As the school year nears completion, I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of Fran Cagle.  She greets all of us each day with a ready smile, eager to process requests and answer many questions, and always willing to support the children.  She helps coordinate and plan events, produce mailings, track attendance, […]

9 things that work to limit screen time and keep your child (and you!) happy and healthy, by Dr. Nate Chomilo Set the example. Kids are very perceptive. “Do as I say, not as I do” does not pass the sniff test with most. Parents must also follow house screen rules. Research shows that the […]

I write to thank everyone in the BFS community – from near and far – for the incredible outpouring of support during Giving Day last week. Each and every gift helped us reach our goal: to receive 148 donations in one day and secure $10,000 from an anonymous alumna.  The final results are in, and […]

A few years ago, I attended a conference at which Dr. Claude Steele presented an inspiring, informative, and thought-provoking keynote talk, “Stereotype Threat:  How it affects us and what we can do about it.” Dr. Steele is an internationally renowned social scientist and university executive, and his theory of stereotype threat has been the focus […]

By Esther Wojcicki (brief excerpts, full article here) Parents constantly ask me for advice. Through my decades of experience as a mother, grandmother and educator, I’ve identified several fundamental values that help our kids achieve success. One of these values is kindness, and it’s one that some parents fail to teach their kids. Teach your kids […]

Our newly formed Diversity Committee drafted the following statement over the course of this year.  Reviewed, revised, and approved by the full faculty in April, it was presented to the Board of Trustees last week.  The statement is built upon the foundation of our mission as a school and the core beliefs which we stand […]

I send a heartfelt thanks to the many parents, former parents, students, teachers, staff members, trustees, Buckingham Meeting members, and friends of BFS who donated their time and energy this past Saturday at Spring Frolic 2019.  The sky was grey, the weather damp, and it was how many people that showed up, and “how” our […]

Today is Peter Seeger’s birthday, and he would have turned 100.  Pete Seeger is one of my heroes, and it is with sadness that I recall that he passed away six years ago at the age of 94.  An inspiring folk singer and daring activist with a deep love and concern for our world, he […]

(This summary written by Kim Marshall – The Marshall Memo) In a recent article in Phi Delta Kappan, Margaret Hagerman (Mississippi State University) says many white parents and educators avoid talking about race and racism with elementary-school children because they believe it’s too early to engage with controversial and disturbing topics. The problem with this […]

“While each Friends school has its own unique style and personality, they all have a common purpose: not only to provide a rich and challenging education but also to foster the ideals of community, spirituality, responsibility and stewardship. A hallmark of the Quaker school experience is the basic beliefs that we are all teachers and learners and […]