I am grateful for the spirit of the Buckingham Friends School community and for all that we have shared and accomplished together this year.  Thank you for sharing your children and your dreams for them with us.  As the members of our vibrant community reflect on and/or prepare to recognize the many traditions that define […]

It has been meaningful for me to witness the many ways that teaching, learning, and connections have come alive at Buckingham Friends School this fall thanks to our talented, dedicated teachers and the generous contributions of love, time, talent, and gifts to our school by members of the current and extended BFS family. The following […]

Philadelphia pediatrician and author Kenneth Ginsburg asserts that “young people live up or down to expectations we set for them. They need adults who believe in them unconditionally and hold them to the high expectations of being compassionate, generous, and creative.” Dr. Ginsburg has identified “Seven C’s of Resilience” as a road map for helping […]

What do George School, Solebury School, Pennington, Blair Academy, Abington Friends, Berkeley Carroll, Grace Church, Lawrenceville Academy, German Academy, and many other leading secondary schools all have in common? They all want students from Buckingham Friends School to enroll and contribute to the quality of their educational environment and community next year. It is clear […]

“The spirit of cooperation and the tradition from which this grows are integral parts of the life of the school.” (George Rowe, BFS teacher and principal, 1950-1981)     The value of “community” is expressed every day, and through every season, at BFS in countless ways. It is no surprise that this value was affirmed […]

In a recent issue of Language Arts, Mary Ann Cappiello and six colleagues shared the winners of the annual Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction: Grand Canyon by Jason Chin (Roaring Brook, 2017) – A fully illustrated exploration of the Grand Canyon from the rim to the deepest depths. Chef Roy Choi and the Street […]

One of my favorite books, first shared with me by a third grade teacher at Moses Brown School in Providence, RI, is Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children and Learning by Peter H. Johnston.  Published in 2004, this 86-page book quickly rose to the top of many of the top-books-for-educators lists.  Although the primary […]

Work to develop caring, loving relationships with your kids. Be a strong moral role model and mentor. Make caring for others a priority and set high ethical expectations. Provide opportunities for children to practice caring and gratitude. Expand your child’s circle of concern. Promote children’s ability to be ethical thinkers and positive change-makers in their […]

I invite everyone to join me and scores of community members at Fall Frolic this Saturday, Saturday, November 10th from 8AM to 4PM. Catch up with old acquaintances, meet new and past parents, and make new friends as we work together to complete outdoor projects and ready our magical campus and school gardens and grounds […]

The mood in the Sydney Fox’s woodshop is always purposeful and productive as students in First Grade through Eighth Grade industriously invest in designing, constructing, and completing a range of projects from toolboxes to clocks to tables to doghouses, and more. Few classes develop every learner’s mind, body, and self-esteem quite like woodshop. The principal […]