Learning is for Life.

Essentially GFS, a series of interdisciplinary evening classes, launched this Fall. A successor to the school's Essentially English program, the classes were open to anyone in the community, including students and their families, faculty, staff, alumni, and parents of alumni.

In early December, author, historian, and Yale law professor John Fabian Witt '90 gave two talks at GFS about his fascinating new book, The Radical Fund.

Fifteen Germantown Friends School Upper School students have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. These awards are highly competitive, and the number of students who make it to the semifinal round represents less than 1% of high school seniors across the country.

With today’s AI- and social media-fueled proliferation and speed of information, how does one sort out the truth? Answering this question is a mighty task, yet a group of 20 students from 10 countries across the globe recently spent six months virtually and one week in person diligently probing its depths as part of the 2025 Montgomery Bell International Symposium hosted by Germantown Friends School.

Students in GFS music composition classes revel in creativity and explore musicality, from beginners to the Broadway-bound.

The Seventh Grade Service Collaborative teaches Middle Schoolers about food insecurity, housing justice, and environmental stewardship, and helps them channel their energy into interactive discussions and solutions-oriented community engagement projects. 

Excitement mounted in the lead up to this year's Science Night extravaganza. In the days before, Upper School students visited preschool and Kindergarten classes to demo the chemical reaction that creates elephant toothpaste. And during the day leading up to Science Night, students from across the school got to conduct experiments on the Common.

GFS Lower School educators reimagine what a field trip can be.

For GFS faculty, Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia isn’t just for the students: it’s transformed them, too.