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3rd Grade Celebrates Rad Women and Awesome Immigrants

Published on May 25, 2018

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Last Friday, Third Graders unveiled a brand new edition of Rad Women of Philadelphia, an annual celebration of women from various walks of life in Philadelphia. Each member of Anna Weisberg’s class...

Dreaming In Color

Published on May 07, 2018

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In early February, Dean of Lower School Erica Snowden launched a new group for Pre-Kindergarten-4th Grade girls of color called Dreaming in Color. These young students meet monthly to talk about...

Students Lead Second Annual Stay Woke Day

Published on April 27, 2018

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Earlier this week, a team of 8th Grade students organized Greene Street Friends’ Second Annual Stay Woke Day, working with two Faculty Advisors. The day is a student-run diversity day to talk about...

Feminist Club Coordinates Programming for Peers

Published on April 20, 2018

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Last month, Greene Street Friends School’s Feminist Club organized a screening and discussion of Hidden Figures for Middle School students. Hidden Figures tells the story of African American female...

Quaker Notes Releases New CD

Published on January 03, 2018

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Between feature films, collegiate competitions, and television shows, you might say a cappella has been “having a moment” recently. Performing without instrumental accompaniment, singers take...

Holidays at Greene Street Friends

Published on December 15, 2017

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Here at Greene Street Friends, we celebrate the diversity of our community- including the different ways our students, families, faculty, staff, and others observe the holiday season. Being educators...

Mindfulness at GSFS

Published on November 03, 2017

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In recent years, interest in the field of mindfulness has grown considerably. Indeed, recognition for the simple practice of being present in the ‘“here and now” has gained a foothold in fields...

Dean of Lower School Contributes to Publication

Published on November 03, 2017

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Our own Dean of Lower School, Erica Snowden, recently attended a book launch for The Guide for White Women who Teach Black Boys, where she is a contributing author.  Erica received this opportunity...

Choices at Greene Street Friends

Published on October 17, 2017

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A new trimester means students have a brand new set of Choices from which to choose. A longstanding part of the Greene Street Friends curriculum, Choices invites students in 5th-8th Grades to select...

Paula Rivera Takes Center Stage

Published on September 28, 2017

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Lower School Music Teacher Paula Rivera is a woman of many talents, including singing with Opera Philadelphia in their production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Paula sat down with us to talk about how...

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