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Journalist Ian Johnson explored the tension between China’s past and its present in his Zeidman Memorial Lecture.
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Quaker Values
Sidwell Friends is a place where students and faculty thrive on deep and imaginative inquiry—both intellectual and ethical.
Queries
Students develop questions that guide self-examination.
What would it mean to treat the Earth as a friend?
-Lower School Students
How do we seek and nurture our own and other’s lights?
-Lower School Students
How can gratitude bring us together when we’re apart?
-Lower School Students
How can understanding and celebrating our unique differences help us build a strong community?
-Lower School Students
How can we connect virtually as a community and welcome everyone to make them feel that they matter?
-Lower School Students
As the year unfolds, how can we remember that change needs ease, progress has purpose, and grace only knows how to flow forward?
-MiddleSchool Students
How can we make kindness loud and contagious?
-MiddleSchool Students
What can I do as a human, regardless of my identifiers, to make this world a better place?
-Middle School Students
How can we put our pain into perspective by being aware of others’ suffering?
— Middle School students
How can we as individuals best support our community members with what we learn?
-Upper School Students
Our community is a tree with roots, a strong trunk, many branches, and new growth. How do we tend this community tree to make sure it is healthy and happy?
-Quaker Education Committee
Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love?
-Upper School Students
-Upper School students
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Lower School
The joy of inquiry and exploration is instilled in our youngest learners.
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Growth and discovery take place in a supportive learning environment.
Upper School
Students are empowered to pursue their interests, both in and out of the classroom.
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The impact of a Sidwell Friends education extends beyond graduation day.
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