(Not So) Random Acts of Kindness
Random Acts of Kindness Week took place early in February. Friends School teachers engaged our lower school students in several activities that call attention to how we show kindness.
Winter’s Opportunity
These cold winter days make me want to stay indoors, maybe watch a movie or work on a puzzle and enjoy a cup of tea, but daily life doesn’t always offer those lazy days. Instead, I find myself contemplating the opportunities
The Goal of Individualized Support
A close friend who is not an educator sent me an article yesterday from The Wall Street Journal, titled “Parents Who Hire Elite Tutors Are Setting Up Their Kids for Failure.”
Portrait of a Graduate
Back in 2019, our faculty and staff came together to develop a “portrait of a graduate” of Friends School. The idea behind creating such a portrait is to truly dig into the mission of our school and endeavor to translate it into a description of the skills and character of the young people we aim to nurture through our program.
The Power of Performance
Last week I had the opportunity to attend our elementary weekly gathering and witness the fourth grade revolution skits, written and performed by students. Then on Wednesday evening I had the chance to attend our seventh grade performance of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead
Education’s Commitment to Progress
At Friends School, we focus on building the capacities that truly prepare students for an uncertain future—creativity, critical thinking, engagement, and empathy.
Water, music, football & gummy bears
Congratulations to all of Friends School’s middle school scientists who showcased their science fair projects to our community on Tuesday afternoon. Thank you to all of our students for their hard work, dedication and research on some incredible topics.
Yay! Science!
Huge congratulations to middle school student scientists for their outstanding performance at CSEF, the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair, held on the Colorado State University Campus in Ft Collins April 7th and 8th.
Friends Scientists Take Home Awards
The Denver Metro Science and Engineering Fair (DMSEF) results are in and Friends middle school scientists took home some amazing awards.
It’s science fair season
Friends middle school scientists have spent the last several months researching and working on their science fair projects and will be presenting them soon!
