Eighth graders visited with Wilmington Mayor, Mike Purzycki, as a follow-up to their social studies unit on the City of Wilmington.
As part of this unit, students studied the history and growth of the city; the major businesses in the past and today that provide jobs and support the economy; and the other benefits the city can boast, like proximity to major cities, beaches, beautiful parks, and a low cost of living. Students also studied the challenges that the city faces, including poverty; crime; the wealth gap; and the effects of climate change. As a culmination of the unit, students wrote letters to the Mayor, addressing the benefits and challenges of living in Wilmington. Mayor Purzycki addressed these letters with the students and answered questions about his role in the city.
Shoutout to our amazing third graders, whose hard work on the Basket Brigade food drive helped bring the Lower School’s total to 624 pounds of food donated to the Food Bank of Delaware! Their compassion and commitment to assisting others embody the very best of our WFS community.
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 40 apple pies for those in our greater community.
Ten representatives from the Wilmington Friends School Middle School Youth in Government Club traveled to Dover, Delaware to participate in the State Junior Youth in Government Model Legislature.
Students gathered today for the Pouring of Libations, a long-standing tradition that, while not Quaker in origin, beautifully reflects our community’s values.
Storytelling is a central theme of the lower school Visual Arts curriculum, and fourth graders are exploring that theme by experimenting with ways to communicate without using words, applying visual choices alone to convey meaning.
Ninth-grade English students are wrapping up their short story unit with a collaborative Hexagonal Thinking exercise that challenges them to see literature through a more analytical lens.
Right now, in International Baccalaureate (IB) English: Power and Performance, 11th- and 12th-graders are studying Anton Chekhov’s short stories and experimenting with his craft techniques in their own writing.
Early years students enjoyed a fantastic Fall Festival in the lower school outdoor classroom today — planned with so much creativity and care by their teachers!
WFS 8th graders had the incredible opportunity to meet virtually with Congresswoman Sarah McBride, Delaware’s at-large representative and a lifelong resident dedicated to public service.
Congratulations to our community members who shared their talents at this week's Informal Concert! This concert is designed to showcase the talent of our students, parents, and faculty in an informal, yet serious, chamber concert or recital format.
WFS families gathered on Friday evening for the Home & School Engagement, Inclusion and Belonging Movie Night — complete with pajamas, blankets, popcorn, chicken fingers, snacks, and a full candy “salad bar” as we transformed the space into the colorful world of The Lorax.
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