8th Grader Profile: Anastasia Hook
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 Anastasia […]
Volunteer Profile: Beth Kimberly
Volunteer Profile: Beth Kimberly by Lou Bendrick, Director of Development Hometown:Boulder Personal: (kids, hub, pets) Adam Kimberly (hubby), Sophia (11), David (14), Papai (black lab-10), Joey (guinea pig-3) Education/current or previous employment: Doctorate in cell and molecular biology (a long time ago!) and worked as a postdoc at CU doing lab research (what brought us to […]
Volunteer Profile: Angela Nickerson
Volunteer Profile: Angela Nickerson by Lou Bendrick, Director of Development Please list volunteer activities at Friends: I am the Room Parent for the First Grade and also serve on the Marketing Committee. Hometown: I grew up in Dallas, Texas, but I have lived in 6 states and more than 10 cities. Personal: (kids, hub, pets) […]
Friends new NEW math
by Erika Norman, Friends School K-5 Math Teacher Math education has changed drastically in the years since most of us, as parents, were in classrooms, and in that time there has been a wealth of research about best practice as well as brain development around math learning. At Friends, we are constantly researching this best […]
8th Grader Profile: Tori Schell
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 Tori […]
Peace Angels Among Us
By Bryn Pennington, Friends School Art Teacher Our middle school students love creating art. I love helping them develop their creative expression. When I can weave a larger world mission into an art studio project, it’s a plus for everyone. This week, our 6th graders had the chance to do both. On March 18, the […]
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 […]