Building Understanding Through Community: Socioeconomic Reflection in the Upper School

Conversations about equity, access, and community have long been central to a Friends education. This fall, that work continued as Upper School students, guided by the Diversity, Equity and Belonging Committee and the Socioeconomic Diversity Club, devoted a full week to exploring socioeconomic identity and financial aid with curiosity and care. Through advisory discussions, Meeting for Worship, and a student-led conversation with Director of Financial Aid Sam Margles, students practiced listening deeply, asking thoughtful questions, and considering how class and resources shape their own experiences at Friends.

Click here to read more about how today’s students are carrying this work forward—and how Friends continues to prepare young people to engage with “the world that is” and help bring about “the world that ought to be”—in the full article linked below.