As the first decade of the 21st century concluded, the great balancing act of trying to maintain the quality of the School during a time of enrollment decline continued, made even more challenging by the economic downturn that began in 2007.  The attrition rate for returning students spiked in 2008 and 2009, and the Board again faced difficult challenges.  Tuition increases, an issue since the...

We are entering what I have coined, “A Season of Self-Care” here at Friends School Mullica Hill. Self-care should be practiced regularly but I thought it would be helpful to make it a focus as we continue through fall and into the busy holiday season. The goal of this initiative is to have students, staff and parents recognize the need for self-care and self-compassion and to focus...

The end of the year brought warmer weather and a host of end of the year traditions, including Field Day, some final field trips (pictured here), and, of course, 8th grade graduation.  Building off the traditions of the High School graduations that had sadly ceased, the 8th grade graduations became truly special events, highlighted by each student writing and giving their own speech in front of...