Upper School
The Upper School program at Friends Meeting School is designed to prepare students for success in college and beyond. Our curriculum is both academically rigorous and socially aware, cultivating the skills and mindset needed to become responsible, thoughtful individuals who seek to “let their lives speak”--make a difference in the world. Our exceptional faculty offers a dynamic and interactive program that expands students' capabilities in mind, body, and spirit.
We strive to cultivate graduates with the intellectual and interpersonal skills necessary to thrive in a rapidly changing, global community.
"Friends Meeting School definitely prepared me for college. I came out of Friends knowing how to do homework and projects, and how to study so I was ready for things that my peers were not. In one of my first classes my professor held up my essay and told the class, 'This is how you write a paper.'"
- Class of 2024 Graduate
A.P. Courses
Project-Based Learning
International Service Trip
Student Government Association
National Honor Society
G.L.O.W (FMS's LGBTQIA+ group)
Independent Study
Internships
Dual Enrollment
A.P. Course Offerings 26/27
Literature & Composition
World History
Precalculus
Biology
Calculus
Statistics
Environmental Science
Average A.P. Test Score in 25/26: 4
(On a 1-5 Scale)
(National Average: 3.24)
Independent Studies & Internships
The individualized credit program is designed to further student learning and experience by creating tangible, hands-on learning opportunities that properly fulfills and encourages the diverse set of student interests that makes FMS so unique. Through internships, dual enrollment and independent studies, 11th and 12th grade students are able to engage in both academic and professional learning. Some students may feel drawn to begin building their professional experience by engaging in a hands-on internship with an off-campus business. Other students may want to dive into higher education by dual enrolling at a college or begin exploring a topic of interest by working with a FMS faculty member to create a unique academic experience.
International Service Trip
Each year our Upper School students have the opportunity to go on the international service trip to Spanish speaking countries. So far our student have been to Puerto Rico, Costa Rica and Peru! This year we will be going to the Domincan Republic. This is an amazing partnership that has allowed our students to immerse themselves in culture while practicing Quaker values through community and stewardship.
Where Our Graduates Go
Where Our Graduates Get Accepted:
Agnes Scott College
American University
Appalachian State University
Auburn University
Beacon College
Capitol Technology University
Champlain College
Clarkson University
Drexel University
Eckerd College
Earlham College
Elizabethtown College
Elon University
Emory & Henry College
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Frederick Community College
Frostburg State University
George Mason University
Gettysburg College
Guilford College
Hollins University
Hood College
James Madison University
Johns Hopkins University
Juniata College
Lasell University
Loyola University Maryland
Marymount University
McDaniel College
Merrimack College
Montgomery Community College
Mount St. Mary's University
NUI Galway (University of Galway)
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Parsons School of Design
Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Purdue University
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Ringling College of Art and Design
Rutgers University
Sarah Lawrence College
Shepherd University
Slippery Rock University
St. Mary's College of Maryland
Stevenson University
Syracuse University
Temple University
The Citadel
Towson University
University of Delaware
University of Maine
University of Maryland, College Park (UMD)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
University of New England
University of Pittsburgh
University of Vermont
Vassar College
Virginia Military Institute (VMI)
Washington College
West Virginia University (WVU)
Wilkes University
The College of Wooster
Aberystwyth University
Cedar Crest College
Sweet Briar College