News & Announcements

Due to the deteriorating road conditions, Buckingham Friends School will dismiss early today, February 22, 2021, at 12pm.

Buckingham Friends School buildings and campus will be closed Friday, February 19th. Please refer to your class webpage for virtual snow day instruction schedules and zoom links. Lower School and Middle School should follow "Day C" schedules.

Due to the predicted snow accumulation, Buckingham Friends School will be closed for a snow day. No classes will be held on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Be safe and enjoy the snow!

In keeping with guidance from the Governor’s office, the PA Department of Education, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, and other professionals and experts, Buckingham Friends School has created a comprehensive, innovative campus-use plan for the 2020-2021 school year that gives us the ability and flexibility to live our mission and core values, deliver our program, and provide for the health and safety of our community on our campus and in our classroom environments.

Buckingham Friends School will operate on a 2-Hour Delay on Thursday, February 11, 2021.

Buckingham Friends School will operate on a 2-Hour Delay on Monday, February 8, 2021.

Due to concerns about road conditions in the morning and the late announcements this evening that no busing will be provided, Buckingham Friends School will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 3rd. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Highlights of school happenings from our weekly newsletter to parents.

I write to offer a warm welcome to everyone and share a few thoughts as we begin a new school year – our 226th year – at Buckingham Friends School. But first, the big news is that 45 new students (and 38 new families) have joined and are already contributing to the quality of our school community and culture this year.

Read Paul's latest blog, "True Grit: Can Perseverance Be Taught?' highlights the work of Positive Psychologist Angela Duckworth, Ph.D., known for her original, broadly regarded research on grit and self-control.