![Civil Discourse Panel Discussion: Partisanship and Political Polarization]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1572877614/friendsselect/lpv4nj9iiys0cjxkgdqh/vote.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1572877614/friendsselect/lpv4nj9iiys0cjxkgdqh/vote.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1572877614/friendsselect/lpv4nj9iiys0cjxkgdqh/vote.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1572877614/friendsselect/lpv4nj9iiys0cjxkgdqh/vote.jpg","width":1200}])
Friends Select School
For our next Civil Discourse Panel Discussion, three experts on partisanship and political polarization will share their insights and opinions, in a conversation moderated by Friends Select students.
School News
![Friends Select to Unveil Public Artwork on Gender Equality]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568832101/friendsselect/pyxwqfq7t6mjwo6j06r0/UNSustainableDevelopmentGoals.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1568832101/friendsselect/pyxwqfq7t6mjwo6j06r0/UNSustainableDevelopmentGoals.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1568832101/friendsselect/pyxwqfq7t6mjwo6j06r0/UNSustainableDevelopmentGoals.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1568832101/friendsselect/pyxwqfq7t6mjwo6j06r0/UNSustainableDevelopmentGoals.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1568832101/friendsselect/pyxwqfq7t6mjwo6j06r0/UNSustainableDevelopmentGoals.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1568832101/friendsselect/pyxwqfq7t6mjwo6j06r0/UNSustainableDevelopmentGoals.jpg","width":2200}])
Friends Select School
Friends Select School is proud to announce we will be hosting Gender Equality, the first of 17 public artworks spread across Philadelphia as part of the Global Philadelphia Association’s campaign to raise awareness about the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
![The Stressed Years of Their Lives, with Anthony Rostain and B. Janet Hibbs]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1565375227/friendsselect/sjdk6xjt8liwqbjcqohi/wellnessfix.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1565375227/friendsselect/sjdk6xjt8liwqbjcqohi/wellnessfix.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1565375227/friendsselect/sjdk6xjt8liwqbjcqohi/wellnessfix.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1565375227/friendsselect/sjdk6xjt8liwqbjcqohi/wellnessfix.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1565375227/friendsselect/sjdk6xjt8liwqbjcqohi/wellnessfix.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1565375227/friendsselect/sjdk6xjt8liwqbjcqohi/wellnessfix.jpg","width":2200}])
Zack Pelta-Heller
The Wellness Program presents adolescent mental health expert Anthony Rostain and family therapist B. Janet Hibbs, authors of The Stressed Years of Their Lives: Helping Your Kid Survive and Thrive During Their College Years. They will discuss their recently published book, which is intended to help students and parents cope with the stress and anxiety associated with college.
![First Day of School 2019]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1567524519/friendsselect/izlk4r9oj1xdetrrjayy/IMG_6083.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1567524519/friendsselect/izlk4r9oj1xdetrrjayy/IMG_6083.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1567524519/friendsselect/izlk4r9oj1xdetrrjayy/IMG_6083.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1567524519/friendsselect/izlk4r9oj1xdetrrjayy/IMG_6083.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1567524519/friendsselect/izlk4r9oj1xdetrrjayy/IMG_6083.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1567524519/friendsselect/izlk4r9oj1xdetrrjayy/IMG_6083.jpg","width":2200}])
Friends Select School
![Michael Gary, head of school]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1567176701/friendsselect/ugfgauwpyurjgpnlucms/MG.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1567176701/friendsselect/ugfgauwpyurjgpnlucms/MG.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1567176701/friendsselect/ugfgauwpyurjgpnlucms/MG.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1567176701/friendsselect/ugfgauwpyurjgpnlucms/MG.jpg","width":1200}])
Michael Gary, Head of School
“Our location at the intersection of commerce and culture in Center City means we bump into each other, we leverage chance opportunities to bring down the walls, and we work across boundaries to learn and solve with greater depth.” This truth, which is articulated in our strategic plan, Advance Friends Select, is one of the defining characteristics of a Friends Select education.
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