Friends Select School | Private Quaker School in Philadelphia

News & Announcements

Virtual 5K Run, Walk, Bike, and Bid-a-thon in Support of Friends Select School

Feb 24 2021

Now until Sun, March 21

For our 2021 Spring Fundraiser, the Family Association is hosting a virtual 5K! You and your family can run, walk, bike, and/or bid together in support of Friends Select School.

COVID-19's Impact on Professional Sports: A Panel Discussion

Feb 19 2021

Tue, February 23, 2021
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST

Hear from Friends Select alumni Andrea Kremer '76 and Michael Harris '88 about how COVID-19 has affected the world of professional sports.

Advance Friends Select: Transformation Campaign

Feb 17 2021

Friends Select School is excited to announce that we are currently expanding our campus with the purchase of the building located at 1520 Race Street, and we are simultaneously undergoing a major transformation of the first floor of our main building located at 17th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Focusing on Black History All Year Long

Feb 9 2021

Recently, Friends Select middle school dean Dan Capecchi asked faculty to share what they have been studying with regards to Black history—African, African American, or the African diaspora—in preparation for an upcoming Black History Month assembly led by upper school religious studies and history teacher Malik Mubashshir.

Senior Portfolio Exhibition

Feb 4 2021

Please check out this year's online portfolio exhibition.

The Falcon

Jan 11 2021

The Falcon is Friends Select's student-run online newspaper. The mission of The Falcon is to provide the Friends Select study body with timely reporting, well-researched opinions, and engaging content.

Alumni Stories

Alumni Helping Communities  Respond to COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic, John Chin ’83 P’15, ’18 of Philadelphia’s Chinatown, Mike Fitts ’71 of Tulane University, and Wendell Pritchett ’84 of University of Pennsylvania all had a profound impact on their respective communities.

Success Stories in College Sports: Phoebe Hopkins ’08

Phoebe Hopkins ’08 is the owner of Play College Field Hockey, a consulting firm specializing in collegiate field hockey recruiting.

Success Stories in the Sciences: Dr. Susan Taylor ’75

 Dr. Susan Taylor ’75 sees patients at Penn Medicine, and she is the Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Department of Dermatology and the Sandra Lazarus Professor of Dermatology at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania.

Success Stories in College Sports: Zach Winthrop, MD ’09

As Chief Resident of Boston Children’s Hospital, Zach Winthrop, MD ’09 applies some of the skills he learned as a high school and college athlete to his profession.

Success Stories in the the Sciences: Dr. Tycho Speaker, Ph.D. ’84

Dr. Tycho Speaker, Ph.D. ’84 founded his company, Capsulent, in 2004 and is currently a pharmaceutical chemist with nine patents.