 | | At Friends' Central we believe that the highest expression of creativity is the belief that anything is possible. The visual and performing arts are essential to every student's year at Friends' Central, both as discrete courses and as an integral part of our core curriculum. We offer students numerous and varied ways to express their creativity as they increase their self-confidence. A walk through our halls demonstrates the rich and deep exposure our students have to studio arts. From our music rooms you may hear the sounds of first graders learning the parts of an orchestra or the Upper School chorus mastering a four-part harmony. Music classes are required for students from nursery through 10th grade. Dramatic productions are a required piece of the Lower School curriculum and an optional opportunity for Middle and Upper School students. The self-discipline and intellectual flexibility learned in the arts spills over into all aspects of our students' lives. |
| | The Wonderful Service-thru-Art Jonny Scene-n-Heard Word Roots Mural Project
5/18/2012
This year the students in art teacher Caroline Maw-Deis’ Service-thu-Art program put their creative energy and artistic skill to good use to transform the Middle School basement walls. These Middle School students, and a few parents, faculty, and alumnae volunteers, worked to create a wonderfully complex and colorful mural.
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FCS Takes Home Prestigious Theatre Awards
5/11/2012
On May 6, several members of our community took to the red carpet at Upper Darby High School for the 2012 Cappies Awards Gala. This award ceremony is our region’s rendition of the Tony Awards, and is geared towards celebrating high school thespians all across our area.
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New old music from a ‘vocal string quartet’
5/4/2012
Friends' Central School is honored to host the classical male vocal quartet New York Polyphony on Saturday, May 5. The Philadelphia Inquirer profiled this "vocal string quartet," as one member calls the group, in an article this week.
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