Abington Friends School

An AFS Student’s Entrepreneurship Journey

It can be a great experience for students to work—many work on the weekends or get internships during the summer months. But what about students who operate their own business? As he nears the end of 10th grade, Esa McCants ’25 is reflecting more on his own journey as a small business owner and their plans for the future.

“Where Will I Use This?” Challenging the Math Class Paradigm

So often in the math classroom, the lecture format reigns supreme. So much of the classroom experience as we remember it involves heavy textbooks, bulky graphing calculators, and a smattering of formulas on the blackboard. But Upper School Math teacher Nate Bridge wants to ask: "What if the future of the Math classroom looks more like an investigation?"

Getting to Know… Adena Dershowitz

Get to know Adena Dershowitz, Director of Experiential Learning at AFS.

Getting to Know… Dan Taboada

Get to know Dan Taboada, Director of Student Support and Wellbeing at AFS.

Getting to Know… Mikael Yisrael

Get to know Mikael Yisrael, Director of Equity, Justice and Engagement at AFS.

On 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

Weekend Open House on March 11

Event Date: March 11, 2023

Join us for a Weekend Open House to tour our campus on Saturday, March 11 at 1 p.m.

Science Night 2023

Event Date: April 13, 2023

AFS Science Night is all-school event celebrating the beauty of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) education, the spirit of discovery and the wonder of the scientific method!

A celebration of Black entrepreneurs, creators, educators, artists and excellence at AFS — Reflections from Nevaeh Brown ’25

After months of careful planning, logistics, rehearsal and marketing, the Black Student Union at AFS put on an incredible performance in the 5th Annual Black Excellence Night. In a reflection on the evening, B.E.N. Committee member Nevaeh Brown '25 captures both the immense reach of the program and the emotional heart that beats at the center of the night.

The “Accidental Liturgies” of AFS Guest Poet Pádraig Ó Tuama

Poetry can feel intimidating, like listening to the first lecture of a calculus class, or giving The Big Presentation to your boss. But poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama invites an alternative view, arguing that poetry is more like a radically honest conversation. In preparation for his reading at AFS on February 16, Upper School students engage with his work and speak with the poems themselves.