Parent Council
COMMUNITY SPIRIT INFUSES the Friends Academy experience. Throughout their years at Friends, students experience a genuine interest in self-expression on one hand and connection.
We cultivate an environment that nurtures both. We are a community that looks for the best in all of its members, that celebrates the wide variety of gifts and talents they have to share. We are a community that encourages students to aim high, to try new things, to push beyond the known and safe to new levels of achievement, all within a strong network of support that helps students get up to try again when they fall. Students are free to fully explore their potential as individuals because they learn in an atmosphere of trust and respect. They form bonds of friendship that will last a lifetime.
There is also a sense of community among the parents at Friends Academy. The Parent Council aims to promote the welfare of Friends Academy by maintaining a close working relationship among parents, faculty, administration and trustees. All parents of current students are automatically members. The Parent Council welcomes families to volunteer and participate in its various activities and welcomes each parent's opinion and point of view.
Questions?
Send us an e-mail at Parent_Council@fa.org
2020-2021 Parent Council Executive Board
President - Rachel Zuckerbrot
Executive Vice President - Roseann Martin
Executive Secretary - Bettina Saad
Treasurer - Kerri Grasso
Assistant Treasurer - Meera Mehta
Lower School VP - Cathy Dorego
Lower School Asst. VP - Liz Kakar
Lower School Secretary - Martin Vasilko
Middle School VP - Krystal Forde
Middle School Asst. VP - Franki Doshi
Middle School Secretary - Alexis Barr
Upper School VP - Carolyn Mott
Upper School Asst. VP - Isabelle Gardner
Upper School Secretary - Phaedra Kazanas
What does it mean to be a Quaker school?
PEACE – peaceful resolution of conflict
INTEGRITY – earning the trust of others
COMMUNITY – caring for each other
EQUALITY – respecting & valuing all people
SERVICE – to others wherever needed
Friends Academy is a Quaker school, and that begs a question -- What exactly does it mean to be a Quaker school?
Quakers use the acronym "SPICES" to both explain the testimonies and allow non-Quakers to remember them easily. Please click here to view the Parent Council Guide to Our Quaker School.