Celebrating the Year of the Wood Snake.

Bruce B. Stewart, Sidwell Friends School’s eighth head of school, died on January 26, 2025. He was 85 years old. Head of School Bryan Garman sent this tribute to the community on January 27.

This year's MLK Assembly was a celebration of song, dance, and storytelling.

The Sidwell Friends alum is awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor. 

At this time of year, everyone at Sidwell Friends is brimming with light and joy—grateful for all the small acts of kindness that reverberate across the School and knit us into such a special community.

The all-School Diwali celebration featured traditional foods, dances, and diyas.

Three gifted students from the Middle and Upper Schools won a 2024 competition to perform internationally.

María Magdalena Campos-Pons delivered a 2024 Rubenstein Guest Artist Lecture that emphasized connections among humanity, the planet, and the divine.

The Upper School’s Mental Wellness Day offered students an opportunity for self-care.

Sidwell’s inaugural faculty chair in Asian American Studies takes his seat.

The executive director of the Dance Institute of Washington teaches Middle Schoolers why movement matters.

Revelry, games, great food, and friends were all on hand this weekend—so was the start of the new Upper School’s construction.

A photography exhibit in Zartman House introduces an iconic era to a new generation.

Executive coaches Tracy Pruzan-Roy ’92 and David Polmer ’94 redefine leadership for a new generation.

The Sidwell Friends Board of Trustees says the School will no longer comment on world events or matters of public policy. 

A traveling exhibition that fits into a suitcase and some percussive pandemonium arrive in time for Latinx-Hispanic Heritage Month.

Rob Sheer, founder of the nonprofit, spoke of empathy and dignity.

Who can resist an all-School event with good food, good company, and good games?

A symposium at Sidwell Friends convened heads of schools from around the country to discuss the importance of civil discourse in uncivil times.

How Tara Prakash ’25 uses the written word to connect with and be of service to others

How Sidwell Friends alumni are tackling environmental crises, commemorating the Class of '24, Senior Projects, and more! 

It starts with a group of Upper Schoolers, an engineering challenge, and a grand prix event.

Students and families celebrated the School’s 136th Commencement and the Lower and Middle School moving up ceremonies.

The Middle Schoolers detached from their screens for a day.

Guèye told the more than 300 attendees that though his normal motto was “gratitude, generosity, and goodwill; tonight, it is gratitude, gratitude, and gratitude.”

Alumni return to campus for a weekend of celebration and remembrance.

Alumni let their lives speak on Founder’s Day, the School raises funds for financial aid, and everyone enjoys a powerful day of sharing, giving, and fun.

Kelsey Wirth ’87 will be this year’s Commencement speaker. A remarkable and successful entrepreneur who helped to improve the lives of tens of millions, Kelsey later turned her attention and boundless energy to create a grassroots movement to address climate change.

Anthony Silard ’85 explains why the internet foments loneliness and anxiety—and what we can do to stop it.

Student advocates learn the ins and outs of lobbying Congress. Now they’re ready to make an impact.

When it comes to economic development, Bo Kemp ’87 understands the value of efficacy.

Journalist Ian Johnson explored the tension between China’s history and its present in his Zeidman Memorial Lecture.

Sidwell Friends School mourns the loss of a beloved teacher.

This Lunar New Year—the year of the dragon—launched with a Lower School assembly filled with red ribbons, music, poetry, and dance.

The Black Girls’ Society reaches across School divisions to create community and pride.

Conversation With Friends welcomes Meredith Fineman ’05 to discuss her book, Brag Better.

Eboo Patel talked to the Sidwell Friends community about religious pluralism and how to create a better nation rather than tear down the status quo.

Quaker basketball teams continue their winning ways.

In the latest episode of Lives That Speak, Head of School Bryan Garman talks with two of our alumni coaches: boys' head basketball coach Eric Singletary, class of '93, and head tennis coach Logan West, class of '01. 

A group of Sidwell Friends students spend an educational week in Costa Rica.

Ten years of the Lower School’s United Voices Dream Choir.

We must stand between reality and possibility amid the struggles that try to pull us apart.

We have immense gratitude for this wonderful community. Please watch our merry (and meowy) holiday video, written entirely by Lower Schoolers, and see you in 2024!

The founder of Social Awakening breaks down the perils of social media.

Rubenstein Guest Artist Nekisha Durrett’s work brings hidden stories to the fore.  

Service at Sidwell Friends heads into the holiday season.

The season was marked by stand-out performances from girls’ tennis and boys’ soccer.

The all-School Diwali celebration was bigger than ever.