Welcome to our first FriendsMail of the summer season! We'll be sending biweekly updates now until school starts back on August 16th (exactly 54 days away, but who's counting?!) We hope you all are well on your way to the perfect balance of summer adventures and relaxations. It's all fun and games over here, thanks to a flurry of camp activity!

In case you missed Brenda's beautiful farewell letter to the FSW community, you can read those words here.

But, better yet, why not hear from her directly? Take a moment to enjoy this short reflection on Brenda's time here at Friends, set to the immortal sound of...you guessed it...Bruce Springsteen. You may be dancing in the dark, Brenda, but your Light burns so brightly within. 

Thanks to our community's feedback and the hard work of the campus safety committee, we have begun implementing new procedures to access the Camellia Lane gate. The Pfeiffer Avenue gate will remain closed throughout the summer months. You may also park in any open spot before the Camellia gate if it is closed, and then enter campus through the pedestrian walkway. 

8:00AM(ish): Gate will open for the morning

9:30AM: Following camp drop-off, gate will close

11:40AM: Gate will open in preparation for half-day camp pick-up

1:00PM: Gate will close

3:45PM: Gate will re-open for full-day camp pick-up

5:30(ish): Gate will close for the night

After a busy year of learning and growing, we were happy to deliver Preschool, Lower School, and Middle School progress/grade reports to your inboxes. They each reflect the care that teachers take toward guiding your student's social/emotional, academic, and physical growth. The celebrations and challenges that are embedded in daily life are always present at school and we appreciate all the ways in which parents cheerlead, ask questions, support conflict resolution processes, and join us as lifelong learners.

If you have any questions about report content, please do not hesitate to reach out to your student’s teacher, advisor, or Division Director. Thank you for your partnership.

Can you believe we've already entered week 2 of summer camp? Campus has been buzzing with activity from tiny astronauts, world travelers, chess masters, acrobatic gymnasts, improv actors, marine biologists, coding engineers, soccer superstars, hiking explorers, environmental naturalists, and everyone in between! 

Check out the Instagram post and week 1 interactive newsletter below to see how Mitch, Julia, and the rest of the gang are spending their days. (A tremendous thank you to FSW student alumna, Emma Brinkley, for her work in creating this newsletter. We'll be including these each FriendsMail, so stay tuned for more!)

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.

Wilmington 48 Hour Film Project Premiere 2023
Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center
7:00-9:30PM

The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which you and a team make a movie - write, shoot and edit it - in just 48 hours! Enjoy the final creations on June 24th at the USO building downtown Wilmington.

Carpool Cinema: Coco
Northeast Library
7:30-9:30PM

Watch Coco from the comfort of your car! Just tune in to the library's pre-selected radio station to hear the movie, and enjoy the show. If you do not have access to radio, let staff know. Feel free to bring lawn chairs for a closer, grander viewing experience!