The events that transpired in Washington, DC yesterday are sure to have elicited a range of emotions and responses among all of us.  As an educator, parent, and citizen, my responses included feelings of alarm and dismay and, in time, a sense of hope. I have visited the Capitol many times, most often as part of school trips that were meant to teach the students about the workings of our...

Fifty years! It seems like a long time, but, to me, it is like the blink of an eye. In 1967, I braved my first big snowy day wearing a sari, a light coat, and sandals. After changing buses, I finally arrived at Woodbury Friends School, where I was greeted by Mary Clare, the Head of School. Seeing me struggling with the snow, she came out to escort me in and offered me a cup of hot coffee. That...

As the celebration of the School’s 50th year began, the School established a new Center for Global Learning, creating a formal structure to support something that had been vital to the School from the very earliest days in Woodbury. Having students understand that there was a fascinating, complex, and diverse world beyond Gloucester County was always central to the School. WFS students Karen...