You asked, he answered! Hear Tony respond to all of your questions from this week's AMA ("ask me anything"), from his top Spotify artists to his favorite Australian food (spoiler alert: it's NOT Vegemite), plus what vision he has for expanding upon student life.

Read his welcome email to parents here.

Wondering what afterschool options are available for your child? Check out the attached flyer to learn more about our CARE & Enrichment Programs for the upcoming school year, including information on our new partnership with LEGO Education!  

For questions, or to begin the registration process, reach out to Director of Auxiliary Programs, Mitch Bernstein.

As one of the few remaining undeveloped natural areas in the area, we invited Lara Berkley—a Wilmington-based landscape architect—to visit and tour the grounds of Longleaf Center. In addition to identifying plants on our property, she also shared fascinating information about our campus soil types and the historic plant species we would expect to find here in a natural setting. Read more.

July 19th is Annual Camp Kindness Day—an opportunity for camp programmers to highlight the practice of intentional kindness and the many ways we teach and show kindness in engaging, simple, repeatable, and high-impact acts. Our Fun with Friends campers decided to surprise Tony with a visit to the Garden House and a colorfully-signed welcome poster! See the sweet video here.

Did you miss last FriendsMail's Lower & Middle School supply list announcement? We've got you covered! Follow the link to start shopping now! 

Be sure to submit your student's most up-to-date immunization records to the Admissions office by emailing Admissions Assistant/Data Specialist, Theresa Schroeder, directly at theresas@fsow.org.

Please recall that the Peiffer Avenue gate will remain closed throughout the summer months and that the Camellia Lane gate is now operating on timed access. Thank you for complying with this important safety change!

Summer camps run through early August, and there's still so much fun to be had! The following camps have one or more openings remaining, so don't miss your chance to sign up today! Click the button below for additional information and to complete the registration process.

Monday, August 14th, 3:00-4:30PM
@ FSW Campus

Save the date for our upcoming Lower School and Middle School Open House events! Teacher meet-and-greets, classroom popsicle parties, and advisory meetings. Be on the lookout for additional event details.

Sunday, August 20th, 2:00-4:00PM
@ Longleaf Center

Get ready for our campus-wide, back-to-school bash at Longleaf Center! Food truck, music, games, and more! 

From holidays to in-service days, community events to parent conferences, take a look at our year ahead. PDF here.