From the Head of School

Dear Friends,

We have had a successful start to the school year here at Moorestown Friends. The summer was a great opportunity for students, faculty, staff, and families to step away from the challenges of the pandemic year and to reconnect with the people and experiences that bring them joy. This Fall, we returned to campus with renewed purpose and a shared commitment to a connected, in-person school experience for all of our students. Although we are still wearing masks indoors, we no longer have plexiglass in place, and all students are on campus enjoying classes and clubs, a full lunch program, and Fall athletics, much as we were two years ago. With our Playscape construction nearing completion and a strategic planning process coming to a close, there is much to be excited about at MFS this year.

Enclosed is the 2020-21 Annual Report of Donors. I want to extend sincere thanks to those of you who financially supported the school, especially during these challenging and uncertain times. Your generosity helped ensure continuity for our students and families at an otherwise disrupted moment in our world. We capped last year with Commencement, which was a wonderful celebration of our newest alumni, the Class of 2021, and all they achieved. I know you will enjoy the Commencement photos featured in the Annual Report as a reminder of the traditions that endure here at Moorestown Friends.

We have learned an incredible amount from operating school during a pandemic. More than anything, we have come to cherish the human connections and sense of community that are a hallmark of MFS. Despite the distance, technology allowed us to remain connected in a rapidly changing world and maintain community in new and creative ways. In this issue, we highlight MFS alumni who have pursued careers in the tech, big data and IT space. We invite you to learn more about how they create content, observe trends, network, and solve problems, all within an ethical framework that they finetuned at Moorestown Friends. With gratitude to Diane Michelfelder ‘71, Professor of Philosophy at Macalester College, for contributing the introduction to this piece, you will learn how an MFS education has helped our alumni succeed in jobs they couldn’t have even imagined while students at MFS.

Thank you, as always, for your support of Moorestown Friends School. Here’s to another great year.

Warmly,

Julia de la Torre Head of School