Delaware Valley Friends School

Zoom class meeting with students and their prototype pinwheels.

Wind Turbine STEM Project Adapted for Distance DV

All middle school science classes worked, during live virtual class time and independently, on an engineering project to construct a wind turbine that provides the greatest power output. Then they created a proposal to power their school with a wind turbine farm.
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Megan Fairchild teaches an Orton-Gillingham lesson to her students online.

Delaware Valley Friends School sets a high bar for distance learning

At a time when schools have been thrust into distance learning with few plans and little or no preparation, Delaware Valley Friends School’s Distance DV is setting the bar high.
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Three Roads Home, An Original DV Musical

The DV Original Musical, Three Roads Home: A Post-Apocalyptic Family Drama Opened March 13th.

The DV Original Musical, Three Roads Home: A Post-Apocalyptic Family Drama, opened for one night only on Friday night, March 13, 2020. This was the 5th annual Musical production. Directed by Khalil Munir, an award-winning actor, and DV alumnus, about ¼ of the school--52 DV students were involved as writers, songwriters, cast, band, or crew.
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DV SeaPerch Team pose on school lawn with their ROV and 4 trophies

The DV SeaPerch Wins Four 1st Place Trophies

The DV SeaPerch team and their teacher Megan competed against 23 other Schools at the 2020 Regional SeaPerch Challenge and won four 1st place trophies!
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DV Alumna Received Harrison Sylvester Award

DV Alumna Toby Tomlinson Baker received the Harrison Sylvester Award, a national award for research of learning disabilities by someone with an LD.
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Delaware Valley Friends School Receives $1M Scholarship Gift

The gift from the grandparent of an alum establishes a new endowed fund to support financial aid for DVFS students.
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DV Welcomes Kavitha Patel, Assistant Director of Admissions and Director of Financial Aid

"DV is fortunate to have found such a highly experienced admissions professional, whose background includes working with families and children who experience a wide range of learning needs. She brings both a data-informed perspective to admissions and financial aid work, paired with warmth, humor and an eagerness to connect with families and colleagues." --Kirk Smothers
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Faced with two eggs, one raw and one hard boiled, students write their predictions as to which one is raw.

Upper School Physics Experiments with Newton's Laws of Motion

DV's upper school Physics class was studying Sir Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion. To make the Laws of Motion tangible, Katie Brasten set up stations to get the students thinking about how the laws might play out in different "real-life" situations.
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Students and their Rube Goldberg machines

STEAM in action with Rube Goldberg Machines

Students in Joy's Science class had fun creating their own Rube Goldberg machines. They have been studying the transfer of energy. Rube Goldberg machines are a perfect tangible way for students to experiment with how this transfer works.
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Students experiencing multisensory learning as they step into the shoes of soldiers and take shelter on the floor in the

Matt Benjamin Finds Creative Ways to Teach Empathy for WWI Soldiers

At Delaware Valley Friends School, a World War I lesson isn't just read from a book; it becomes A creative, engaging learning experience.
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