Head of School Updates

As we look ahead to the hot summer months we are thrilled to announce Phoenix Friends School Summer Camps! These week-long camps, designed for kids aged 8 through 12, will provide fun educational opportunities led by Phoenix Friends School teachers. Beginning the week of July 10th and ending on the week of August 7th, we…

Private school education in Arizona is now more affordable than ever! More than ten years ago, the Arizona legislature passed the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) law which provided funding to families of children with special needs. Last fall, Arizona expanded the ESA law by adding $1 billion in funding for public education and giving every…

For families that are fairly new to the idea of Quaker schools, learning about the educational philosophy can be enlightening but also a bit confusing. One of the most common questions people ask is, “do you have to be a Quaker to go to a Quaker school?” The short answer: No. Students do not have…

Andy Jones-Wilkins began his career in education in 1989 at the oldest Quaker school in the country, the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia. After five years of service there Andy and his spouse Shelly embarked on a two year, 18,000 mile bicycle tour around the world before settling in Paradise Valley, AZ where they…