Sandy Spring Friends School

Discover SSFS This December

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 • Virtual Event • 7:00-8:00 PM

 

Join us for our Virtual Discover Day, and you will have the opportunity to:

  • Listen to welcome remarks from our Head of School
  • Hear firsthand from our community of faculty, staff, parents,  and students about our transformative education
  • Ask your questions to our community that will help you in your journey to finding the right school 

 EDUCATING THE CONSCIENCE TO ACT.

Fostering compassionate, critical thinkers who lead exemplary lives.

At Sandy Spring Friends School, we question, we reflect, and we act on knowledge learned both in and out of the classroom in ways that foster critical thinking and empower us to make the world a better place. Our motto, "Let Your Lives Speak,"  expresses our philosophy of educating all aspects of a person so that their life—in all of its facets—can reveal the unique strengths within. As a Quaker School, underlying all that we do is a commitment to the Quaker values of simplicity, equality, honesty, respect, peaceful resolution of conflict, and community involvement. Our values-based education, paired with our strong academic program, allows our students to take what they learn and apply it in useful and meaningful ways.

SANDY SPRING FRIENDS SCHOOL IS KNOWN FOR:

  • Students and teachers leading and learning together
  • A dynamic, rigorous curriculum centered on real world questions
  • Experiential education as Dewey envisioned it: relevant, applicable, and aspirational
  • Transformation: You are a product of continuing revelation
  • Creating a place of belonging for all our families

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"At SSFS, students and teachers lead and learn together. You’ll find that our students have a voice on important matters, on and off our campus. They cultivate their voices through a dynamic, rigorous curriculum that informs and calls them to action, and through trusted relationships with teachers who see the unique worth in every student.

Our Quaker values compel us to work hard at creating a sense of belonging on our campus as we affirm and support the diversity of our students and faculty. And, as good as we are, we also remain open to the quiet moments of reflection that lead to continuing revelation, and new pathways forward."
Dr. Rodney Glasgow, Head of School