Friends School of Wilmington
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Friends School of Wilmington is a private/independent Quaker school with a Montessori preschool located in New Hanover County in Wilmington, NC. The school was founded in 1995 by the Wilmington (NC) Friends Meeting and has grown from a middle school for 30 students in rented space in downtown Wilmington to 195 students 18 months-8th grade on two campus located 2.9 miles apart with five buildings and eight acres of playgrounds, fields, gardens, woods, and a pond.
The Montessori preschool program lays a critical foundation for future growth as students explore areas such as Practical Life, Sensorial Activities, Cultural Areas, Language, Mathematics, Art and Kindermusik, and hone their large and small motor skills in an outdoor learning environment. Elementary and middle school students focus on Math, Language Arts, Social Studies and Science on a daily basis, in conjunction with enrichment courses and additional classes and activities such as Physical Education, Spanish, Art, Music, Service Learning and Meeting for Worship. Middle School students are enrolled in enrichment courses and programs including Spanish, Yearbook, Drama, Dance, Chorus, Keyboarding, Essential Computer Skills, Student Newspaper, Quakerism, Health, and Study Skills. The curriculum is relevant, research-based, developmentally appropriate and process-oriented.
The rigorous academic approach is designed to develop joyful, confident, successful students while emphasizing a collaborative and supportive learning environment.The school features several distinct programs deriving from its Quaker heritage. These include service learning, nature curriculum, teaching children to care. An emphasis on peace, harmony, equality, social justice, personal responsibility, community-based decision making with a focus on the environment, the community and the world.
School Type: Independent, Non-Profit, and Quaker
Ages/Grades: 18 months - 8th grade, Montessori Preschool, Elementary School, and Middle School
Enrollment: 195+ students
Teaching Faculty: 24
Students per Teacher: 12 to 1 (Average)
Location: New Hanover County, Wilmington, NC
Director of Admissions: Ann Souder
School Information/Address:
Pine Grove Campus (18 months-2nd Grade)
207 Pine Grove Drive, Wilmington,NC 28403
910.791.8221
Peiffer Campus (3rd-8th Grades)
350 Peiffer Avenue, Wilmington,NC 28409
910.792.1811
The Montessori preschool program lays a critical foundation for future growth as students explore areas such as Practical Life, Sensorial Activities, Cultural Areas, Language, Mathematics, Art and Kindermusik, and hone their large and small motor skills in an outdoor learning environment. Elementary and middle school students focus on Math, Language Arts, Social Studies and Science on a daily basis, in conjunction with enrichment courses and additional classes and activities such as Physical Education, Spanish, Art, Music, Service Learning and Meeting for Worship. Middle School students are enrolled in enrichment courses and programs including Spanish, Yearbook, Drama, Dance, Chorus, Keyboarding, Essential Computer Skills, Student Newspaper, Quakerism, Health, and Study Skills. The curriculum is relevant, research-based, developmentally appropriate and process-oriented.
The rigorous academic approach is designed to develop joyful, confident, successful students while emphasizing a collaborative and supportive learning environment.The school features several distinct programs deriving from its Quaker heritage. These include service learning, nature curriculum, teaching children to care. An emphasis on peace, harmony, equality, social justice, personal responsibility, community-based decision making with a focus on the environment, the community and the world.
FSW FACTS
Head of School: Ethan WilliamsonSchool Type: Independent, Non-Profit, and Quaker
Ages/Grades: 18 months - 8th grade, Montessori Preschool, Elementary School, and Middle School
Enrollment: 195+ students
Teaching Faculty: 24
Students per Teacher: 12 to 1 (Average)
Location: New Hanover County, Wilmington, NC
Director of Admissions: Ann Souder
School Information/Address:
Pine Grove Campus (18 months-2nd Grade)
207 Pine Grove Drive, Wilmington,NC 28403
910.791.8221
Peiffer Campus (3rd-8th Grades)
350 Peiffer Avenue, Wilmington,NC 28409
910.792.1811
See also
- Greater Wilmington Chamber of CommerceGreater Wilmington Chamber of CommerceOriginally organized in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1853, the was incorporated in 1866 by an act of the North Carolina General Assembly. At that time, Wilmington business leaders appreciated the potential of North Carolina’s largest city and sought to lend guidance to the economic direction of...
- List of Friends schools
- Meeting for worshipMeeting for worshipA meeting for worship is a practice of the Religious Society of Friends in many ways comparable to a church service. These services have a wide variety of forms, creating a spectrum from typical Protestant liturgy to silent waiting for the Spirit .A Meeting for Worship may start with a query;...
- National Association of Independent SchoolsNational Association of Independent SchoolsThe National Association of Independent Schools is a U.S.-based membership organization for private, nonprofit, K-12 schools. Founded in 1963, NAIS represents independent schools and associations in the United States, including day, boarding, and day/boarding schools; elementary and secondary...