Princeton Friends School

Princeton Friends School PreK-8 progressive Quaker school offering an exceptional, forward-thinking curriculum and a welcoming, joyful community where every child is known.

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It was a wonderful Curriculum Night for our 4th–8th grade families! 📚✨We started the evening in good company, hearing fr...
09/25/2026

It was a wonderful Curriculum Night for our 4th–8th grade families! 📚✨

We started the evening in good company, hearing from a panel of faculty about our approach to teaching and learning and how a Princeton Friends education builds the skills, confidence, independence, and knowledge students need to excel in high school and beyond.

Then, families became the students! Parents and caregivers walked through their children’s schedules, moving from classroom to classroom to meet each teacher, experience a bit of learning for themselves, and dive more deeply into the curriculum.

It was an evening that brought our progressive approach to life: thoughtful academics, meaningful relationships, active learning, and teachers who know their students (and families!) deeply.

Thank you to our faculty and to all the families who stayed out late for such a joyful evening of learning and connection… we will see you bright and early tomorrow morning!

What can a handful of toothpicks teach you about math? Quite a lot, actually! Our signature program, Problem of the Week...
09/22/2026

What can a handful of toothpicks teach you about math? Quite a lot, actually!

Our signature program, Problem of the Week, is back for our 4th–8th graders, and this week’s challenge is all about moving, removing, and rearranging toothpicks to create new combinations of triangles and squares.

But the real challenge isn’t the toothpicks. It’s what happens when you don’t know the answer right away.

Look closely. Try something. Get stuck. Try again. Notice a pattern. Change your strategy. Ask a question. Explain your thinking. See how someone else approached it.

Math isn’t just about learning how to follow a procedure. It is about becoming the kind of thinker who is curious enough to investigate and persistent enough to keep going.

Because rigor doesn’t always look like more worksheets.

Sometimes it looks like a handful of toothpicks, a tricky problem, and a kid saying, “Wait… I think I see it!”

😴 Bedtime battles? “One more drink of water”? Middle-of-the-night wakeups? We’ve got you.We’re excited to welcome Prince...
09/21/2026

😴 Bedtime battles? “One more drink of water”? Middle-of-the-night wakeups? We’ve got you.

We’re excited to welcome Princeton Friends alum parent Maribeth Epstein, Board Certified & Licensed Behavior Analyst and former special education teacher, back to campus for a practical, judgment-free workshop for parents and caregivers.

This isn’t about quick fixes or one-size-fits-all sleep advice. Maribeth will share gentle, science-based behavioral strategies that can help children:

🌙 Transition to bedtime with less resistance
💤 Fall asleep independently
🌙 Sleep more soundly through the night
❤️ Build healthy sleep skills that can last

Because when children sleep better, the whole household benefits.

Come learn, ask questions, and leave with practical tools you can actually use at home. And please spread the word—this workshop is a great resource for parents and caregivers in our wider community, too!

The workshop is free for all and can be attended in-person on-campus (recommended!!) or synchronously via Zoom.

Register today! Link in bio and comments!

And just like that, our annual Family Association Hoopla is a wrap!Hoopla is fun, no doubt. But it’s also something much...
09/19/2026

And just like that, our annual Family Association Hoopla is a wrap!

Hoopla is fun, no doubt. But it’s also something much more.

At the beginning of each school year, our Family Association brings our community together simply to be together. New families alongside returning ones, children strengthening friendships across ages and grades, and faculty, staff, and families connecting beyond the routines of the school day.

Those relationships matter. They’re part of how belonging gets built, how community becomes something we practice rather than simply talk about, and how a school begins to feel like home.

We loved celebrating the start of Princeton Friends’ 40th year with all of you.

Thank you to our FA for all the work that made tonight so wonderful, and so unmistakably Princeton Friends.

09/19/2026

That’s a wrap on the Family Association’s annual HOOPLA! 🎉🌿

There’s nothing quite like kicking off a new school year with our whole Princeton Friends community together: playing, laughing, bouncing, reconnecting, strengthening connections among old and new friends, and filling campus with so much joy.

💛 Thank you to everyone who made tonight possible.

What do favorite books, memorable characters, recess activities, and beloved places on campus have in common? 📚Our 4th a...
09/17/2026

What do favorite books, memorable characters, recess activities, and beloved places on campus have in common? 📚

Our 4th and 5th grade English students explored that question this week using hexagonal thinking, a collaborative strategy that challenges students to make connections between ideas and explain the thinking behind them.

It wasn’t easy! Students had to listen to one another, make a case for their ideas, reconsider connections, and work together to create a final web that reflected their collective thinking.

We were so impressed by the collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking they brought to the challenge.

🍂🌿 Sometimes the evidence of learning is right there on the table.Our 2nd and 3rd graders headed out for a hike, explori...
09/15/2026

🍂🌿 Sometimes the evidence of learning is right there on the table.

Our 2nd and 3rd graders headed out for a hike, exploring, noticing, wondering, and collecting little treasures along the way. When they returned, they decided to lay out their tiny discoveries, carefully arranged.

There’s good reason we make time for experiences like this. Time outdoors is linked to lower anxiety, increased concentration, opportunities to solve problems and use imagination, stronger social relationships, and a growing respect for nature.

Time outside isn’t time away from learning. It creates the conditions for learning. It is learning in and of itself. (And sometimes it creates a table full of treasures, too.)

🏰💧 What can a sandcastle teach us about a changing Earth?Today in 1st–3rd grade science, students explored erosion and f...
09/14/2026

🏰💧 What can a sandcastle teach us about a changing Earth?

Today in 1st–3rd grade science, students explored erosion and flash floods through some very hands-on experimentation. After building sandcastles, they used the scientific method to make predictions, record their thinking on lab sheets, and then test what happened when they added:

💧 Small, slow amounts of water to dry and wet sand
🌊 Lots of water all at once

They observed how the sand moved, shifted, washed away, and changed… AND began connecting what they saw on a small scale to what water can do to landscapes in the real world.

It’s science that starts with curiosity and experimentation and grows into bigger questions: How does our Earth change? How do our actions affect the land and water around us? And how can understanding the natural world help us embrace stewardship?

School goes to Meeting! 🌿On Sunday, September 27, Princeton Friends students, families, faculty, and staff are invited t...
09/13/2026

School goes to Meeting! 🌿

On Sunday, September 27, Princeton Friends students, families, faculty, and staff are invited to join together for one of our special annual traditions: School Goes to Meeting.

Meeting for Worship (called Settling In at our school) is an important part of the rhythm of life at Princeton Friends. It is a time to gather in stillness, listen deeply, reflect, and simply be together. School Goes to Meeting gives our families an opportunity to experience this Quaker practice alongside the wider Friends community and to connect with the roots of our school.

After Meeting, we’ll continue the fellowship with a community potluck. Come worship, gather, eat, and spend a Sunday morning in community with us. 💛

We hope to see you there!

🌱 Lower School science is underway!Kindergarten kicked off the year with a big question: “What does our garden need?” St...
09/12/2026

🌱 Lower School science is underway!

Kindergarten kicked off the year with a big question: “What does our garden need?” Students brainstormed ideas, made observations, and began thinking like scientists, starting with the living laboratory that is their classroom!

A year of wondering, noticing, investigating, and getting our hands dirty begins! 🌿🔎

And all the extra produce collected? It went to some neighbors in need, with appreciation for our science teacher Ellie for coordinating and delivering!

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