Wilmington Friends School offers an unsurpassed academic program, and just as important, it is a great place to grow up.
There is no “typical” Friends School student or family. We recognize diversity of thought, identity, and experience as essential to both academic excellence and the character of our community.
Our teachers know our students. They provide individual attention and are deeply invested in students’ growth and success. Because they are known as individuals, students are able to discover and develop the best in themselves. Because they are valued and held to high standards as members of a community, students are motivated to contribute and to lead.
For parents, Friends is a great place to join with other families who share a commitment to education that inspires the best in each student while fostering an active responsibility to the good of all.
School News
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WFS Students Attend Student Diversity Leadership Conference in San Antonio
Temilola Lufadeju '25, Maddie Miller '24, and Isaiah Turman '24 traveled to San Antonio last week to attend the Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) sponsored by the National Association of Independent Schools.Read More
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Girls on the Run!
Girls on the Run is an international non-profit that WFS partners with for girls in third through fifth grade that helps build confidence, kindness, and decision-making skills.Read More
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Fourth Graders Visit MS/US Campus
Fourth graders recently visited the middle/upper school campus for a tour to learn more about the school's green initiatives.Read More
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Middle School Youth in Government Club Travels to Dover
Members of the middle school Youth in Government Club recently traveled to Dover to participate in the Youth in Government Junior Model Legislature with students from across the state.Read More
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Chinese Character Bookmarks
Read MoreMiddle school Chinese students created these beautiful character bookmarks out of fall leaves!
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Sixth Grade Pie Bake
A beloved holiday tradition at WFS is our sixth grade pie bake for Wilmington's Sunday Breakfast Mission. Students lovingly peel, slice, prepare, box, and finally deliver more than 30 apple pies for those in our greater community.Read More
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Seventh Graders Visit Washington, D.C.
Read MoreOn Monday, seventh graders and faculty members traveled to Washington, D.C. where they had a busy day visiting the National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism, the United States Holocaust Museum, the Washington Monument, the World War II Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
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Quaker Cares
Read MoreThe Quaker Cares Committee celebrated gratitude last week by having students, faculty, and staff fill out a turkey feather with what they were most grateful for. They also handed out sensory stickers for students' computers to share their own gratitude!
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Congratulations Dr. Townsend!
Congratulations to Dr. Peter Townsend '75, who received the Delaware Athletic Trainer’s Association’s AT Ally award! Dr. Townsend played under Coach Tattersall as a student and has been the WFS football team's doctor for more than 30 years.Read More
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6th Grade Experiments
Something sixth graders look forward to from the start of their middle school journey is when their sciences classes visit the lower school to participate in experiments with the fifth graders.Read More
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WFS Hosts Chinese Teachers
Last weekend, WFS hosted area Chinese language teachers and administrators for a learn and lunch.Read More
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Into the Woods
Read MoreCongratulations to the cast and crew of Into the Woods on your incredibly magical performances!
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IB Music and Visual Arts Students Visit NYC
IB music and visual art students spent a beautiful day in New York City, with a morning dedicated to artistic and musical research at the Met Museum.Read More
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Signing Day!
Read MoreCongratulations to Kira Agne ’23, Aubrey Nisbet ’23, and Jocelyn Nathan ’23 as they each signed their National Letter of Intent!
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2D Visual Arts
Upper school 2D visual arts students took advantage of our beautiful November weather to capture the fall light and color.Read More
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Día de los Muertos
After first graders spent several days learning about the holiday Día de los Muertos in Spanish class, they spent some time decorating traditional sugar skulls.Read More
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Quakerism Class Visits Meeting Houses
Read MoreStudents in the upper school Quakerism & Thee course took a field trip to local Quaker meetinghouses. At Wilmington Monthly Meeting at 4th & West, they were welcomed by member and WFS trustee Darcy Rademaker who gave them some history and information. The students then visited and toured Centre Meeting.
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Special Olympics Fundraiser
Read MoreThe Special Olympics Club and Quaker volleyball teams, led by Jocelyn Nathan '23, hosted bake sales and an awareness match to raise funds for Special Olympics - Delaware. All told, they raised over $740 for the day!
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WFS Garden News
The WFS garden is still in bloom! This fall, sixth graders have been hard at work harvesting the fall crop, including cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, bell and jalapeño peppers, squash, and cantaloupe, as well as helping put the final touches on the new WFS greenhouse.Read More
Continuing Revelations: Education and Parenting Blog
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How to Balance Mid-Terms in a Mindful Way
Meditation and breathing exercises can’t tackle your to do list, but they can help you calm down and center you to start again. Here are some wellness tips to help you slow down and do your best as you approach midterms.Read More
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New Discoveries in Middle School!
Read MoreWith an overload of parenting advice available in a world that seems to be ever-changing for adolescents, we are sharing our tips for you to help your child as they work their way through middle school.
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You Can Do It! How to Get Back Into Community Service
Many of us are interested in volunteering, but with the demands on our time and attention these days, community service and engagement can easily be placed on the back burner. Now more than ever there is a whole range of needs out there, and it’s never been easier to get involved. It just takes a little bit of planning to make that first step, and here are a few tips that may help:Read More
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From Summer to School: Top Tips for Transitioning Your Little Ones
Read MoreAs school supply lists are distributed and classroom teachers announced, many parents are beginning to think about the new school year. Some may be a little nervous about how the transition from summer to school will go for their child, and we have a few simple tips that could help.
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Summer Math Fun
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Summertime provides a great opportunity to positively impact your child’s math journey. It’s a time to brush up on skills and develop them further. It’s also a time to explore math fun in real world situations. Whether you are looking for creative ways to spend days at home or during travel, the following activities will surely bring math confidence and family fun! (These activities are best for children in elementary school.)
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What in the World is IB?
Many of us are familiar with Advanced Placement or “AP” courses in high schools, and oftentimes we see “AP” grouped with “IB” in references to more challenging coursework. But what exactly does IB stand for, and what does it mean for a child’s education?Read More
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The 4 Essential Outcomes of Quaker Education
90% of the students who attend Wilmington Friends are non-Quakers. What brings families to Quaker education is often the appeal of an academic program with depth--one that truly asks students to think, to collaborate, to be creative, to take risks--within a caring community that balances focus on the individual with responsibility to the common good.Read More
This mission cultivates four major outcomes for students who attend Wilmington Friends School.
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Getting the Most Out of School Athletics Programs
Whether as a participant or a fan, when we think of our experiences with athletics growing up, big moments come to mind, from the game-winning field goal that propelled our team to the state championship game to the final shot at the buzzer that sent us home. Moments like these become lifelong memories that help define our adolescent years.Read More
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3 Important Questions to Ask When Choosing a Middle School
Read MoreDeciding to invest in a private school education for your rising middle schooler can feel like an onerous process, and when assessing a school, it’s natural to want to look at college lists, standardized test scores, and advanced coursework offerings to help inform your decision. There is comfort in the concrete, and these things can be good data points. But how will you know if a school values development of the whole child and provides an environment that develops students to become their best selves?
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8 Steps for a More Peaceful Home: Teaching Your Kids How to Resolve Conflict
“It’s mine!” “No, it’s mine!” “No it’s not, it’s MINE!” Your blood pressure starts rising as you hear your kids yelling at each other in the other room. Again. For what seems like the fiftieth time today. How can you keep your cool and break what often feels like a never-ending cycle of conflict with your kids?Read More
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Your Valuable Role in Your Child’s College Application Process
If your child is pursuing higher education, at some point in their high school career you will likely feel compelled to step into, and perhaps even manage, their college application process. But when, how, and to what extent should parents and guardians be involved? What is the right balance to keep the integrity of the process belonging to the child and not the adults? Here are seven ways you can help your high schooler navigate this journey primarily on their own while lending valuable support.Read More
Quaker Matters Podcast
Our new podcast shines a light on what make WFS such a vibrant and unique learning community that allows students to, in the words of George Fox, "let their lives speak."
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