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Posted on 9 January 2013 by micah | 0 Comments

College Prep Students at Ramallah Friends School Make 300 Points of Growth on SAT Scores By Michael Madormo, RFS English Teacher Over 130 students learned how to improve their SAT scores, how to apply for colleges and explore their goals and dreams for the future during the past two summers in the “I Know I Can” College Prep Academy. Students…

Field Staff Reports: Sam & Becky Barber – January 2013

Posted on 8 January 2013 by micah | 2 Comments

Friends, In my last report, I shared the difficult behavior problems of a pair of brothers who attend our school. Time and a talk with their father have allowed the situation to improve dramatically. On a sadder note, all of our students attended a funeral for the father of another of our students. His father had died from complications of…

Job Announcement: Principal, Lower School – Ramallah Friends School

Posted on 27 December 2012 by micah

Effective Entry Date: August 2013 THE POSITION The Board of Trustees and FUM seek to fill the position of Lower School Principal. The candidate would be an experienced educator exposed to international and progressive educational approaches. The Lower School Principal will be an effective, compassionate and motivated leader who will pursue the already started change process. Ramallah is a liberal,…

Ramallah Friends School Report: College Prep Students Make 300 Points of Growth on SAT Scores

Posted on 19 December 2012 by micah

By Michael Madormo, Upper School English Teacher Over 130 students learned how to improve their SAT scores, how to apply for colleges and explore their goals and dreams for the future during the past two summers in the I Know I Can College Prep Academy. Students scores grew an average of 300 points overall in that time frame Ñ no…

Friends Church Peace Teams – FUM Ministry of the Month – December 2012

Posted on 18 December 2012 by micah

The early warning signs are ominous. As Kenyans prepare for a national election on 4 March 2013, there are already incidents of violence. Five years ago, Kenyans shocked themselves and the world when a contested election sparked wide-spread unrest. At the height of the violence in January 2008, Friends held a national peace conference and launched a coordinated Kenyan Quaker…