Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for our inspiring students, teachers, alumni, staff, faculty, and more. Read a reflection from GFS Head of School Dana Weeks to hear what she's grateful for this year.
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WHEN yOu bEgIN WITH THE bELIEF that each person has a unique inner light, great things can happen. At GFS, we discover and nurture a multitude of hidden talents. We teach each child to speak his or her mind, and make sure every voice is heard. We believe community is built on a foundation of mutual respect. Read Our Mission
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At GFS, we instill in our students the belief that they can achieve anything, and allow them the opportunity to grow, to step forward as leaders and to find their own way. As a result, our graduates have the creativity and confidence to write their own definitions of success.
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Six Germantown Friends School (GFS) choral students were accepted to participate in the American Choral Director's Association (ACDA) All-East Honor Choir.
Earlier this month, Germantown Friends School (GFS) Upper and Middle School students welcomed Ryan Howard, Major League Baseball World Champion with the Philadelphia Phillies, as the annual Mercer Tate '48 Lecture on Public Service speaker.
The GFS Upper School news magazine Earthquake recently won a Columbia Scholastic Press Association Crown Award (CSPA) for overall excellence. In addition, nine GFS students (in Upper and Middle School) won individual honors in the CSPA 2019 Gold Circle Awards.
Each year, GFS hosts a number of local holiday food drives, practicing the Quaker tenets of stewardship and community. Divisions partner with local nonprofit organizations, including the Holsey Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Covenant House Pennsylvania, St. Luke's Church, and Whosoever Gospel Mission. In addition to supporting the drives, you can help deliver non-perishable food items to families this holiday season.
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1,064
Students
in grades EC–12
7:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
163
Faculty
75% hold advanced degrees
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80+
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147
Friends Schools League Athletic championship titles
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National Merit Finalists, 2014-19
11
National Merit Scholars, 2014-19
35
Neighborhood organization partners
59
Upper School clubs
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Classroom buildings
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Nobel Laureates
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LEED Gold building,
the Wade Science Center
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We need more schools like GFS to teach the next generation of young people the knowledge to improve their lives and the lives of others, while also inspiring the keen desire to do so.
Leah Rosenberg GFS Class of 1982
Germantown Friends is not just a campus filled with buildings. It embodies a community that inspires, supports and promotes the right ingredients for success.
Michelle Marshall GFS Parent
My life would not be what it is today had GFS
not been a part of it.
Eric Owen russell GFS Class of 1978
There is a shared belief in the power and value of education that unites the school community and the families who choose GFS. At every grade level, you find teachers who are passionate about intellectual exploration. You see a true excitement about learning.
Faye Steacy Retired Lower School Teacher
GFS gave me the confidence to reach for success, a foundation of knowledge to build upon, and the assurance that there would always be unconditional support for my goals from people I'm proud to call my friends.
Reiss Clauson-Wolf GFS Class of 2009