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In the spring issue of “Select News,” read “Unveiling the Parkway Campus Expansion Project.” Adding approximately 32,000 square feet to Friends Select’s campus, this project has created much-needed space for excellence in teaching and learning while enabling us to continue deepening our symbiotic relationship with the city of Philadelphia.

Unveiling the Parkway Campus Expansion Project | Select News | Friends Select School Friends Select upper and middle school students, along with employees, returned from winter break to ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the Parkway Campus Expansion Project.

In “The Falcon,” our student-run news publication, read a terrific article from co-editor-in-chief Grace ’27 about turning Earth Day into Earth Month at Friends Select through initiatives led by the school’s Sustainability committee and educational programming!

Earth Month: Much More Than a Month Every April, people around the world celebrate Earth Month as a time dedicated to environmental awareness and action. It began with Earth Day, first celebrated on April 22, 1970, with an estimated 20 million Americans demonstrating in favor of a healthier environment. The movement led to policy chan...

In a new book, "Comics, Zines, and Graphic Novels in Art Therapy," Friends Select’s middle school art teacher Fred Kogan has written a lesson titled "Visual Storytelling in Middle School Education," which appears in the chapter "Comics and Graphic Novels for Q***r Therapists and Educators." Congratulations, Fred!

Last week, Friends Select’s lower school enjoyed a presentation from Temple University’s () Lambda Chapter () of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (). This program was the idea of a kindergarten student, Rohan II ’38, whose father, Rohan Arjun P’38 (), is Friends Select’s director of enrollment management and financial aid. After meetings with Friends Select’s lower school DEI facilitator Lisa White Jones, director of equity and inclusion Toni Graves Williamson, and the Families of Black Students Collective, they facilitated the ex*****on of this assembly. As Rohan II said during his introduction, “I wanted my school to learn about the Divine Nine, which are historically Black fraternities and sororities that focus on achievement, leadership, and service.”

Lower School Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Presentation Explore this photo album by Friends Select School on Flickr!

Earlier this week, Maia Weintraub '21 OLY brought home the Olympic gold to Friends Select, where she discussed her fencing success in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, with our students and employees.

Maia Weintraub '21 OLY Brings Home the Gold to Friends Select Explore this photo album by Friends Select School on Flickr!

Friends Select students, families, employees, trustees, and guests gathered at the Arch Street Meeting House yesterday for the 4th-annual DEI Book Awards, celebrating the power of storytelling and inclusion! A group of our fourth grade students presented books that have sparked meaningful conversations around identity, fairness, and belonging in our classrooms, and former Friends Select teacher Linda Patterson read the book that was chosen for the Slice of Life Award, which is given in her honor.

Read more about this year’s award-winning books on our website: https://www.friends-select.org/deibookawards

Enjoy photos from our recent Spring Fair! Each year, this beloved event brings together Friends Select students, families, employees, alumni, trustees, and friends for a celebration of our community.

Spring Fair 2026 Explore this photo album by Friends Select School on Flickr!

A huge congrats to Friends Select Varsity crew members Faris '26 and Torin '26, who were medalists at the Stotesbury Regatta over the weekend!

Recently, law students from the Community Empowerment Law Project at College of Law visited Friends Select School to get a better sense of a Quaker education! They met with Michael Gary, head of school; Miriam Rock, English department Chair and QUAKE coordinator; and Ingrid Lakey '89, P’27, former board clerk. They also took a tour of Friends Select’s campus and the with Jan Burns P’15, Friends Select’s assistant head of school.