Reflections from SCFS Parents
Students at Friends School are encouraged to be themselves and to express their creative side. They are engaged, exploring, and excited to be at school. Additionally, students can respectfully voice their opinions in a world that tries to silence anyone that doesn’t conform.
-- Lynn Williams, Parent |
My children feel that they are active and valuable members of the Friends School community. Not only do they expect their school to provide a safe place for learning, but they also feel empowered to speak up if they see an opportunity for beneficial change.
-- Ieva Perkons, Parent |
Preschool students at the Friends School were welcomed into their classroom today by a butterfly that had just emerged from its chrysalis. Beside the empty chrysalis was another butterfly waiting to emerge. Its bright green color was contrasted against a bright blue paper with the word ‘Metamorphosis’ written on it.
Later today, the kids will identify if the new butterfly is a male or female, they will name it, and then they will let it go. I’ll admit that I’m pretty excited to hear all about it this afternoon. -- Maria Shroyer, Parent |
I feel that the teachers, staff, and other parents at the Friends School truly see and love my children for who they are. The school provides a community -- a family really -- to help me raise my children to be the best versions of themselves. The Quaker values provide a basis for this nurturing environment, but it is the unique personalities of all the members of the community who make it really special.
-- S.L., Parent |
At the end of each day, I want to know that my children have been inspired, treated with kindness, and redirected with patience and meaningful dialogue. At Friends School, I see teachers and administrators who lead by example, and this is the distinguishing factor for our decision to choose this learning community.
--M.S., Parent |
We are new to Friends School but every day when we walk in, it’s clear from the children’s behavior that this is a place where they are welcomed, cared for, and have an unusual level of agency. I also love that the children have a chance to get to know and feel connected to kids in other grades; they feel a part of a community, and it shows.
-- S.T., Parent |
For our daughter, the small class size and close-knit community in the Friends School Middle School allowed her to navigate those extremely formative years with grace and courage, paving the way for her to develop into the confident young woman she is now.
-- M. C., Parent |
Because the class sizes are small and the teachers see the same students over two years, they get a true sense of the individual children and can form a meaningful bond that can be the foundation to instill a true love of learning.
-- Clara Drummond, Parent |
