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Learn more about Tom Myran, who has been coaching at Germantown Friends School for decades. In this Coach Spotlight, he reflects on his journey into pole vault coaching, the evolution of the GFS Track and Field program, and the values that continue to guide his work with student-athletes.

Middle School MiniCourses are interdisciplinary deep dives that take place each year during the week before spring break. Dreamed up and taught by faculty across subjects, these project- and experience-based classes offer students uninterrupted learning around a single topic.

For 50 years, GFS Middle and Upper School students have had life-changing experiences on international exchanges. There are now more opportunities than ever before.

Emily Bazelon ’89—New York Times Magazine staff writer, Yale Law School fellow, and co-host of the Slate podcast Political Gabfest—was the featured speaker at the third annual Christopher Allen ’09 Lecture at GFS on Friday, March 6.

Through ongoing, in-person connection, regional school sustainability leaders are finding inspiration and partnership to fortify their sometimes challenging, but always rewarding work. The group comprises the sustainability arm of PAISBOA: the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools Business Officers Association. 

Katie Bergstrom Mark has been appointed Director of Enrollment Management at Germantown Friends School, effective July 1, 2026. A long-serving leader at GFS, Bergstrom Mark brings a proven track record as a staunch GFS ambassador and a critical partner in the work of Admissions.

Take a peek inside one of our PreK classrooms during “Snack Shop,” an interactive (and delicious!) weekly lesson that turns snack time into a hands-on math adventure.

During Black History Month at GFS, Cherri Gregg, broadcaster and host of Studio 2 on WHYY, met with students at Germantown Friends School to share about her career path and that of renowned congresswoman and orator Barbara Jordan.

On most winter afternoons, the pool deck is quiet when it comes to Germantown Friends School. There are no lanes reserved in blue and orange, no full roster lined up behind starting blocks wearing matching warmups. And yet, once a year, at the Eastern Interscholastic Swimming Championships when the announcer calls out “Germantown Friends,” two student athletes step forward with unmistakable pride.