CONGRATULATIONS METEORS!
Bravo to our soon to be FWS alumni who are moving on next year. You'll be a great addition to the The Episcopal School of Los Angeles, The Gooden School, Barnhart School, and Westridge School. We'll miss you but know you have great futures ahead!!
Bravo to our soon to be FWS alumni who are moving on next year. You'll be a great addition to the The Episcopal School of Los Angeles, The Gooden School, Barnhart School, and Westridge School. We'll miss you but know you have great futures ahead!!
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*** Space Available for 2014- 2015 School Year*** Watch our newest video to learn more about why we love this special community of children, teachers and parents!
This video was generously produced by Alex Lorge. Music charitably provided by Figg.
NEWSFWS TEAM WINS 4TH PLACE AT THE SO. CAL. SCHOLASTIC STATE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Friends Western School's Mission
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THANK YOU!
Thanks for making our annual school play a fun success! The children, ranging from kindergarten through 6th grade, performed original plays they developed with the support of the Occidental College Children’s Theater. CLICK TO SEE PHOTOS OF THIS EVENT ON FACEBOOK 
This community event was underwritten by a generous grant from the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Foundation
Friends Western School is committed to a diverse and open environment with families of all faiths and no faith. We foster mutual respect and exploration of our differences in order that our children will evolve and grow into young people with highly developed life skills, able to sustain complex thinking. Quakers value independence, integrity and curiosity and we follow a course that nurtures these traits in our children.
Quakers have long valued education and we are honored to be part of a heritage that includes Bryn Mawr College, Swarthmore College, Cornell University, Sidwell Friends and many other highly respected schools and universities. Friends Western School was founded in 2001 and is recognized by the Friends Council on Education. We hold the distinction of being the first co-operative Quaker school in the United States. FWS is a vibrant school community where teachers, children and parents altogether are engaged learners taking a conscious role in each child’s education both socially and academically.
FWS students graduate as confident and capable self-sufficient learners with the 21st century skills of collaboration, communication, and critical thinking. Our children experience community on multiple levels: family, school, neighborhood and the natural world, becoming mindful global citizens. We balance direct instruction and discovery so that learning becomes intrinsically rewarding. |
