Greene Street Friends School
Tricia Ebarvia's work experience includes serving as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Greene Street Friends School since July 2021. Prior to this, they co-founded the Institute for Racial Equity in Literacy in June 2019. From July 2001 to June 2021, they worked as a Teacher and Department Chair at Conestoga High School in the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District.
Tricia Ebarvia earned their Master of Science degree in Education from the University of Pennsylvania in 2001. Tricia also obtained a Secondary English 7-12 Teaching Certification Level 2 from the Pennsylvania State Department of Education in the same year. In 2010, they became a Teacher Consultant through the National Writing Project, and in 2012, they completed a Certificate in Instructional Strategies for Teaching Writing and Literature from the Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project.
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Greene Street Friends School
Greene Street Friends is a Quaker school that inspires our student body, who represent the diversity of Philadelphia at large, to be world changers and seekers of knowledge, equity, and social justice. We value the richness of our diversity, encourage empathy and responsibility, and expand how students perceive the complexities of their experiences. The character of our community, located in the heart of historic Germantown, is rooted deeply in respect for everyone, stemming from the Quaker belief in “that of God” in all, and strengthened by our caring, spiritual relationship with Green Street Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Cultivated by the school community, students foster partnerships with our Germantown and surrounding neighbors, affirming themselves and others as they come to honor differences in ability, language, skin color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, family structure, or family income. Emphasis on simplicity, stewardship, integrity, and the reliance on peaceful conflict resolution underlie our inclusive community. We provide a holistic, robust curriculum, working to ensure each student’s fullest academic, social-emotional, physical, and spiritual development. We encourage self-advocacy, resilience, leadership, and creativity with innovative teaching methods and our Life Skills curriculum. Our students develop the skills and character to thrive in their academic environments beyond Greene Street Friends School, and to make the world a better place.