In an email sent to students and parents earlier today, Upper School Director Chris Singler announced a number of action steps in response to recent conversations surrounding misogyny and sexism in the...

The Consent Committee, a group of students and faculty with the goal of establishing education surrounding consent, has recently implemented programming for this week’s Devotions, Assembly, and Meeting...

Several faculty members in the Upper School established an optional affinity group for girls and gender non-conforming students that met for the first time on Wednesday, March 10th. The group, known...

Friends Select will begin exploring measures to bring back “as many students as possible” to four days per week in-person learning after Spring Break, announced Upper School Director Chris Singler...

While most upper school students are finding their groove in the second semester and not at all thinking about next year’s curriculum, 2021-22 course selection is underway and there are seven new courses...

South Philadelphia-based Latinx human rights advocacy organization Juntos met with members of the Philadelphia School Board on Thursday, March 3rd to lobby for a number of policies protecting immigrant...

Pennsylvania will elect a new United States senator in 2022 on account of current junior Senator Pat Toomey’s decision not to seek a third term.  Although Pennsylvania has had at least one Republican...

Upper School students returned to hybrid school on Wednesday, February 3rd, and the Friends Select landscape has changed a bit since students last attended classes in person in the fall. For starters,...

In 2013, Friends Select changed their logo to a new, modern style. To match this style, the marketing team designed a new gym floor in 2018. Because of the new design of the Friends Select logo, a redesign...

Upper School administrators and Department Chairs are leaning toward canceling final exams for the 2020-21 school year, says Upper School Director Chris Singler. Last week, Chris sent a survey to Upper...

Seniors at Friends Select School will have the option to attend in-person school on all four synchronous learning days beginning on March 8th and lasting until Spring Break, said Upper School Director...

We are approximately one year into the pandemic. In Philadelphia, vaccines are being administered, testing has become more available, and Covid-19 community spread percentages have decreased.  Philadelphia...