Dr. Liza Talusan (center) with Wilmington Friends School Assistant Head of School for Academics Eddie Gallagher (left) and Erica Childs, Director of Equity, Justice, Community, and Engagement
Professional Development Focuses on Building Skills Around Identity
WFS faculty and staff enjoyed a professional development workshop focusing on building skills for more inclusive relationships.
WFS faculty and staff enjoyed a professional development workshop with Dr. Liza Talusan which focused on building skills for more inclusive relationships, discussions, and opportunities regarding identity. Faculty and staff engaged in several exercises with the goals of building knowledge, reflecting, and moving to action. Thank you to Dr. Talusan for such an engaging and growth-focused workshop!
Fifth graders Mariah, Isaak, Mary, Giana, Nura, Alexander, and Sofia, along with their choir directors, Emily Fareed and Katie Martinenza '99, attended UD ChoralFest Junior. ChoralFest is an honor choir experience for local upper elementary, middle, and upper school students from the greater Delaware region. Students from Friends joined over 160 singers for singing workshops throughout the day and an evening performance under the direction of UD choral faculty. It was an outstanding choral experience!
Students from the WFS middle school Youth in Government club recently traveled to Dover to participate in the State Junior Youth in Government Model Legislature.
Early years students participated in a fall festival today planned by early years assistant teachers which included an obstacle course, the Quaker Bakery and Friends Farm Stand, fall-themed sounds, leaf painting, and lots of dancing!
Students in 7th and 8th grade band, as well as upper school symphonic and jazz bands recently spent time with composer Brian Cox helping to craft a special 275th Anniversary commissioned piece!
The upper school Modern Women's Club recently hosted a guest speaker, University of Delaware Professor of English and Director of the Center for Material Culture Studies Sarah Wasserman.
The Quaker Cares Committee is back in action for the 23-24 school year, continuing its mission of creating a safe space for students to talk about mental health and to spread awareness about mental health support and resources.
Upper school students recently had the unique opportunity of spending time with Jon Bell, Director of Business Relations and Outreach at Better Business Bureau Delaware.
As part of our 2023 Homecoming and 275th anniversary celebration, Emily David Hershman ’09 joined WFS Head of School Ken Aldridge on Saturday morning to deliver a proclamation from Governor John Carney's office.
With 35 years of collective experience leading Wilmington Friends School, Ken Aldridge (2015-present), Lisa Darling (1994-2005), Bryan Garman (2006-2015), and Bill Goulding (1973-1976) provided insights at the October 20 Heads Panel that reminded the audience that our Quaker school, with two campuses tucked away in Alapocas and serving children in preschool through 12th grade, does indeed seem to have a “secret sauce” that makes us unique.
Statement of Nondiscrimination as to Student Enrollment
Wilmington Friends School admits students of any race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students of these schools. Wilmington Friends School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin in administration of their educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.