Frankford Friends School
Address:
1500 Orthodox Street
Philadelphia
, PA
, 19124
Phone:
(215) 533-5368
40° 0' 55.1232" N, 75° 5' 13.9092" W
See map: Google Maps
Contact name:
Sharon Oliver
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What our organization offers:
Frankford Friends is a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and just learning environment, welcoming students and families from all backgrounds and identities to our school. We best serve children who enthusiastically accept challenges, love to learn, and who positively contribute to the classroom and school community in a variety of ways.
We believe that students learn best in an educational environment that nurtures the whole child, promotes learning through inquiry, cultivates a strong sense of community, emphasizes social justice and peace education, and fosters mindfulness and reflection.
Our inquiry-driven Problem-based Learning (PBL) curriculum pushes students to get their hands dirty and gain the confidence to explore the world around them. Problem-based Learning is a way to extend meaningful learning through student research and presentation, exploration and inquiry, engineering and design, and the sharing of ideas and joyful collaboration. Projects offer real-world content, tasks, tools, and impact.
Students are taught how to collaborate with others and to communicate effectively by asking questions, thinking critically, and listening carefully. Our students leave Frankford Friends School well-equipped for high school and beyond — prepared to let their lives speak in the pursuit of lifelong learning, a commitment to social justice, and service to their communities.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are our blueprint for understanding and engaging with the issues that impact our communities today and in the future. As our students grapple with complex, real-world problems, they learn to be active changemakers in their own neighborhoods and the world beyond.
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