Preschool Info Session: Dec 9, 8:30 am
Choices at Greene Street Friends
Published on October 17, 2017
Click To View Full ArticleA 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...
Laurel Hill Cemetery Trip
Published on October 04, 2017
Click To View Full ArticleOn the 29th of September, the graduating class of 2018 went on a field trip to Laurel Hill Cemetery. Their Social Studies teacher, Marty Foley, was their tour guide. Marty volunteers at the Cemetery...
An Overdue Welcome
Published on September 28, 2017
Click To View Full ArticlePhiladelphia unveiled a new monument at City Hall Tuesday dedicated to largely unsung civil rights martyr Octavius V. Catto. He essentially attempted the same actions that both Jackie Robinson and...
Paula Rivera Takes Center Stage
Published on September 28, 2017
Click TO View Full ArticleLower 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...
Monumental Thoughts Part 2
Published on September 20, 2017
Click To View Full ArticlePublic monuments in America overwhelmingly honor the achievements of white men of European descent over all others. One way to remediate this disparity is to honor more women and...
Monumental Thoughts Part 1
Published on September 20, 2017
Click To View Full ArticleThis past summer has seen renewed attention around the appropriateness of the content of memorials in public spaces. Absent any kind of nationally accepted standards in deciding...
Stewardship and Butterflies
Published on September 19, 2017
Click To View Full ArticleA Special Message From Head of School Dr. Edward Marshall Over the past 20 years, the GSFS campus has become ever more green, with plantings, flower beds, two rain gardens, and a field. Our...
Chrysalides and a New School Year
Published on September 14, 2017
Click TO View Full ArticleEach Wednesday morning, Greene Street Friends School’s First through Eighth Graders gather for Meeting for Worship. A cherished tradition and link to our Quaker roots, Meeting for Worship invites...
Faculty and Staff Summer Work
Published on September 07, 2017
Click To View Full ArticleThis summer Faculty and Staff were hard at work, serving on different committees focused on enriching Greene Street Friends students’ experiences. Each committee was comprised of a cross section of...
Horizons at Greene Street Friends Celebrates Second Summer
Published on August 21, 2017
Click TO View Full ArticleFor the second summer, Horizons at Greene Street Friends welcomed students from John Wister Elementary School for six weeks of academic, social, and emotional enrichment. This summer, Kindergarten...
