By Elliot Haspel, The Washington Post, March 25, 2019 “As a parent, I worry about many things. Some are concerns I imagine to be universal and shared by parents from time immemorial: Are the children healthy, are the children safe? Yet there’s also a suite of uniquely modern anxieties that can be summed up as “How […]

“The Art of Celebration” was a total success!  I write to extend my sincere and heart-felt gratitude to the scores of current and former community members and friends of BFS that gathered on Friday night for a memorable evening of fun, friendship, food, and fundraising. Special thanks go to Auction Chair Colby Smith – and […]

Dear Buckingham Friends School Community Members, I am excited to share that, after careful review and thoughtful discernment, the Board of Trustees reached unity at the March 2019 meeting about the vision and goals for Buckingham Friends School.  Our vision: In 2023, Buckingham Friends School is the regional leader in preserving the spirit of youth […]

Hi Paul, My daughter had such a great day today at the sap boiling. She especially loved taking time to reflect in the woods on her own. Wow! 🙂 She’s making incredible strides every day. This week so far alone she programmed a robot to talk, spent most of the today outdoors setting traps and […]

Girlhood, by Lory Hough “After years of social gains and with bright futures within reach, why are things still so difficult for middle school girls? Last September, The New York Times came out with a story with a promising opening paragraph that made me happy: “Girls have been told they can be anything they want to be, […]

The following article, by Thomas Hoerr, was published late last year.  It speaks to me about why a Friends education – a Buckingham Friends School education – is and can be more relevant than ever.  It reminds me of our mission, core values, and what our teachers honor and care about.  It awakens in me […]

What contributes immeasurably to the positive spirit of community on campus and makes Buckingham Friends School such a special Friends school?  An intentional commitment to the quality of teacher-student relationships and respect for teacher autonomy. Our Quaker foundation, distinct mission, clear core values, comprehensive program, and commitment to quality attracts, engages, and retains deeply dedicated […]

I am honored to present the primary outcomes of our strategic planning work this fall – our revised mission statement (why we exist) and our new core values statement (what we stand for). These statements were developed with input (core values sessions and our survey results) from members of every stakeholder group at BFS, drafted […]

170 community members representing 9 * stakeholder groups worked in 15 committees to articulate 15 vision statements and over 180 strategies.  They then came together to build consensus and to provide the significant and much-needed input to support student success, the School’s mission and vitality, and the achievement of our dreams and future goals. (* […]