Drawing upon his background and experience in environmental education, Phil created classes that combine science, history, art, and fun. Phil has worked with Greenwood's staff to launch the Greenwood Friends School Center for Community Studies. We expect the center to expand with further courses for children. And we are considering classes for adults. Brochures for this new offering are available in the school office.
Silence has a power and a movement that can be surprising.
Silence speaks, and often truth is heard. Dorothy Flanagan, co-founder of Stratford Friends School and a part of Friends education for more than 30 years, wrote of the particular part of a Friends school that connects us to the Quaker practice of a silent meeting for worship. At Greenwood, we gather once a week as a corporate body, entering the library in quiet, sitting close together, and waiting for the silence to fill us. Silence is the medium that crosses many spiritual lives. It respects the diversity of faiths in the school community, while nurturing the spiritual lives of students and teachers.