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To mark the end of the first week of school, the Parents Association hosted the first-ever all-School Welcome Back Picnic.

Amid celebrations and cherished traditions, SFS students headed back to class.

Bryan Garman addresses water testing on the Wisconsin Ave Campus. 

Bryan Garman addresses water testing at Lower School. 

Alumna Dorothy Fortenberry ’98 encouraged graduates to “read widely, be brave, and get the [heck] out of here.”

An Upper School contingent volunteered at Harriet Tubman Elementary School

Before memories of Founder’s Day yield to our end-of-year rituals, I want to take a moment to celebrate this annual tradition.

Hidden Brain host Shankar Vedantam shared how implicit bias shapes human interaction.

Upper Schoolers spend a day exploring identity.

Faculty and staff heard from an expert on confronting racism.

The SFS community came together for a day of service and learning.

At conferences in California, students and faculty find a shared commitment to diversity and justice.

Rubenstein guest lecturer Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz talks about art, identity, and healing.

Middle School debaters host the first debate meet of the year and win first-place honors.

An Upper School science teacher travels to the path of totality.

A joyful celebration launches the new school year.

The world becomes their classroom when students participate in summer global travel programs.

They just can’t stay away! Students and alumni return to campus to work at the Sidwell Summer program.

Upper School students install a rain barrel on the Bethesda campus.

Three parent affinity groups honored their graduating seniors of color with a candlelight ceremony before Commencement week.

The executive travel ban inspires Upper Schoolers to explore the different faces of religion.

Middle School debaters made the case for excellence at the Regional Championships.

Lower Schoolers debated faculty about getting a toaster for the lunchroom, armed with well-researched rebuttals for any objections that might pop up.

Students from the Bootham School, a Quaker school in York, England, spend time on campus and in the city as part of an exchange program with SFS.

Learning comes alive as Middle Schoolers leave the classroom behind for SFS’s annual week of deep-dive, experiential learning.

Biomedical engineer Andrea Ippolito encouraged members of the new GRIT club to pursue their love of science, technology, engineering, and math.

Fourth graders learned about human rights from nine students visiting from Montana’s Blackfeet Indian Reservation. 

An EPA scientist discussed the realities behind global warming with 8th graders.

During the annual Black Student Union Production, students explored race and identity through song, dance, rap, and poetry.

The Parents of Asian Students share their Lunar New Year traditions with the community

Prominent death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean has advocated for mercy in the meting out of justice for more than 30 years.

Congratulations to Robert and Arlene Kogod on their CASE/NAIS award for support of independent schools.

SFS students help the homeless on the second annual MLK Day of Service.

Quakers keep their cool and guide their machines to victory.

Children’s book writer and illustrator Henry Cole livens up Library Week.

Teacher and historian Darren Speece’s new book on giant redwoods explores the longest and most violent environmental conflict in American history.

On Saturday, the SFS Middle School debate team hosted and competed in the Nation's Capital Debate League.

Soup and compassion bubble up as LS students find their giving spirit in creative projects.

Playwright Fin Kruckemeyer helps 6th graders find the writer within

Rachel Kane brings a strong background in Quaker education to her new job heading up the Middle School.

Tap dancer Joseph Webb clicks with Middle Schoolers

Acting—literally—on social justice issues

SFS’s largest class ever garners advice from Commencement speaker Elizabeth Alexander ’80, acclaimed author and poet.

Russian lit, French film, medieval castles, Chinese fashion: Senior Projects were a world of fun.

Balloons and poetry took flight as parents of 61 black, Latino, and Asian students gathered for an end-of-year fete.

Lower School families gathered to celebrate the rich array of cultures in our community.

The community gathers to honor the retiring Middle School Principal and Assistant Head of School’s 34 years of exceptional service.

Transgender college swimmer Schuyler Bailar finds the strength to be himself

DC’s trademark musical genre takes center stage at SFS, just as it did in the ’80s.

Going beyond the stereotypes of Congo and Rwanda with poet/activist Omékongo Dibinga

For American citizens, voting equality hinges on your zip code

6th graders explore what it means to be part of a community.

Students hear how their bodies are fine just the way they are.

Mei Fong delivers the 34th Annual John Fisher Zeidman ’79 Memorial Lecture.

The CivilEyes club brings in Dominican dancers La Union 809.

Native American activist Gyasi Ross calls foul on the NFL’s use of “the R word.”

Look out when robotics teams Iteration Infinity, Kinetic Vendetta, and Holy Churros get behind the controls!

A morning with the SFS parents behind Politics & Prose

The sweet sound of drinking glasses, a saw, a cake pan, and an oversized wrench.

Students explore what it means to be black.

The 4th grade visits with Master Chinese Calligrapher John Wang

4th graders had a busy day marking the Chinese New Year

MS Debate takes second in the inaugural tournament of the newly formed Nation's Capital Debate League.

“You are going to see people walk on Mars, and you might be one of them.”

Middle School drama students reflect on their involvement.

Middle School math teacher Andrew Callard teams up with the South African Bokamoso Youth Choir, and it all adds up.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s unforgettable life stirred the community to action

New York Times “Your Money” columnist talks about how to raise fiscally responsible students.

Howard C. Stevenson, PhD, was welcomed to campus.

Two teams placed in the top 10 finishers.

Three students represent the Quakers at the Student Global Leadership Institute.

Philip McAdoo, director of Equity, Justice, and Community, talks about personal identity with 7th and 8th grade students.

Alana Barry ’17’s team represented the United States in the 8th Chinese Bridge Competition

MS debate takes first in the first debate of the year.

Parents + students + teachers – traditional classroom / math stations x art and science = exponential fun.

We’ve all used microaggressions. Here’s what that does.

Rais Bhuiyan twice pleaded for life. First for his own, then for the life of the man who tried to take his. The founder of World Without Hate shares his extraordinary story.

Did you hear what a group of US and MS students did on their day off from school?