My child is finishing Pre-K and the school is truly excellent. My child has had a fantastic experience, with wonderful teachers (the main teachers plus the 'specials' - art, music, science, PE). Even at a very young age they have used the resources of the city with many field trips to great locations.
... Read more From the Head of School to the crossing guards to the people in the cafeteria, every person I've encountered has been warm, friendly, caring and extremely competent. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/26/09
I currently go to school at FSS and i still love it. I have been going there since i was only 4 and its just great. My favorite part about it is actually knowing your teachers when they are not teaching you. And also knowing that your teachers will be there for you if you need them. Friends Select is
... Read more not like any other school, and that is because you know everyone and you can have a relationship with everyone. We are actually coming to a time where the meeting house is going under construction. It is a little bit of a sad time because it will be the longest a lot of us have been out of that peaceful place since we were 4. We are a community that is very connected to our learning and our future. Read less
Posted by a student on 01/27/08
Friends Select is a very nice school for kids that can reach above and beyond.
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Posted by a other on 01/16/08
FSS is only getting better. The new Lower School director is responcive and welcoming. He has changed the 'tone' of the Lower School. Parent envolvment now seems welcome and the environment feels safer.
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Posted by a parent on 04/27/06
Friends Select has so far exceeded my husband, and myself expectations. The children here are very independant, and are exposed to so many things on a daily basis. Computer games, science, recess, library, p.e, music, Art, piano lessons. There are just so many choices every day. There are a ton of parent
... Read more volunteers. I am grateful. It's a wonderful place to send a child. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/13/06
Friends Select is a good school, mostly for it's diversity, resources, and extracurriular activities. The school is small, the type where everyone knows your name. Teachers give every student individualized attention. I give this school an A.
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Posted by a student on 01/08/05
As a recent graduate of Friends Select, I can honestly say that no other school could have prepared me better for college. I received an education with breadth and depth and have brought much of what I learned to my college courses. If I ever have children, I wouldn't send them anywhere else. The faculty
... Read more are some of the most intelligent people I've ever met, and my fellow students were diverse and outgoing and remain some of my closest friends to this day. The administration is caring and accessible, and the school's resources get better and better. Going to school in such a lively cultural area, how could they not? FSS really takes advantage of such opportunities. A great place I will hold in my heart forever. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/23/04
Friends Select is wonderful school. A great place for kids to learn and expirence the world together. Not only accademically, but physicaly and emotionaly as well. my sister and i have attended Friends select over tens years now. Both of us have been here since pre kindergarden. Over the years Friends
... Read more Select has become like a home to me. Everyone, supporting me and each other makes our community like a family. I have enjoyed every year here, and could never imaging going to school any other place. Read less
Posted by a student on 11/24/04
The school is okay, but it is not the best for the extremely high tuition you have to pay. The teachers aren't very good, and the school is very small. I am not a parent, I am just a 5th grade student, but I know just as much as a parent would know about the school. We are not learning on the correct
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Philadelphia schools — Friends Select School is located at 17th & The Pkwy, Philadelphia PA 19103. 17th & The Pkwy is in the Center City West neighborhood and 19103 ZIP code in Philadelphia, PA Friends Select School is a Private school that serves grade levels PK - 12.
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