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We Are Friends Academy W atch a short video, narrated by a current senior, about the Friends Academy experience!

Diversity at Friends We value the diversity of students and families of different backgrounds, which contribute to a transformative education.
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Attend an Open House RSVP to a January open house date to tour our beautiful campus and meet our incredible faculty on January 14 (Middle & Upper School) or January 16 (Lower School)!

Walk-In Wednesdays Drop in on a Wednesday between 9am and 10am. No appointment necessary! See our campus, meet our students and learn all about FA.
The Arts
All-Division Art Show Stop by the Dolan Center Gallery to check out artwork from students in Grades 3-12!

Caring Community Dinner Our annual Caring Community Dinner, which will feature OriginalWorks21, a collection of student performances, will be held on Thursday, March 19 at 6:30 pm!
Athletics
Games of the Week Come cheer on the Quakers at the Games of the Week! Girls Varsity Basketball plays their final home game of the season on Monday, Feb. 10 at 5 pm vs. Wheatley!

Today's Game Schedule Search for games, scores and stay up to date with cancellations for all of our Middle and Upper School teams.
Summer
Celebrating 50 Years! FA Summer Camp celebrated its 50th anniversary this summer!

Artist's Institute Reach for your passion in these two community- and confidence-building Arts workshops. Open to ages 5 - 16.
Giving
Share Your Love What do you love about Friends Academy? Support the Friends Academy Annual Fund in the month of February to help share your love!

Support FA Click here to learn how to give the gift of a Quaker education.
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On a recent Honors Arts field trip, students got to do a Q&A with Alum Will Roland ('07) after seeing his performance in Dear Evan Hansen. The show, an original musical, has just finished its off Broadway run and is slated to hit Broadway in November. Congrats, Will!

A photo posted by Friends Academy (@friendsacademy) on Jun 2, 2016 at 1:01pm PDT

Coming Up

28Fri •Feb

ISE Chess Tournament - (Green Vale)

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

28Fri •Feb

FA Parent Council All-School Skate Night (Beaver Dam Ice Rink)

7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

29Sat •Feb

Southern NY State VEX IQ Robotics Championship tournament

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

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Friends Academy Celebrates Unity Day with First Community Group Meetings

Friends Academy Celebrates Unity Day with First Community Group Meetings

On Thursday, October 10, the Friends Academy community wore orange to honor Unity Day, part of Bullying Prevention Month. The day was also marked with the first meetings of all-school Community Groups, which bring together students and adults in all divisions to strengthen bonds across campus.

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Special Programs

Our young artists have many unique opportunities within various disciplines. Whether it's traveling to another country or working within the local community, our students are encouraged to experience art and culture beyond the classroom. Below are a few recent examples.

Normandy Peace Project
GSS Peace Project Germany

Normandy Peace Project

After 10 months of rehearsals, the Normandy Peace Project finally culminated in a week-long series of performances at the official 75th Anniversary D-Day Celebration in Normandy, France.

Twelve Upper School students worked alongside four Portlege Upper School students perfecting collaborative creative movement pieces that spoke to the history of the D-Day invasion, peace, acceptance and understanding, while similar groups of high school peers in Germany and France did the same.

Just four days prior to the D-Day celebrations, the three countries united to meet each other, learn how to perform with each other and build an incredible new multi-national relationship.

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GSS Peace Project Germany

We have the unprecedented opportunity to work again with the students of the Bergschule Saint Elizabeth in Heiligenstadt, Germany on a peace project that develops communication, collaboration and team building around the theme of U.S-German relations during and post WWII to the present. Students will research, reflect upon, and dramatize their combined effort, during exchange visits to the US and to Germany.

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