Colloquia Remote Learning
During this extraordinarily complex time, it is important to offer students a place for connection and community, familiarity and consistency, discovery and expression, and ways to encourage and embrace their love of learning—virtually.
Our talented, dedicated teachers rose to the challenge and created a thoughtful remote learning program for our Early Childhood learners through graduating seniors, designed to reflect the depth and breadth of the everyday GFS experience and bring students together.
Our program, named Colloquia, or “conversations” in Latin, offers:
- Live classes
- Recorded video lessons
- Hands-on, independent projects
- Group social "outings”
- PE and physical activity
- Meeting for Worship
- Art, music, theatre, special assemblies, and more
Read more about our program.
Summer Colloquia
View our summer courses for Early Childhood through Middle School.
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Classics Teacher Julie Marren shares how the sixth grade provided thoughtful responses to the question, “Would you rather be a mammal or a bird?” and “Why?” Read their answers.
A Message from Head of School Dana Weeks
Colloquia News
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Philadelphia region, Tate Park '21 knew he could use his skills for good. That's why he invented a special clip for the N95 mask, making it safer, reusable, and a lower contamination risk for doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals.
Each June, Pride Month aims to highlight, uplift, and celebrate the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer community in our country. We asked Early Childhood teacher Michael Roach how he begins to address and teach about gender diversity with even our youngest students, and he offered the following book recommendations and reflections.
GFS recognizes the faculty and staff who are retiring at the end of this school year. Our third tribute honors the warm and thoughtful Ellen Berman, assistant to the associate head of school.
I am moved by those who courageously lift their voices—through words and actions—to challenge each of us and our school to take stock of our own complicity in the fact that we still live in a world in which Black people are systematically oppressed, mistreated, and murdered at the hands of the white majority. We can do better, our school can do more, and as the head of our school, I can do more.