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What interests have been sparked during your time at MPFS?
Ukulele -- this year got me into playing outside of school. And maybe literature…writing essays and things. It makes me feel more interested in that topic...

Anything you want your family, friends, or teachers to know about you or your MPFS experience?
I feel like the smaller environment made a huge difference in my personality and, also I feel like I’m ready for a bigger environment...

As part of a school-wide Modern World Cultures Social Studies theme, students have studied Australia & the Arctic this year. We choose to highlight four primary subcategories within our Five Year Social Studies Cycle. Our students gain a deeper understanding of themselves, their beliefs, and their values. We enable students to gain a sense of their place in history...

What do you think you’ll miss the most about MPFS?
I think I’ll miss how it’s like one big family. Everyone knows everyone. It’s really nice to be in a really small place like this because you’re always saying, “hi” to someone. You know everyone. It’s really nice. For teachers, if you need something from them you can just ask. They are helpful one-on-one since it is more specific to your needs because they know you so well...

What do you think you’ll miss the most about MPFS?
Definitely my friends. We’re probably still going to talk. But yeah, my friends and some of the teachers I’ve known for a pretty long time. It’s different…where I’m going to high school, it’s a public school. Teachers (here) have more time to focus on your needs and helping you with things that, at public school, probably won’t happen...

Do you have an idea of what you’d like to study in college or what you might want to be when you grow up?
Mechanical engineering -- I like cars and seeing inside the cars and I feel like I would also like to learn the engineering behind making a car...

What interests have been sparked during your time at MPFS?
I started my own aquaponics system. T. Daryl, she got an aquaponics system and that inspired me to start my own...You’re basically having your own ecosystem in your house. It's really cool to wake up every morning to see the fish and plants growing...

During Media-Providence Friends School’s STEAM Week, an annual cross-curricular, school-wide immersive week of programming, students focused on solutions to water scarcity and pollution, as well as conservation... 

What do you think is the most important lesson you’ve learned at MPFS?
A really simple one which is to treat others how you want to be treated. It’s taught me to make sure if you’re going to say something to someone, imagine how that would make you feel.

What do you think is the most important lesson you’ve learned at MPFS?
I wouldn’t say it’s much of a lesson, but I found out about myself that I am more of a kinesthetic learner. It’s easier when it’s hands-on.