September 6-12, 2025

It was an exciting week at Tandem Friends on many levels. Our Varsity XC team ran well at the Pole Green Classic on Saturday.  Middle School teams played five games this week, hosting all of them here. Our Upper School students embarked on Experience Days adventures in many directions. 9th graders spent a day at Triple C Camp, then headed to a 4H camp in Appomattox. 10th graders spent their days in Washington, DC at museums and with Friends Place on Capitol Hill. 11th graders trekked to Balsam, NC for outdoor adventure and a dip into Native American and mountain culture history there. Our seniors spent a productive week working on college applications and senior project startup, then ended the week with a campus campout and Senior Sunrise. Read more about Experience Days activities by grade below, with links to more photos. Our Middle Schoolers enjoyed being the only students on campus, playing lunchtime games all over the campus. 5th graders shared in a fun lunch with the seniors during which they gave each other advice (click here or read more below to check out the advice shared). Tired but happy Upper Schoolers are returning to campus this afternoon with many tales to tell.

The Upper School cast of The Great Gatsby was announced (see below), and Middle School drama students are already working on writing, acting, singing and dancing skills for their shows. Tandem student and staff volunteers had a great time working at our table at last weekend’s Cville Pride Fest. Some 7th grade PE students took a lovely walk on the Monticello Trail this week. Middle Schoolers today learned about and celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month during Community Time, led by Middle School Spanish teacher Victoria Bryant.