Yesterday, 5% of the 120 Sixth Graders at School Were Late. How Many Sixth Graders Were Late?
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Kind to Kids Toy Drive
Read MoreThis year's Kind to Kids Foundation Toy Drive was a huge success and will bring smiles to many children this holiday season!
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US Robotics Club
The Upper School Robotics Club presented at last week's parent coffee and brought along the robot they are working with to prepare for their upcoming and State competition.
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NAIS POCC Conference
Earlier this month, WFS faculty, staff, and students attended the National Association of Independent Schools' virtual People of Color Conference.
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Quaker Matters Podcast
In the latest episode of our Quaker Matters podcast, WFS Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Melissa Brown talks about the financial aid process, building relationships with families during this process, and how it yields families access.
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Turkey Drive
Read MoreThanks to many generous donors, she passed her goal of 50 turkeys and every family in need was able to have one on their table for Thanksgiving!
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Lower School Artists
Read MoreLower school students have been exploring their emotions through art.
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5th Graders Learn about Puerto Rico and Cuba
Upper school Spanish teacher Jorge Pardo recently visited with fifth graders to share about his native Puerto Rico and Cuban heritage during a super-engaging and informative visit. The students practiced their Spanish and learned a lot!
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Class of 2028 Pie Making
It's a WFS tradition that the day before Thanksgiving break, sixth grade students make pies for Wilmington's Sunday Breakfast Mission .
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Culver Family Farms
"I learned many things during my time at WFS, but the two that stand out the most for me now are the importance of critical thinking and personal connections."
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A Visit with the Mayor
Read MoreEighth graders visited with Wilmington Mayor, Mike Purzycki , as a follow-up to their social studies unit on the City of Wilmington.
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Quaker Matters Podcast
Read MoreWFS Director of College Guidance, Kathleen Martin, joins us for our second Quaker Matters podcast!
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A Family Affair!
Read MoreWe recently realized that our youngest student on campus — Adele '37 — has something in common with our oldest faculty member...
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US Play - Peter and the Starcatcher
Congratulations to our incredible upper school students on last weekend's performances of Peter and the Starcatcher! Photo by Helen Liu '23
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Class of '22 writes to the Class of '21
Read MoreOne of our senior class traditions is sending encouraging notes to the class before, who are now freshmen in college.
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Grow Tower!
Read MoreIf you have visited the middle/ upper school campus lately, you might have noticed the grow tower in the gallery.
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Climate Action Rally
Read MoreWFS students Pier -Paolo Ergueta '22, Bella Adjei-Owusu '22, Oliver '35, and Austin Sarker-Young '22 participated in a Climate Action Rally at Kells Park in Newark.
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Visit with the County Executive
Eighth grade students met with County Executive and WFS alum Matt Meyer '90 to wrap up their recent unit on U.S. regions and the City of Wilmington.
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Rangoli Art
Read MorePreschool and prekindergarten friends found a great way to re-use the mums that previously beautified the Homecoming and Admissions Open House tent.
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Faculty Art
Paulo Machado, chair of the visual arts department, recently had a painting on display in the WFS gallery, which was part of a larger body of paintings that use wide uninterrupted brushstrokes on top of darker areas of color as metaphors for conscious attempts to heal.
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National Stress Awareness Day
Read MoreTo recognize National Stress Awareness Day today, the QuakerCares Committee was in the Java Nook asking students to fill out a helpful stress tip or positive thought, which will then be displayed for the community.
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Homecoming 2021
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Saturday's Homecoming festivities! Classmates from 1951 to 2021 reunited; all of our athletic teams won their contests; and the atmosphere was joyous.
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LSGN on YouTube!
Did you know you can now watch the Lower School Good News on our YouTube channel each week?
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Lower School Blue & White Day
Read MoreAs part of lower school blue and white day to celebrate Spirit Week 2021, upper school student athletes visited with lower school students.
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New York, New York!
International Baccalaureate visual arts and music students recently traveled to New York City for the annual Group 6 Research Trip.
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5th Grade Reporters
Each week, fifth grade students write, direct, and produce the "Lower School Good News" (LSGN) for the lower school community.
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Smart Machines
Students in the upper school Smart Machines class worked in the Design Lab with different design tools, including, coding, soldering, and programming robots.
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Cooking Demonstration
As an exciting culmination to the sixth grade experimental garden project in science, students were treated to a surprise "C is for Cooking with Mr. C." demonstration.
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Ken Aldridge Accepted to Headmaster's Association
WFS Head of School, Ken Aldridge, was recently accepted to the Headmaster's Association.
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9th Grade Author Visit
Ninth graders recently met with Abdi Nor Iftin, author of their summer reading book, Call Me American, which depicts Abdi's life in Somalia and his curiosity about Western culture, which ultimately became dangerous and led to him fleeing the country.
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Schoodic Institute Experience Reflection by Grace Morrison '22
Last summer, Grace Morrison '22 participated in the WFS trip to Acadia, Maine, to study the effects of climate crisis. Read more about her experience here.
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Class of 2033 Artwork on Display
Read MoreArtwork from the WFS class of 2033 was on display as part of the Pacem in Terris opening event at The Delaware Contemporary!
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6th Grade Car Wash!
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the 6th grade car wash and bake sale on a beautiful fall Saturday!
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When You Wonder, You're Learning
Thank you to Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski, authors of the book When you Wonder, You're Learning: Mister Rogers' Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids, for their wonderful presentation last week to our school community!
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Upper School Club Fair
The upper school Club Fair gives students the opportunity to learn about the many clubs available at WFS.
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College Visits
College admissions season is in full swing with colleges visiting WFS virtually and in person nearly every day.
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Lower School Choir & Band Begin!
This week marks the start of choir and band for our lower school students!
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Quaker Minute Podcast!
We are so pleased to announce the launch of our Quaker Matters Podcast!
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Middle School International Day of Peace
Last Friday, WFS middle school students celebrated International Day of Peace.
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Register today for the Smith McMillan 5K!
Registration is now open for the 25th Annual Smith McMillan 5K, held in memory of Wendy Smith McMillan '77 and Jonathan Bacon Smith '83.
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Welcome Matilde!
Read MorePlease join us in welcoming Matilde Murteira '22 to the WFS community!
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Peace Flags
Each year, students in the upper school Quakerism class create Peace Flags.
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First Day of School 2021-2022!
For our faculty and staff, the excitement and anticipation of the 2021-2022 school year far outweighed the nerves.
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Peace Queries
During the 2021-2022 school year, our community is reflecting on the Quaker SPICE of peace, challenging our students, parents/guardians, faculty, and staff to think about peace on both a community and a personal level.
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First Grade Self Portraits
Mrs. Willie's first graders painted self portraits and shared their hopes and dreams for the school year!
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Upper School Service Day
Today marked the return of our annual Upper School Service Day!
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Author Visit
Read MoreGregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski, authors of the book When You Wonder, You're Learning: Mister Rogers' Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids, will be on campus on Wednesday, September 29 at 7 p.m. in the middle/upper school theater to discuss their new book.
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College Visits are Back!
Read MoreCollege visits have returned to campus!
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Summer 2021 Quaker Matters Magazine
Read MoreExtra! Extra! Read all about it!
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First Day of School 2021-2022!
For our faculty and staff, the excitement and anticipation of the 2021-2022 school year far outweighed the nerves.
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Middle School Bonding Day
Read MoreAfter a year hiatus, the middle school's annual Bonding Day was back last Friday!
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Remembering 9/11
September 11 is a solemn day to think back on and reflect. Though our students do not remember the day, we feel it's an important part of our collective history and take time as a community to remember those we lost on that day.
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Diversity Orientation
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School Year Abroad
Izzy Miller '23 departed this weekend for France, where she'll study abroad for the year as part of the School Year Abroad program!
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WFS Garden News
The WFS garden had a busy summer, donating nearly 500 pounds of produce this season alone!
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Lower School Open House!
Both new and returning lower school students were so excited to come to campus this morning for an Open House!
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Middle School Orientation!
Our incoming sixth graders and new middle school students were shown around campus today by eighth grade WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) leaders.
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Upper School Orientation
Ninth graders and students new to the upper school were welcomed today by members of the LINK Crew!
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WFS Welcomes Dr. Stephanie Akoumany
Read MoreA huge "thank you" to Dr. Stephanie Akoumany for speaking with WFS faculty and staff today. Stephanie's Bloom Wellness Lab provides mindfulness, curiosity, and movement coaching to organizations to help them thrive, and she connected these concepts to our school's DEI work.
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WFS Athletes and Special Olympics
Earlier this week, the WFS football and soccer teams hosted athletes from Special Olympics Delaware.
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Congratulations Lower School Teacher Sia Willie!
Congratulations to lower school teacher Sia Willie who was named one of Delaware Today's Top Teachers of 2021!
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Prism 2021
We are excited to share Prism 2021 with you!
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QUEST Service Learning Trip to Acadia
In late June, upper school students traveled to Acadia National Park in Maine for a QUEST service learning trip, in partnership with Earthwatch. Student participants lived and worked as real field scientists for five days, spending the week tracking biodiversity in the intertidal zone to see if species were adapting to warming; collecting data on island flora; and tracking bird migration and the availability of their food source.
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Published Poet!
Congratulations to Patrece McAbee '22 whose poem, "I've Always Known Grey" was selected to be included in Expressions, a book of student poetry published by The American Library of Poetry!
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Senior Exploration
Congratulations to Bennett Ross '21 whose senior exploration involved contributing to sports reporter (and WFS parent) Keith Law's article for The Atlantic, "Are High Draft Picks Getting to the Majors Faster than Ever?"
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Summer Camp!
WFS Summer Camp is in full swing!
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DIAA Sportsmanship Award
Olivia Delgado '21 was recently honored by the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association with a Sportsmanship Award.
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Alumni Baseball Game
Quaker baseball held its annual alumni game with five decades of athletes in attendance!
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Ducks!
The Roos cared for seven ducks who hatched on Memorial Day and have been observing how quickly they have grown since!
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First Grade Tea Party
First grade students gathered for an end-of-year tea party celebration!
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Jumping Jack Splats!
Fifth graders applied their knowledge of Scratch to code a game of Jumping Jack Splats!
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Senator McBride Addresses Graduates
A huge "thank you" to Delaware State Senator Sarah McBride for her inspirational remarks to the WFS Class of 2021 at commencement!
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WFS Collegiate Athletes
Congratulations to Christian Rosado '21, Bella Bukowski '21, and Luke Munch '21 who all signed letters of intent for collegiate athletics!
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Celebrities Who are Vegan and Why They Eat Plant-Based
Read MoreI have been vegan for over a year now, and love it! Through being vegan, I have taught myself how to cook, I feel better, and I have more energy. As an athletic person, I am less sluggish during workouts, and am able to perform to the best of my ability.
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Girl Scout Silver Award
For her Girl Scout Silver Award, eighth grader Irene Kirifides created a reusable utensil holder.
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Middle School Speaker
Middle school students recently met with WFS parent Dr. Taryn Fletcher, who worked as a teacher and school administrator for almost 20 years before writing a book and starting her own business to help schools incorporate more cultural diversity in their classrooms.
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Gene Editing Workshop
Last week, WFS teachers Kelley Cox, Ellen Johnson, Courtney McKinley, and Karen Horikawa participated in a gene editing workshop given by the Christiana Care Gene Editing Institute at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute.
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Nick Bruel Visit!
Earlier this spring, as part of a reading unit, third graders wrote to beloved authors. Charlie H. '30 wrote to Nick Bruel, author of the Bad Kitty series, among many others.
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Project MUSIC
For the last few months, several lower school students have participated in Project MUSIC through the University of Delaware.
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Upper School Debate
Sponsored by the Upper School World Affairs Club, Sam Ritschel '22 and Eden Cottone '22 participated in a lunchtime debate last week on the question "Should recycling be a top "green" priority?"
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Fifth Grade Rocket Scientists!
Recently, fifth graders became "Rocket Scientists."
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Connecting Across Continents
7th grade social studies students had a cultural exchange conversation with students from Mauritania who are connected with the MindLeaps program.
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Fifth Grade Immigration Study
Fifth grade students have been hard at work interviewing volunteer immigrants and turning those interviews into narrative writing pieces.
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Middle School Concerts!
Middle school families and friends were treated to outdoor concerts yesterday!
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Farm Friends
The students couldn't travel to the farm this year, so the teachers brought the farm to them!
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Designing a Town in First Grade
Location, location, location!
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Cecilia Ergueta
2018
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At Friends since Kindergarten, Cecilia '18 has interspersed her Humanities studies in California with experiential learning in Germany. After a gap year in Berlin teaching children cooking on a kitchen bus, she entered an intensive program in Classics & Philosophy and designed costumes for the repertory Shakespeare Company during her freshman year at Stanford. When the pandemic moved classes online, she joined a Berlin social enterprise as a Marketing Manager. -
David Linton
1978
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A big fan of the Stoic philosophers, David's mantra is: Strive, not arrive. Winner of both the Mendinhall and Bush awards, David played sports, sang in musicals, and acted at Friends. He finds the faculty to be the School's core asset. Harry Hammond and Rick Reynolds in particular influenced his development. -
DE FIRST TECH CHALLENGE
Tony Cheng, Frank Murphy, Devin Wallace, and Collier Zug represented the WFS robotics team 7584, "The Bad News Bots," at the DE FIRST TECH CHALLENGE State Championship on Saturday, May 9. The competition pits robots built and programmed by the students in performing a variety of tasks in two and half minutes matches. They had a dozen matches against teams from across the state and had a lot of fun learning and competing in this challenging event!
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Hannah Kushner
2017
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Hannah Kushner '17 was a Lifer at Friends. On campus, Hannah ran on the cross country team and was involved with the FIRST Tech Challenge, Poetry Speaks, and Amnesty International clubs. After graduation, Hannah attended Lehigh University, where she studied environmental engineering and urban policy, with a focus on climate resilient cities. At Lehigh, Hannah was involved in political activities and stormwater management research. After graduating in January 2021, Hannah stayed on at Lehigh to pursue a master's degree in environmental policy while serving as a Resilience Fellow with the City of Boston. Hannah intends to continue working in local government to develop climate resilient and socially equitable infrastructure. Connect with Hannah or learn more about her work on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hannahkushner -
Macon Sheppard
2015
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Macon Sheppard '15 came to Friends in fall of 2006, along with his brothers, Owen Sheppard '17 and Grant Sheppard '19. At Friends, Macon was involved in the H. Fletcher Brown Boys and Girls Club after-school program, the World Affairs Club, the football team, and (briefly) the Model Organization of American States. After graduating from WFS, Macon studied at Georgetown University, where he majored in International Relations and minored in Arabic and Economics. At Georgetown, Macon was involved with the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, and he studied abroad in Amman, Jordan in the summer of 2017. In August of 2019, Macon moved to Dubai to join McKinsey and Company as a Business Analyst in their Middle East Office. When he has free time, he enjoys exploring the city with friends, traveling, and making a fool of himself in foreign languages. -
4th Grade Market Day
WFS 4th graders plan and design their own products, market them to consumers, earn wages, obtain a business license, and rent classroom space to sell their products on Market Day. Learn about what this teaches them and see all of the cool products they came up with!
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IB Diploma Extended Essays
Congratulations to our 2021 IB Diploma Candidates on their Extended Essays -- independent research projects on a subject of a student's choice. Click here to read them.
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"Be the Change" -- Music That Reflects Our Values
In the recent upper school Chamber Singers concert, students sang "Be the Change" chosen by music teacher Margaret Anne Butterfield who noted in her introduction that the piece adapts texts of Gandhi; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; The Gospel of Matthew; and the composer, Laura Farnell, and employs a phrase in Swahili.
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Third Graders Show Appreciation!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Third graders got a jump start on celebrating last week when they presented an acrostic poem (which they learned about during National Poetry Month) to Teacher Tim to show their love for all they discovered in science this year!
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Mike Coleman
1988
For Mike Coleman '88, giving back is part of his DNA. Following his graduation from Wilmington Friends, Mike has remained a fixture at the School as a coach, a mentor, a volunteer, and a financial supporter. Throughout his 23-year stint at the YMCA in Wilmington, running youth sports leagues and summer camps, he refined his skills in youth development, skills he's brought to his work at Wilmington Friends. "I loved my time at the YMCA," Mike explained. "It really helped me to understand a lot about youth development, and also helped me hone my relationship building skills."
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Prescription Chicken
How one alum's Senior Exploration led to a creative soup business.
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First Graders "Apply" for Classroom Jobs!
FIRST GRADERS "APPLY" FOR CLASS JOBS! While learning all about community, combining reading, writing, math, and social studies, first graders filled out job applications for classroom jobs, ranging from line leader to pencil sharpener.
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Athletes Sign Collegiate Letters of Intent
Congratulations to Caroline Schumacher '21, Rosa Cochran '21, and Max Grimes '21 who all signed letters of intent for collegiate athletics yesterday.
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Peter Brown Visits Lower School
Author Peter Brown's much-anticipated visit to the lower school earlier this week was a huge success! His books highlight many of our Quaker spices from stewardship in The Community Garden to peaceful resolution in The Wild Robot.
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Sixth Grade Gardeners
The sixth grade garden club is up and running, and food yielded from the school garden will be donated to local food pantries!
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SISTER HUGS!
A story about hugs from Liza Conces, our pre-kindergarten music and movement teacher:
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6th Grade Egg-quations
Mrs. Hegenbarth's 6th grade math students participated in an egg-quation hunt today!
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Thin Layer Chromatography
First-year Higher Level IB Biology students performed thin layer chromatography to separate chlorophyll and other pigments from leaf tissue.
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Melody Scavenger Hunt
Enjoying yesterday's beautiful spring weather, Teacher Katie and Teacher Emily (our University of Delaware music student teacher) placed melodies outside for fourth grade students to find as part of a melody scavenger hunt. As students located each melody, they labeled the solfege, sang it, and notated it!
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Organic Community Garden
Thank you to everyone who came out last weekend to help us with our organic community garden at Bellevue State Park!
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ALGORITHMS AND AIRPLANES!
In computer science class, 8th graders made and flew paper airplanes, then returned to the classroom to write an algorithm (a set of instructions that a computer follows) for making their plane.
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5th Grade Museum Projects
Fifth grade teacher Beth Hill '12 (pictured with her students) has been teaching about slavery––how it began, the passage, and modern-day slavery–– and recently students created a virtual museum.
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First Graders Study Light
During the study of light with Teacher Tim, first graders learned that light is needed to see objects and color.
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5th Grade Musical - Super Happy Awesome News!
Read MoreCongratulations to Teacher Katie and all the stars of the 5th Grade Musical, Super Happy Awesome News, for an incredible performance! Thank you to the many friends and family who joined us for this special night.
Presented through special arrangement with Beat by Beat Press (www.bbbpress.com)
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Swim Team Makes History
The Wilmington Friends School boys 400 relay team made history on Sunday, February 28, when they placed third in the State Championship race, becoming the first known all-Black swim relay team in Delaware to make the podium.
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First Grade Opinion Writing
First graders are engaged in their new writing unit about opinion writing. Students brought in collections from home, evaluated each other's collections, and wrote opinion pieces on which item was best.
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Sixth Graders Learn About Voice
Sixth graders recently completed their unit on the voice in Exploring Music. They have been demonstrating their understanding through short essays on the process of creating sound, followed by creative projects on the anatomy and function of the larynx.
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First Grade Opinion Writing
First graders are engaged in their new writing unit about opinion writing. Teacher Patrick began the unit by sharing a collection of small erasers and picking the one that he thought was the best. He then gave three reasons why that one eraser, the dog, was the greatest. Once he had a turn, the kids had a turn picking one of the erasers and explaining why that was the best.
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Pre-Kindergarteners Whole Truths
Pre-kindergarten students have been exploring the Quaker testimony of equality.
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Listen up! Fourth Grade Podcasts!
Ever want to learn more about the lower school faculty and staff or if drinking tap water is safe?
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Out of this world rockets and origami!
Read MoreSeventh graders participated in a "space challenge" in Mrs. Hegenbarth's class, learning all about an astronomy topic that they feel passionate about, including this one about how NASA uses origami to help them transport large solar arrays.
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Black Heritage Photo Challenge - US Spanish
Upper school Spanish students took part in a Black heritage photo challenge as part of Black History Month.
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Mock Trial Wins State Championship!
Congratulations to the WFS Mock Trial team who took first place in the 30th annual Delaware High School Mock Trial Competition!
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4th Grade Author Visit
Today, fourth grade students joined Tiffany Jewell, author of "This Book is Antiracist" for a virtual conversation.
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First Grade Peacemakers
First grade students have been busy learning about peacemakers!
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How to Take a Graduation Photo in a Pandemic
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Yesterday, 5% of the 120 Sixth Graders at School Were Late. How Many Sixth Graders Were Late?
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