Parents sharing the process of searching for a school in Greater Philadelphia. What kind of school are you looking for? Charter, public, private, city, suburban?
The kids are kind to each other and the teachers are nice too. 
I was genuinely impressed by the school's desire to pursue cutting edge research in teaching philosophies combined with the traditional values that the school instills in it's students. 
I suspect that Quaker school values likely are quite pervasive in non-Friends schools throughout Greater Philadelphia. 
GFS was always our first choice and we have been extremely happy with the quality of our daughter's education since she began kindergarten in 2007. 
I looked around at middle and upper school students and asked myself, “Is this what I want my kids to be like when they get older?” At GFS, the answer to that question was an unequivocal “Yes!” 
We recently moved from New York (Manhattan) and the relative affordability and quality of Friends schools in NW Philadelphia was a big part of the draw for us
Find out why one family chose Friends Select over Independence Charter School, Folk Arts Cultural Treasures Charter School, Russell Byers Charter School, and Bache Martin 
We may remember a time when kids just went to their neighborhood school. But this isn’t Kansas anymore. There are lots of options and lots of different application processes for parents nowadays. We started school hunting at the dining room table and finally I threw my hands up...what are ALL the options?! Every time I thought I knew it all, another school popped up! I wanted to have all my options before deciding which schools to look at and which open houses to attend, so here is a brief Elementary School Options 101.
Len Lipkin
PSS Community