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New Head of School appointed at Haddonfield Friends School
Cherry Hill resident Matthew Sharp starts his position as Head of School at Haddonfield Friends School on July 1, 2016
The Haddonfield Friends School Board of Trustees has named Matthew Sharp of Cherry Hill as the new Head of School beginning July 1, 2016.
For the past 15 years, Sharp has served as a principal at K–12 schools and institutions in South Jersey. He is passionate about strengthening curriculum cohesiveness and continuity, establishing processes for understanding the “whole student” and hands-on, experiential learning. Sharp is looking forward to building strong relationships with parents and extended communities, and creating transparency of classroom and administration.
“The Haddonfield Friends School community is excited to have someone as talented and respected as Matthew Sharp as our new Head of School. He has tremendous energy, passion and enthusiasm for education and Quaker values,” says Louise Senopoulos, Clerk of HFS Board of Trustees and member of the search committee.
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Sharp has received his BS from the College of New Jersey, M. Ed. from Wilmington University, and is in the dissertation phase of his Ed. D in Educational Leadership from Rowan University.
Matthew and his wife Dayna are both Quakers and members of the Haddonfield Monthly Meeting. Their oldest son is enrolled in HFS’s full-day Kindergarten program. Sharp shared his view of HFS as “a magical place where children discover a love of learning that persists throughout their lives.”
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Haddonfield Friends School was founded in 1786. In the spirit of the Society of Friends, the faculty and staff of HFS view each child as a unique individual within the group and guide each toward achieving his or her potential, intellectually and socially. A strong community exists at HFS. Students from all grades, youngest to oldest, interact with one another in various planned activities, and faculty and students together create an atmosphere of cooperation and respect in which all feel a sense of responsibility and worth.
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