Transportation

Friends’ Central students get to school in many different ways, including private vehicles, school district buses, and SEPTA. There is a free inter-campus Shuttle Service between the two campuses in the morning, and a free shuttle service to the Overbrook train station. w Inter-campus shuttle: Morning and afternoon shuttle service runs between the City Avenue and Lower School campuses.

• Morning Lower School to City Ave leaves at 8:05 am from the bus circle • There is no afternoon shuttle from City Ave to LS w Public School District Bus Transportation: FCS is responsible for notifying all school districts of eligible FCS students.

School districts then contact families with the routes, including pick-up and drop-off times. If you do not receive route information by the third week of August, please contact your school district and FCS so that we may assist you in getting the information you require. w Public Transportation: The School District of Philadelphia provides a yearly TransPass for eligible MS/US students. If an eligible student would like a TransPass, please go to the front desk of the Main Building. A free shuttle is available to transport students between the Overbrook train station, the 63rd and Malvern Bus Depot, and the City Avenue Campus. Shuttles to the transportation hubs run at the following times: • Morning shuttles run from 7:45 am through 8:15 am • Afternoon shuttle departs at 3:20 pm, Monday to Friday • Late shuttle departs at 5:40 pm (Monday through Friday)

Although this is a free service, we ask that families register online so that we can ensure that bus and van allocations are adequate for the ridership. If you need assistance with transportation questions, please contact JB Bowie, Transportation Manager, at 610.247.3520 or jbbowie@friendscentral.org.

CONTACTS & RESOURCES w Middle School Office: 610.645.5063 w Absentee Line: 610.645.5137, msattend@friendscentral.org w Transportation:

JB Bowie, jbbowie@friendscentral.org w MS Administrative Assistant: Marian Petrarca, mpetrarca@friendscentral.org w Auxiliary Programs: friendscentral.org/aux_programs