Volunteer Profile: Erin Picone
Volunteer Profile: Erin Picone by Lou Bendrick, Director of Development Volunteer activities at Friends: CommunityBoard Trustee, Investment Committee Chair, Risk Management Committee Member, Advancement Committee Member, COT Committee Member. I also help re-shelve books with another parent volunteer in our wonderful library. Hometown:Wenham, MA Personal: We moved to Colorado 4 years ago and love the […]
Big Blue Blocks
by Chris Hollinger, PE Teacher & Director of AfterCare and Enrichment Programs The Big Blue Blocks (BBBs) are here, and are capturing hearts and minds of the Friends School community! During the past week and a half, grades Kindergarten through fifth have had the opportunity to become familiar with this new and awesome addition to our […]
Third graders join Antarctica Expedition
by Meg Hansen, Director of Marketing and Communications Third grade teacher Caroline Long is always looking for the next great adventure and thinking of ways she might weave it into an interesting lesson for her students. It’s just one of the things our students and parents love about Caroline and what makes her a great teacher. […]
8th Grader Profile: Avery Lidge
Friends School’s first 8th grade class will be graduating in May. As they look towards high school, Honor has taken the opportunity to interview each of them to find out about their time at Friends School, whether they are “lifers” (here since Preschool) or brand new to Friends School. Please enjoy this interview of Avery […]
Orton-Gillingham Trained Teachers and Friends School
by Honor Taft, Friends School Head of School I am excited to share that teachers Rebecca Gorton (Kindergarten) and Annika Nygren (1st grade) have joined the ranks of teachers with Orton-Gillingham(OG) training. This is a multi-sensory approach to phonics instruction that was originally designed to teach children with dyslexia to read. We now know that all […]
Honor Travels to the Netherlands to Celebrate Nobel Laureate
by Honor Taft, Friends School Head of School At this end of the month , I’ll be taking a trip abroad. Normally, a head of school wouldn’t take time away during the busy month of January. This trip, however, is deeply meaningful to me, so I’d like to share why I’m going. On Saturday, January […]
Volunteer Profile: Lisa Steinkamp
Volunteer Profile: Lisa Steinkamp Parent Council Chair, Advancement Committee, Classroom help (spring fling, class play, field trips) “I have such warm, fuzzy memories of elementary school, so I love just being in that environment. It’s also great to see my kids’ faces light up when they see me being a part of their school. They […]
Rashel Gandhi-Besbes named outstanding graduate at CU
Congratulations to Friends AfterCare teacher Rashel Gandhi-Besbes who has been named the outstanding graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences at CU Boulder for fall 2018. Rashel’s honor thesis is about conservation efforts in Tanzania. She is graduating summa cum laude in anthropology from the University of Colorado Boulder. Read more about Rashel’s work and award here.
Coffee, anyone?
By Meg Hansen, Director of Marketing and Communications The Coffee Cart We all know that Friends School teachers, like their students, are lifelong learners. Constantly honing their craft and looking for new ways to engage their students, 4th grade teacher Emma Thomas and 5th grade teacher Leigh Houser put their skills and expertise together this […]
8th Grader Profile: Ali Tenzer
Friends School’s first 8th grade class will be graduating in May. As they look towards high school, we’ve taken the opportunity to interview each of them to find out about their time at Friends School, whether they are “lifers” (here since Preschool) or brand new to Friends School. Please enjoy this interview of Ali Tenzer, […]
