The athletic program, open to students in grades six through twelve, helps students build a sense of self-esteem and of community through teamwork and individual accomplishment.  Students learn skills and strategies of the games and participation in the athletic program encourages good sportsmanship, responsibility, and time management skills.

Philosophy

As an integral part of Friends Select School’s educational mission, the athletic program encourages commitment to self, team and the school community. On an individual level, each student develops motivation, skills, discipline, and pride in achievement. By participating on a team, students cultivate and demonstrate integrity, commitment and dedication to their sport and to one another. Collectively, student-athletes build community by embracing competition and school spirit, strengthened by high standards of sportsmanship. The athletic program prepares students for the “whole of life” by teaching valuable lessons that extend far beyond their years at Friends Select School.

Facilities

Friends Select’s athletic facilities include:

• 25-yard swimming pool
• full gymnasium
• wrestling gymnasium (mat room)
• weight-training room
• girls and boys locker rooms
• roof-top athletic fields (includes 8 tennis courts, field hockey field)
• fitness/dance studio
• soccer, softball and baseball fields in Fairmount Park
• Vesper Boat House

Friends Schools’ League Participating Schools

Abington Friends School           

Academy of the New Church       

Friends’ Central School

Friends Select School                

George School                         

Germantown Friends School

Moorestown Friends School                  

Shipley School                

Westtown School

Friends Schools’ League (FSL) Philosophy

The nine schools which comprise the Friends Schools’ League share many common beliefs and concerns based on Friends’ testimonies.  Among them are the value of athletic competition and the need to keep such competition in the proper perspective.  The operation of the Friends Schools’ League is greatly facilitated by this vast body of common beliefs and experiences.  The League is guided in all its undertakings by the fundamental principles upon which the schools are founded.  The integrity and intrinsic value of each individual is of primary concern.  In keeping with Friends’ policies, all league decisions are based on the consensus of the athletic directors, subject to the approval of the school heads.