendment case brought by his Philadelphia law firm.

“It was kind of amazing to be there, and to know that I had a significant part of this case,” Ryan ’01 said later of his role as co-counsel.

Equality, Poetry and Rap

February 7, 2016

A delegation of five AFS students attended the annual Quaker Youth Leadership Conference in Providence, R.I., for two days of intense work and conversation focusing on the theme of “Equality: Past, Present and Future.”

AFS Students Host Diversity Conference

December 7, 2015

For several years now, Upper School students from AFS have been teaming up with their peers at the Perkiomen School to host the student-led Mid Atlantic Regional Diversity Conference.

College Guidance

December 7, 2015

Students at AFS develop and grow in an environment where they are known well by many adults. This highly personalized approach to education carries through to the college application process. Our two college counselors work closely with students to fully understand their talents, abilities and interests and to help them find the college or university where they are most likely to thrive.

3D Printing

December 7, 2015

AFS now has three 3D printers, giving students plenty of opportunities to think and design creatively. Students are excited to be making something tangible, while teachers are impressed with how empowered they have become in developing projects and working through problems and glitches.

Genetic Engineering

December 7, 2015

Genetic Engineering students in Upper School Science Teacher Chris Hunter’s class use digital microscope imagers to stream what they are seeing live to their laptops. This way the teacher and student can look at the same thing at the same time.

Robotics

December 7, 2015

The AFS Robotics program has grown by leaps and bounds over the last three years with students increasingly taking leadership roles in the design, coding and building of robots for competition. Now with its own dedicated space in Upper School, the robotics program develops students’ abilities to work in teams, bounce back from failure, solve problems creatively and design innovative solutions.

Initiative with Technology

December 7, 2015

With three classmates, Joseph Rotella ’20 designed a ”choose your own adventure” online game after the one they used in his 6th grade Social Sciences class turned out to be underwhelming. Here’s how Joseph describes the project...