List of Friends Schools
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Friends schools are institutions that provide an education based on the beliefs and testimonies of the Religious Society of Friends
(Quakers). This article is a list of schools currently or historically associated with the Society of Friends, regardless of their current degree of affiliation.
Friends schools vary greatly both in their interpretation of Quaker principles, and in how they relate to formal organizations that make up the Society of Friends. Most Friends schools are similar in their mission however: to provide an academically sound education while also instilling values of community, spirituality, responsibility and stewardship in their students.
Some institutions founded by Friends were never formally "Quaker Schools." Some historically Friends institutions are no longer formally associated with the Society of Friends. Those that continue to call themselves "Quaker schools" may have formal oversight from a Friends yearly
or monthly meeting
s (often called coming "under care of" a meeting), and others are governed by members of the Society of Friends and/or adhere to aspects of Quaker practice.
Because of the wide range of Friends, the branch (or branches) of Quakerism with which the school affiliates are included, and where applicable the Yearly
, Quarterly or Monthly
Meeting under whose care or governance the school is held is shown.
defunct- Argenta Friends School, Argenta, B.C
Friends' school Lisburn opned in 1750
Non-Friends Schools with Friends Connections
Defunct Friends Schools
website counts, but does not name, many more Kenyan Friends schools than are listed here,
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
(Quakers). This article is a list of schools currently or historically associated with the Society of Friends, regardless of their current degree of affiliation.
Friends schools vary greatly both in their interpretation of Quaker principles, and in how they relate to formal organizations that make up the Society of Friends. Most Friends schools are similar in their mission however: to provide an academically sound education while also instilling values of community, spirituality, responsibility and stewardship in their students.
Some institutions founded by Friends were never formally "Quaker Schools." Some historically Friends institutions are no longer formally associated with the Society of Friends. Those that continue to call themselves "Quaker schools" may have formal oversight from a Friends yearly
Yearly Meeting
Yearly Meeting is a term used by members of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, to refer to an organization composed of a collection of smaller, more frequent constituent meetings within a geographical area. These constituent meetings go by various names such as Quarterly Meetings, which...
or monthly meeting
Monthly meeting
Monthly Meetings are, traditionally, the basic unit of administration in the Religious Society of Friends .For some Friends a Monthly Meeting is a single Meeting , while for others it is a grouping of Meetings which come together for administrative purposes. Membership in the Religious Society of...
s (often called coming "under care of" a meeting), and others are governed by members of the Society of Friends and/or adhere to aspects of Quaker practice.
Because of the wide range of Friends, the branch (or branches) of Quakerism with which the school affiliates are included, and where applicable the Yearly
Yearly Meeting
Yearly Meeting is a term used by members of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, to refer to an organization composed of a collection of smaller, more frequent constituent meetings within a geographical area. These constituent meetings go by various names such as Quarterly Meetings, which...
, Quarterly or Monthly
Monthly meeting
Monthly Meetings are, traditionally, the basic unit of administration in the Religious Society of Friends .For some Friends a Monthly Meeting is a single Meeting , while for others it is a grouping of Meetings which come together for administrative purposes. Membership in the Religious Society of...
Meeting under whose care or governance the school is held is shown.
Australia
- The Friends' School, Hobart, in HobartHobartHobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
: PreK-12th grade, founded by Quakers and governed by Quaker principles. The majority of the school governors are appointed by Australia Yearly MeetingAustralia Yearly MeetingAustralia Yearly Meeting is the body of members of the Religious Society of Friends in Australia. Quakers within Australia Yearly Meeting generally follow the unprogrammed style of worship....
, mostly from the Tasmania Regional Meeting; the Hobart local meeting houseFriends meeting houseA Friends meeting house is a meeting house of the Religious Society of Friends , where meeting for worship may be held.-History:Quakers do not believe that meeting for worship should take place in any special place. They believe that "where two or three meet together in my name, I am there among...
is on school grounds.
Bolivia
Bolivian Friends have established several schools, which are supported from the United States by the Bolivian Quaker Education Fund.Canada
- Pickering CollegePickering CollegePickering College is an independent, co-educational school for children in grades from Junior Kindergarten through grade 12. It is located in Newmarket, Ontario in Canada on a 17-hectare property on Bayview Avenue...
, Newmarket, OntarioNewmarket, OntarioNewmarket is a town in Southern Ontario located approximately 50 km north of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area and is connected to Toronto by freeway, and is served by three interchanges along Highway 404. It is also connected to Highway 400 via Highway 9...
, PreK-12th grade, founded as a Quaker School, "not a Quaker school today".
defunct- Argenta Friends School, Argenta, B.C
Costa Rica
- Monteverde Friends School, MonteverdeMonteverdeMonteverde, Costa Rica is a small town in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Located in the Cordillera de Tilarán, roughly a four hour drive from the Central Valley of Costa Rica, Monteverde is considered a major ecotourism destination in Costa Rica...
, PreK-12th grade, under care of Monteverde Monthly Meeting (Friends General ConferenceFriends General ConferenceFriends General Conference is a North American Quaker organization primarily serving the Quaker yearly and monthly meetings in the United States and Canada that choose to be members...
).
El Salvador
- Instituto Teológico de los Amigos de El Salvador, San SalvadorSan SalvadorThe city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
, El SalvadorEl SalvadorEl Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, a ministerial training institute under the care of Iglesia de los Amigos en El Salvador.
Secondary Schools
- Ackworth SchoolAckworth SchoolAckworth School is an independent school located in the village of High Ackworth, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is one of eight Quaker Schools in England. The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and SHMIS . The Head is Kathryn Bell, who succeeded...
, England. "founded in 1779 by John Fothergill on behalf of The Religious Society of Friends... the School Committee is still accountable to this body." - Bootham SchoolBootham SchoolBootham School is an independent Quaker boarding school in the city of York in North Yorkshire, England. It was founded by the Religious Society of Friends in 1823. It is close to York Minster. The current headmaster is Jonathan Taylor. The school's motto Membra Sumus Corporis Magni means "We...
, York, England. Majority of School Committee is appointed by Quakers in Yorkshire, formerly Yorkshire Quarterly Meeting. - Breckenbrough SchoolBreckenbrough SchoolBreckenbrough School, England, is a registered charitable trust school with a Quaker foundation.Breckenbrough School is a special educational needs residential school for boys which has established success in supporting pupils with a variety of conditions, including autism spectrum disorders like...
, England. Residential school for boys with behavioral and emotional conditions. A "registered charitable trust school with a Quaker... trusteeship." - Leighton Park SchoolLeighton Park SchoolLeighton Park School is a co-educational Quaker independent school for both day and boarding pupils. It is situated in the large town of Reading in Berkshire, in South East England...
, Reading, England. Independent Quaker boarding and day school. Founded in 1890 in part to replace Grove School (Tottenham)Grove School (Tottenham)Grove House School was a Quaker school in Tottenham, United Kingdom.The school was established in 1828 as a boarding school for boys of the Quaker community, initially under Thomas Binns. One of its founders was Josiah Forster, who had attended the Quaker school his grandfather had founded in 1752,...
. - The Mount School, YorkThe Mount School, YorkThe Mount School is a Quaker independent day and boarding school in York, England, for girls aged 11–18. It was founded in 1831. Its preparatory school is called Tregelles, and it accepts only girls from 2012 onwards and has a nursery department. There are two or three forms in Year 7 to 11 and...
, England, independent Friends school for girls, founded by Yorkshire Quakers. - Friends School Saffron WaldenFriends School Saffron WaldenFriends' School is an Quaker independent school located in Saffron Walden, Essex, situated approximately 12 miles south of the city of Cambridge...
, England, the oldest Friends School, founded 1702, under the care of Britain Yearly Meeting which indirectly appoints the school's Board of Governors through the Friends School Saffron Walden General Meeting (FSSWGM).
Friends' school Lisburn opned in 1750
- Sibford SchoolSibford SchoolSibford School is a British co-educational independent school in Sibford Ferris, west of Banbury in Oxfordshire, linked with the Religious Society of Friends. The school has both day and boarding pupils between the ages of 3 and 18.-Overview:...
, England, independent Friends school - Sidcot SchoolSidcot SchoolSidcot School is a British co-educational independent school for boarding and day pupils, associated with the Religious Society of Friends. It is one of seven Quaker schools in England....
, England. "The School’s... Governing Body, is largely appointed by representatives from Quaker meetings in the South West of England."
Non-Friends Schools with Friends Connections
- St Christopher School, England, founded by TheosophistsTheosophyTheosophy, in its modern presentation, is a spiritual philosophy developed since the late 19th century. Its major themes were originally described mainly by Helena Blavatsky , co-founder of the Theosophical Society...
and never under care of the Society of Friends, but operated 1925-1980 by the Harris family, who were Quakers.
Defunct Friends Schools
- Great Ayton Friends' SchoolGreat Ayton Friends' SchoolGreat Ayton Friends' School in Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England, was an independent, co-educational, agricultural boarding school, run by the Religious Society of Friends ....
, England, founded as a school for students whose parents had been disowned by Friends meetings for "marrying out" of meeting, became a general Friends school after 1854, became formally disassociated with Friends in 1991 as "Ayton School," and closed in 1997. - Newington Academy for GirlsNewington Academy for GirlsThe Newington Academy for Girls, also known as Newington College for Girls, was a Quaker school established in 1824 in Stoke Newington, then north of London. In a time when girls' educational opportunities were limited, it offered a wide range of subjects "on a plan in degree differing from any...
, [Stoke Newington]], then just north of London. Founded in 1824 by William AllenWilliam Allen- Politicians :* William Allen , Canadian politician from Toronto* William Allen , American congressman from Ohio* William Allen , American politician from Ohio...
. - Wennington SchoolWennington SchoolWennington School, founded by the Quaker educationalist Kenneth C. Barnes, was a co-educational and ultimately progressive boarding school.It was originally founded in 1940 in Lunesdale, Lancashire. Early governors included Alfred Schweitzer and John Macmurray...
, England (closed 1975) - Wigton School, Brookfield, WigtonWigtonWigton is a small market town and civil parish outside the Lake District, in the administrative county of Cumbria in England, and traditionally in Cumberland. It is the bustling and thriving centre of the Solway Plain, situated between the Caldbeck Fells and the Solway coast...
, England (closed 1984)
Other institutions
- Woodbrooke Quaker Study CentreWoodbrooke Quaker Study CentreWoodbrooke Quaker Study Centre is a Quaker college based in the Selly Oak area of Birmingham, England.The only Quaker Study Centre in Europe, it was founded by George Cadbury in 1903 and occupies his former home on the Bristol Road. Woodbrooke's first Director of Studies was the biblical scholar J...
, adult study centre for United Kingdom Quakers.
Honduras
- Instituto Biblico Jorge Fox, San MarcosSan Marcos, OcotepequeSan Marcos is a municipality in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque.This city of 17,000 people is in Western Honduras bordering Guatemala and El Salvador. It's located between the highest point in Honduras, Mount Meredon, and the Rio Grande and Suntulin Rivers. It was founded by Spanish and...
OcotepequeOcotepequeOcotepeque is a town and municipality in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque.Located 15 miles from the Honduran–Salvadoran border as well as the Honduran–Guatemalan border, Ocotepeque is one of the first municipalities encountered when traveling between the countries...
, HondurasHondurasHonduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
, a ministerial training institute under the care of Junta Annual Amigos de Honduras.
Ireland
- Drogheda Grammar SchoolDrogheda Grammar SchoolDrogheda Grammar School is a co-educational, multi-denominational boarding and day school, located on the Mornington Road, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland....
, DroghedaDroghedaDrogheda is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea....
, Co. Meath (Louth), trustees are mostly members of the Society of Friends, not formally under care of a meeting - Friends' School Lisburn, LisburnLisburnDemographicsLisburn Urban Area is within Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area and is classified as a Large Town by the . On census day there were 71,465 people living in Lisburn...
, Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, majority of trustees represent Ulster Quarterly Meeting. - Newtown Junior School,
- Newtown School, WaterfordWaterfordWaterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...
, IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... - Rathgar Junior School
Jamaica
- Happy Grove High School, Hectors RiverHectors River-References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...
, founded by Quakers, now operated by the Jamaican government.
Japan
- Friends School (Japan), TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, founded by Quaker missionaries, now independent of specific meeting care, but run on Friends principles.
Kenya
All Quaker schools and yearly meetings in Kenya are affiliated with Friends United Meeting. Note that the Friends World Committee for ConsultationFriends World Committee for Consultation
The Friends World Committee for Consultation is a Quaker organization that works to communicate between all parts of Quakerism. FWCC's world headquarters is based in London. It has Consultative NGO status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations...
website counts, but does not name, many more Kenyan Friends schools than are listed here,
- Friends' School, KamusingaFriends' School, KamusingaFriends School Kamusinga is a school located in Kimilili on the slopes of Mount Elgon in Western Kenya, near Kimilili boys' high school. The school has about 1200 students and a staff of about 75 teachers...
, KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... - Friends' School, Kigama, KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
- Friends' Primary School, Mudete, KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
- Chavakali High School, KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
- Friends Theological College, Kaimoisi, KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, planned site of Friends University Kamoisi.
Lebanon
- Brummana High SchoolBrummana High SchoolBrummana High School is a secondary school in Lebanon. It is located in the village of Brummana, situated in Metn, Mount Lebanon, east of the capital city Beirut.This school was established in 1873, by the Quaker Theophilus Waldmeier...
(BHS) in BrummanaBrummanaBrummana is a town in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It is located east of Beirut, overlooking the capital and the Mediterranean.-Overview:...
, LebanonLebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
was founded by Theophilus Waldmeier and Cybil & Eli Jones in 1873. It remains in the Friends tradition, managed by British Quakers, serving a wide area of the Middle East.
United States
Abbreviations:- EFCI: Evangelical Friends Church International
- FGC: Friends General ConferenceFriends General ConferenceFriends General Conference is a North American Quaker organization primarily serving the Quaker yearly and monthly meetings in the United States and Canada that choose to be members...
- FUM: Friends United MeetingFriends United MeetingFriends United Meeting is an association of twenty-six yearly meetings of the Religious Society of Friends in North America, Africa, and the Caribbean. In addition there are several individual Monthly meetings and organizations that are members of FUM...
- NEYM: New England Yearly MeetingNew England Yearly MeetingNew England Yearly Meeting is a body of the Religious Society of Friends headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts that includes Friends from the New England region of the United States....
- PYM: Philadelphia Yearly MeetingPhiladelphia Yearly MeetingPhiladelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, or simply Philadelphia Yearly Meeting or PYM, is the central organizing body for Quaker meetings in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, area....
Higher Education
- Barclay CollegeBarclay CollegeBarclay College is a private, Religious Society of Friends four-year college in Haviland, Kansas. The mission of Barclay College is to prepare students in a Bible-centered environment for effective Christian life, service and leadership. It is known for ministry degrees, but the school also offers...
, Haviland, KansasHaviland, KansasHaviland is a city in Kiowa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 701. Haviland is home of Barclay College....
. Associated with Friends Church, but does not specify an affiliation. - Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
, Bryn Mawr, PennsylvaniaBryn Mawr, PennsylvaniaBryn Mawr from Welsh for "big hill") is a census-designated place in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia along Lancaster Avenue and the border with Delaware County...
. Founded as a Quaker institution, now non-denominational. - Earlham CollegeEarlham CollegeEarlham College is a liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. It was founded in 1847 by Quakers and has approximately 1,200 students.The president is John David Dawson...
, Richmond, IndianaRichmond, IndianaRichmond is a city largely within Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, United States, which borders Ohio. The city also includes the Richmond Municipal Airport, which is in Boston Township and separated from the rest of the city...
. Affiliated with Western Yearly Meeting (FUM). - Earlham School of ReligionEarlham School of ReligionEarlham School of Religion , a graduate division of Earlham College, located in Richmond, Indiana, is the oldest graduate seminary associated with the Religious Society of Friends . ESR was founded in 1960 by Wilmer Cooper, D. Elton Trueblood and others for the training of Quaker ministers...
, Richmond, IndianaRichmond, IndianaRichmond is a city largely within Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, United States, which borders Ohio. The city also includes the Richmond Municipal Airport, which is in Boston Township and separated from the rest of the city...
. Associated with FUM, but has relations with all branches of the Society of Friends. - Friends UniversityFriends UniversityFriends University is a private non-denominational Christian university in Wichita, Kansas.Friends University was founded in 1898. The main building was originally built in 1886 for Garfield University, but was donated in 1898 to the Religious Society of Friends by James Davis, a St. Louis...
, Wichita, KansasWichita, KansasWichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
. Founded as a Quaker institution, now non-denominational with "an amicable but independent relationship with the Society of Friends" (EFCI). - George Fox UniversityGeorge Fox UniversityGeorge Fox University is a Christian university of the liberal arts and sciences, and professional studies located in Newberg, Oregon, United States. Founded as a school for Quakers in 1885, the private school has more than 3,400 students combined between its main campus in Newberg and its centers...
, Newberg, OregonNewberg, Oregon-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 18,064 people, 6,099 households, and 4,348 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,599.4 people per square mile . There were 6,435 housing units at an average density of 1,282.2 per square mile...
. Affiliated with Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends (EFCI). - Global CollegeGlobal CollegeGlobal College of Long Island University offers the only program in the world that integrates a series of yearlong cultural immersions into a progressive, four-year Bachelor of Arts degree...
. Founded as Friends World College by New York Yearly MeetingNew York Yearly MeetingNew York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, or simply New York Yearly Meeting or NYYM, is the central organizing body for Quaker meetings and worship groups in New York State, northern and central New Jersey, and southwestern Connecticut....
(Friends General ConferenceFriends General ConferenceFriends General Conference is a North American Quaker organization primarily serving the Quaker yearly and monthly meetings in the United States and Canada that choose to be members...
), now part of Long Island UniversityLong Island UniversityLong Island University is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution of higher education in the U.S. state of New York.-History:...
and unaffiliated with Friends. - Guilford CollegeGuilford CollegeGuilford College, founded in 1837 by members of the Religious Society of Friends , is an independent college whose stated mission is to: provide a transformative, practical and excellent liberal arts education that produces critical thinkers in an inclusive, diverse environment, guided by Quaker...
, Greensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...
. Founded as a Quaker college. College draws on Quaker traditions, but no formal affiliation. - Haverford CollegeHaverford CollegeHaverford College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States, a suburb of Philadelphia...
, Haverford, PennsylvaniaHaverford, PennsylvaniaHaverford is an unincorporated community located partially in Haverford Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA, but primarily in Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County, about west of Philadelphia. It is on the Main Line, which is known historically for its wealth. As of August 2009,...
. Founded by members of the PYM, became part of the Orthodox PYM after the Hicksite-Orthodox schism. Remains rooted in Friends tradition and grounded in Quaker practice, but without formal affiliation. - Houston Graduate School of TheologyHouston Graduate School of TheologyHouston Graduate School of Theology or HGST is an independent, evangelical, multicultural, and ecumenical seminary, training students from more than 30 denominational traditions...
, Houston, TexasHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
. "identifies with the Quaker movement," grounded in Evangelical Friends theology and practice. - Johns Hopkins UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityThe Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
, Baltimore, Maryland was founded by a Quaker and most early trustees were Quaker, but was always officially non-denominational. - Malone University, Canton, OhioCanton, OhioCanton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. Sponsored by Evangelical Friends Church - Eastern Region (EFCI). - Pacific Oaks CollegePacific Oaks CollegePacific Oaks College is located in Pasadena, California, United States. Pacific Oaks College is a higher education institution that has full & part-time undergraduate and graduate students throughout Pacific Oaks' California campuses as well as online...
, Pasadena, CaliforniaPasadena, CaliforniaPasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
. Graduate school of education based around a children's school founded by Quakers. Strong Friends influence but no formal affiliation. - Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore CollegeSwarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia....
, Swarthmore, PennsylvaniaSwarthmore, PennsylvaniaSwarthmore is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Swarthmore was originally named Westdale in honor of noted painter Benjamin West, who was one of the early residents of the town. The name was changed to Swarthmore after the establishment of Swarthmore College...
. Founded by Hicksite PYM, now independent. - Whittier CollegeWhittier CollegeWhittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, California. As of January 2009, the college has approximately 1540 enrolled students.-Overview:...
, Whittier, CaliforniaWhittier, CaliforniaWhittier is a city in Los Angeles County, California about southeast of Los Angeles. The city had a population of 85,331 at the 2010 census, up from 83,680 as of the 2000 census, and encompasses 14.7 square miles . Like nearby Montebello, the city constitutes part of the Gateway Cities...
. Founded by Quakers, now secular and independent with "an appreciation for Quaker values." - William Penn UniversityWilliam Penn UniversityWilliam Penn University is a private, liberal arts university in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. It was founded by members of the Religious Society of Friends in 1873 as Penn College...
, Oskaloosa, IowaOskaloosa, IowaOskaloosa is the county seat of Mahaska County, Iowa, United States. The population was 11,463 in the 2010 census, an increase from 10,938 in the 2000 census. -History:...
. Founded by Quakers, no formal affiliation. "The university is firmly rooted in its Christian heritage with certain characteristics distinctive to Quakers, but welcomes faculty, staff and students from all faiths." - Wilmington College, Wilmington, OhioWilmington, OhioWilmington is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,520 at the 2010 census. At city entrances from state routes, county roads, and U.S. highways, the city slogan of "We Honor Our Champions" is seen, accompanied by signs that highlight various...
. Founded by Quakers, associated with Wilmington Yearly Meeting (FUM).
Secondary (High) Schools
"Independent Quaker schools" are operated using Quaker principles and often include a majority of Quakers among trustees, but are not formally under care of a meeting.- Abington Friends SchoolAbington Friends SchoolAbington Friends School, founded in 1697, is a K-12 private Quaker secondary school in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania . It is the oldest primary and secondary educational institution in the United States to operate continuously at the same location under the same management...
, Abington, PennsylvaniaAbington Township, Montgomery County, PennsylvaniaAbington Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 55,310 in as of the 2010 census.Abington Township is one of Montgomery County's oldest communities dating back to before 1700 and being incorporated in 1704. It is home to some of the county's...
, grades preK-12, under care of Abington Monthly Meeting, PYM (FGC). - Alexandria Friends SchoolAlexandria Friends SchoolAlexandria Friends School is a private, non-profit Friends "Quaker" middle and high school located at 3830 Seminary Road in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. It was founded in 2006 by faculty and staff from Thornton Friends School's Alexandria campus, which closed at the end of the 2005-2006 school year...
, Alexandria, VirginiaAlexandria, VirginiaAlexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
, grades 9-12, Independent Quaker school. - Brooklyn Friends SchoolBrooklyn Friends SchoolBrooklyn Friends School is a Quaker school in New York City. Brooklyn Friends School is an independent, college preparatory Quaker school serving a culturally diverse educational community of approximately 700 students, ages 20 months through 12th grade.-History:Founded in 1867 by the Religious...
, Brooklyn, New York, grades preK-12, Independent Quaker school. - Carolina Friends School, Durham, North CarolinaDurham, North CarolinaDurham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
, grades preK-12, Independent Quaker school. - Delaware Valley Friends SchoolDelaware Valley Friends SchoolDelaware Valley Friends School was founded in 1986 by Irene McHenry. Located in Paoli, Pennsylvania, DVFS offers secondary Quaker education for students in grades 6-12 who have learning differences...
, Paoli, PennsylvaniaPaoli, PennsylvaniaPaoli is a census-designated place in Chester County near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated in portions of two townships: Tredyffrin and Willistown...
, specializing in students with learning differences, grades 7-12, under the care of Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting, PYM (FGC). - Friends AcademyFriends AcademyFriends Academy is a Quaker, coeducational, independent, college preparatory school serving students from nursery school through the twelfth grade, located in Locust Valley, New York, United States. The school was founded in 1876 by 78-year-old Gideon Frost for "The children of Friends and those...
, Locust Valley, New YorkLocust Valley, New YorkLocust Valley is a hamlet located in Nassau County, New York. Locust Valley is an unincorporated area of the Town of Oyster Bay...
, Independent PreK-12 Quaker School. - Friends Bible Training School, Kotzebue, AlaskaKotzebue, AlaskaAs of the census of 2000, there were 3,082 people, 889 households, and 656 families residing in the city. The population density was 114.1 people per square mile . There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of 37.3 per square mile...
, supported by Alaska Yearly Meeting (EFCI). - Friends' Central SchoolFriends' Central SchoolFriends' Central School is a college-preparatory, Quaker, coeducational day school for nursery through grade 12 located in Wynnewood, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, grades preK-12, Independent Quaker School. - Friends Meeting School, IjamsvilleIjamsville, MarylandIjamsville is an unincorporated community located 7 miles southeast of Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.In 1785, a gentleman by the name of Plummer Ijams became the first recorded resident of what would become Ijamsville. Plummer Ijams died on June 14, 1796...
, Frederick County, MarylandFrederick County, MarylandFrederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....
, grades preK-12 (grades 9-12 beginning fall 2009), Independent Quaker school - Friends School of BaltimoreFriends School of BaltimoreFriends School of Baltimore is a private Quaker school in Baltimore, serving students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.-History:It is the oldest private school in Baltimore, founded in 1784 by members of the Religious Society of Friends . Classes were first held in the Aisquith Street...
, Baltimore, Maryland, grades preK-12, now Independent, but maintains historic ties to Baltimore Monthly Meeting, Stony Run, Baltimore Yearly Meeting (FGC). - Friends Select SchoolFriends Select SchoolFriends Select School is a private Quaker school in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has approximately 530 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, and focuses on college preparation in the "upper school" . With a history dating to 1689, Friends Select has been located at...
, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, grades preK-12, under care of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Race Street) and the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Arch Street), both PYM (FGC). - Friends SeminaryFriends SeminaryFriends Seminary is an elite private day school in Manhattan. It is owned and controlled by the New York Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. The school, the oldest continuous coeducational school in New York City, serves 694 college-bound day students in Kindergarten through...
, New York, New York, grades K-12, under care of New York Quarterly Meeting, New York Yearly Meeting (FGC). - George SchoolGeorge SchoolGeorge School is a private Quaker boarding and day high school located on a rural campus near Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded at its present site in 1893, and has grown from a single building to over 20 academic, athletic, and residential buildings...
, Newtown, PennsylvaniaNewtown, PennsylvaniaNewtown is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania:* Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania* Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania* Newtown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania* Newtown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania...
, grades 9-12, Independent; board is self-perpetuating by approval of PYM (FGC). - Germantown Friends SchoolGermantown Friends SchoolGermantown Friends School is a coeducational K-12 school in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States under the supervision of Germantown Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends . It is governed by a School Committee whose members are drawn mainly...
, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, grades preK-12, under care of Germantown Monthly Meeting, PYM (FGC). - Greenleaf Friends AcademyGreenleaf Friends AcademyGreenleaf Friends Academy is a school in Greenleaf, Idaho serving kindergarten through 12th grade. It was founded in 1908 as the high school for the Quaker-founded community of Greenleaf. The majority of its board represents three area Friends Churches, which are all members of Northwest Yearly...
, Greenleaf, IdahoGreenleaf, IdahoGreenleaf is a city in Canyon County, Idaho, United States. The population was 862 at the 2000 census. Named after Quaker poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier.Greenleaf is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, grades K-12, Independent, but affiliated with Northwest Yearly Meeting (EFCI). - Lincoln SchoolLincoln School, Rhode IslandLincoln School is a liberal arts college preparatory day school for girls nursery through twelfth grade, located in Providence, Rhode Island.-History:...
, Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence, Rhode IslandProvidence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
, Girls grades PreK-12, Independent Quaker school. - Mary McDowell Friends School, Brooklyn, New York, specializing in students with learning differences, age 5-18. Formally known as Mary McDowell Center for Learning.
- The Meeting SchoolThe meeting schoolThe Meeting School is a co-ed boarding school for grades 9-12 based on the practices and principals of the Religious Society of Friends . It is located in Rindge, New Hampshire, USA on a working organic farm with of field and forest....
, Rindge, New HampshireRindge, New HampshireRindge is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,014 at the 2010 census. Rindge is home to Franklin Pierce University, the Cathedral of the Pines, and part of Annett State Forest.-Native American inhabitants:...
, grades 9-12, Independent Quaker school. - Moorestown Friends SchoolMoorestown Friends SchoolMoorestown Friends School is a private Quaker school located at East Main Street and Chester Avenue in Moorestown, New Jersey. As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 668 students and 81.0 classroom teachers , for a student–teacher ratio of 8.2...
, Moorestown, New Jersey, grades PreK-12, Independent, affiliated with Moorestown Monthly Meeting, PYM (FGC). - Moses Brown SchoolMoses Brown SchoolMoses Brown School is a Quaker school located in Providence, Rhode Island, founded by Moses Brown, a Quaker abolitionist, in 1784. It is one of the oldest preparatory schools in the country.-Founder:...
, Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence, Rhode IslandProvidence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
, grades preK-12, under care of NEYM (FGC/FUM). - New Garden Friends SchoolNew Garden Friends SchoolNew Garden Friends School is an independent Quaker school in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. A coeducational school, it offers classes from age three through 12th grade, educating around 285 students...
, Greensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...
, grades preK-12, Independent Quaker school. - Oakwood Friends SchoolOakwood Friends SchoolOakwood Friends School is a College Preparatory school located in Poughkeepsie, New York. It is the first College Preparatory school in New York....
, Poughkeepsie, New YorkPoughkeepsie (city), New YorkPoughkeepsie is a city in the state of New York, United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the Hudson River Valley midway between New York City and Albany...
, Independent grade 6-12 Quaker school. - Olney Friends SchoolOlney Friends SchoolOlney Friends School is a small, co-educational boarding high school affiliated with the Religious Society of Friends . Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Barnesville, Ohio, the school "challenges students to grow, celebrates intellectual vigor, provokes questions of...
, Barnesville, OhioBarnesville, OhioBarnesville is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,225 at the 2000 census...
, grades 9-12, Independent Quaker school formerly under the care of Ohio Yearly Meeting (FUM). - Portland Friends School, Portland, OregonPortland, OregonPortland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, grades preK-12. - Sandy Spring Friends SchoolSandy Spring Friends SchoolSandy Spring Friends School is a Quaker pre-Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade co-educational college preparatory day school with optional five and seven day boarding programs in the Upper School. SSFS is located on a wooded campus in the historic Quaker community of Sandy Spring in the heart of...
, Sandy Spring, MarylandSandy Spring, MarylandSandy Spring, Maryland is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland.The community was founded by Quakers who arrived in the early 18th century searching for land where they could grow tobacco and corn. One of the very early land owners in the Sandy Spring area was Richard Snowden,...
, preK-12, under the care of Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting, Baltimore Yearly Meeting (FGC). - Scattergood Friends SchoolScattergood Friends SchoolScattergood Friends School educates students in grades nine through twelve. It is in Cedar County, Iowa, two miles east and one half mile south of the town of West Branch. Founded in 1890 by Iowa Wilburite Quakers to provide a "guarded education" for their own children, it is owned and operated...
, West Branch, IowaWest Branch, IowaWest Branch is a city in Cedar and Johnson counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 2,342 as of July 2009, a 7% growth since the 2000 census...
, grades 9-12, owned and operated by Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends (Conservative Friends) - Sidwell Friends SchoolSidwell Friends SchoolSidwell Friends School is a Quaker private school located in Bethesda, Maryland and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through secondary school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas Sidwell, its motto is "Eluceat omnibus lux" , alluding to the Quaker concept of inner light...
, Washington, DC, grades preK-12, Independent Quaker school - Tandem Friends SchoolTandem Friends SchoolTandem Friends School is a coeducational secondary school founded in 1970 in Albemarle County, Virginia, just outside Charlottesville, by educators John Howard and Duncan Alling. In 1995, it joined the Friends Council on Education, adopting the educational beliefs and practices of the Quakers. The...
, Charlottesville, VirginiaCharlottesville, VirginiaCharlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...
, grades 5-12, Independent Quaker school. - Thornton Friends SchoolThornton Friends SchoolThornton Friends School was a 6-12 Quaker school with three campuses, two in Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.A., and one in Alexandria, Virginia in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area...
, Silver Spring, MarylandSilver Spring, MarylandSilver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown.The urbanized, oldest, and...
, grades 6-12, Independent Quaker school. - Virginia Beach Friends SchoolVirginia Beach Friends SchoolVirginia Beach Friends School is an independent life-skills and college preparatory day school founded in 1955 under the care of the Virginia Beach Friends Meeting...
, Virginia Beach, VirginiaVirginia Beach, VirginiaVirginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...
, grades preK-12, Independent Quaker school. - Wellsprings Friends SchoolWellsprings Friends SchoolWellsprings Friends School is a private non-profit alternative high school in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Wellsprings was founded in 1994 by members of the Eugene Friends Meeting, a local Quaker church. It serves a maximum of 60 students each year in grades 9 - 12....
, Eugene, OregonEugene, OregonEugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
, grades 9-12, Independent Quaker school, Northern Pacific Yearly Meeting. - Westtown SchoolWesttown SchoolWesttown School is a coeducational, college preparatory day and boarding school for students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.-About Westtown School:...
, Westtown, Pennsylvania, PreK-12 Independent Quaker School associated with PYM (FGC). - William Penn Charter SchoolWilliam Penn Charter SchoolWilliam Penn Charter School is an independent school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 1689 by William Penn...
, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, First Quaker school in the world. Grades preK-12, not formally under care of a meeting, but governed by Quaker principles. Board of Overseers is largely Quaker. - Wilmington Friends SchoolWilmington Friends SchoolWilmington Friends School, the oldest existing school in Delaware, is a preschool through 12th grade Quaker school in Wilmington, Delaware. The school was founded in 1748 by members of the Wilmington Monthly Meeting of Friends ....
, Wilmington, DelawareWilmington, DelawareWilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
, grades preK-12, independent but affiliated with Wilmington Monthly Meeting, PYM (FGC). - Woolman SemesterWoolman SemesterThe is a semester school focused on the intersections of peace, social justice, and sustainability. Students come from all over the country to attend Woolman for a single semester during their high school junior, senior, or gap year...
, Nevada City, CaliforniaNevada City, California-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Nevada City had a population of 3,068. The population density was 1,399.7 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Nevada City was 2,837 White, 26 African American, 28 Native American, 46 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 40 from other races,...
, one-semester program open to grades 11-13. Formerly John Woolman School.
Lower & Middle Schools
Note: This section lists schools with grades only below 9th grade. Schools including high school grades are listed above.- Buckingham Friends SchoolBuckingham Friends SchoolBuckingham Friends School, a private Quaker school in Lahaska, Pennsylvania was founded in 1794. The current Quaker Meetinghouse was built in 1754. The school started out as a small schooolhouse. An addition was put on in the 1930s, followed by the gymnasium in 1955 and the lower school building....
, Lahaska, PennsylvaniaLahaska, PennsylvaniaLahaska is an unincorporated community in central Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies just east of Buckingham and west of New Hope on Route 202. Lahaska is home to one of the most popular shopping areas in the region, Peddler's Village, as well as Buckingham Friends School, a...
, grades K-8, under care of Buckingham Monthly Meeting, PYM (FGC). - Cambridge Friends School, Cambridge, MassachusettsCambridge, MassachusettsCambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
, grades preK-8, under care of Friends Meeting at Cambridge, NEYM (FGC/FUM). - Chappaqua Friends Nursery School, Chappaqua, New YorkChappaqua, New YorkChappaqua is a hamlet and census-designated place in northern Westchester County, New York. As of the 2010 census, following a major revision to the delineation of its boundaries by the Census Bureau, the population was 1,436...
, PreK - Concord Friends Nursery School, Concordville, PennsylvaniaConcordville, PennsylvaniaConcordville is an unincorporated community in Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 20 miles west-southwest of Philadelphia, at the junction of U.S. Routes 1 and 322. This intersection can be traced back to two of the earliest roads in Pennsylvania,...
, PreK - Connecticut Friends SchoolConnecticut Friends SchoolConnecticut Friends School is a K-8 elementary and middle school located in Wilton, Connecticut run by the Religious Society of Friends. Founded in 1998, the school's enrollment consists of approximately 60 students....
, Wilton, ConnecticutWilton, ConnecticutWilton is a town nestled in the Norwalk River Valley in southwestern Connecticut in the United States. It is located in Fairfield County. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 18,062. In 2007, it was voted as one of CNN Money's "Best Places to Live" in the United States.Located along...
, grades K-8, under care of Wilton Friends Meeting, NEYM (FGC/FUM). - Fairville Friends School, Mendenhall, Chester County, PennsylvaniaChester County, Pennsylvania-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...
, PreK - Frankford Friends School, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, grades K-7, under the care of Frankford Monthly Meeting, PYM (FGC). - Friends Academy of Westampton, formerly Rancocas Friends Academy, Westampton Township, New JerseyWestampton Township, New Jersey-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,217 people, 2,525 households, and 1,966 families residing in the township. The population density was 653.6 people per square mile . There were 2,581 housing units at an average density of 233.8 per square mile...
, grades preK-8, Independent Quaker School - Friends Community School, College Park, MarylandCollege Park, MarylandCollege Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. The population was 30,413 at the 2010 census. It is best known as the home of the University of Maryland, College Park, and since 1994 the city has also been home to the "Archives II" facility of the U.S...
, grades K-8 - Friends School of AtlantaFriends School of AtlantaThe Friends School of Atlanta is an independent school in Decatur, Georgia.-History:The Atlanta Friends Meeting was organized in 1943, and in the late 1950s the Meeting purchased a residence on Fairview Road in the historic Druid Hills neighborhood...
, Decatur, GeorgiaDecatur, GeorgiaDecatur is a city in, and county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. With a population of 19,335 in the 2010 census, the city is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple zip codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear the Decatur name...
, grades K-8 - Friends School of CharlotteFriends School of CharlotteFriends School of Charlotte is a private Quaker school in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. It offers classes from kindergarten through 4th grade. The school uses the North Carolina Standard Course of Study as a roadmap of learning goals and objectives....
, Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
, grades K-4, Independent Quaker school. - Friends School in Detroit, Detroit, MichiganDetroit, MichiganDetroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
, grades preK-8 - Friends School HaverfordFriends School HaverfordFriends School Haverford is a private, Quaker elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which educates students in Grades Preschool through Sixth Grade. The school was founded in 1885, and is the oldest Quaker school on Philadelphia's Main Line...
, Haverford, PennsylvaniaHaverford, PennsylvaniaHaverford is an unincorporated community located partially in Haverford Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA, but primarily in Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County, about west of Philadelphia. It is on the Main Line, which is known historically for its wealth. As of August 2009,...
, grades preK-6 - Friends School of MinnesotaFriends School of MinnesotaThe Friends School of Minnesota is a Kindergarten through Eighth Grade independent school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1988 by area Quakers and peace activists, the goal of the school is to meet "children’s intellectual, emotional and spiritual needs in an environment that...
, St Paul, Minnesota, grades K-8, Independent Quaker School. - Friends School Mullica HillFriends School Mullica HillFriends School Mullica Hill is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational day school located in the Mullica Hill section of Harrison Township, New Jersey, United States, serving 273 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade....
, Mullica Hill, New JerseyMullica Hill, New JerseyMullica Hill is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Harrison Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, Mullica Hill population was 1,658.-History:... - Friends School of PortlandFriends School of PortlandThe Friends School of Portland is an independent pre-K through 8 Friends school located on Mackworth Island in Falmouth, Maine.The school is independent, non-profit, and tax-exempt. Over half of the Board members are active attenders and members of a Quaker meeting...
, Portland, MainePortland, MainePortland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000... - Friends Western School, Pasadena, CaliforniaPasadena, CaliforniaPasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
, grades preK-5 (through 6th grade in 2009-10) - Friends School of WilmingtonFriends School of WilmingtonFriends 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 Friends Meeting and has grown from a middle school for 30 students in rented space in downtown...
, Wilmington, North CarolinaWilmington, North CarolinaWilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...
, grades preK-8 - George Fox Friends School, Cochranville, Pennsylvania, grades PreK-6
- Goshen Friends School, East GoshenEast Goshen Township, PennsylvaniaEast Goshen Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,026 at the 2010 census.- History :...
, West Chester Area, PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PennsylvaniaThe Borough of West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,461 at the 2010 census.Valley Forge, the Brandywine Battlefield, Longwood Gardens, Marsh Creek State Park, and other historical attractions are near West Chester...
, grades preK-5 - Greene Street Friend School, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, grades preK-8 - Green Mountain Friends SchoolGreen Mountain Friends SchoolGreen Mountain Friends School is a Quaker private school located in Burlington, VT in the United States offering Quaker education to students ages 5-14...
, Burlington, VermontBurlington, VermontBurlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
, ages 5–14 years old - Greenwood Friends School, Millville, PennsylvaniaMillville, PennsylvaniaMillville is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, grades preK-8 - Gwynnedd Friends Pre-School & Kindergarten, Lower Gwynedd Township, PennsylvaniaLower Gwynedd Township, PennsylvaniaLower Gwynedd Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,405 at the 2010 census. The township comprises four villages: Gwynedd, Gwynedd Valley, Penllyn, and Spring House....
, grades preK-K - Haddonfield Friends SchoolHaddonfield Friends SchoolHaddonfield Friends School is a private, Quaker coeducational day school which has educated students for 225 years. It is located in Haddonfield, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States...
, Haddonfield, New JerseyHaddonfield, New JerseyHaddonfield is a borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough had a total population of 11,593....
grades preK-8, Independent Quaker school. - Harford Friends SchoolHarford Friends SchoolHarford Friends School is a co-ed K–8 independent private school guided by Quaker values located in Harford County, Maryland under the direction of Head of School, Jonathan Huxtable....
, Street, MarylandStreet, MarylandStreet, Maryland is a rural unincorporated area in Northern Harford County, Maryland. Street was first settled by Dutch immigrants in the early 18th century.One of the central villages in Street is Highland...
, grades 6-8 - Helen Gander Friends Nursery School, Wilton, ConnecticutWilton, ConnecticutWilton is a town nestled in the Norwalk River Valley in southwestern Connecticut in the United States. It is located in Fairfield County. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 18,062. In 2007, it was voted as one of CNN Money's "Best Places to Live" in the United States.Located along...
, grade preK - High Point Friends SchoolHigh Point Friends SchoolHigh Point Friends School, also known locally simply as "Friends School" is a Quaker institution in High Point, North Carolina. High Point Friends School is an independent, secondary Quaker school serving approximately 300 students, ages 12 months through 8th grade.Founded by members of High Point...
, High Point, North CarolinaHigh Point, North CarolinaHigh Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. As of 2010 the city had a total population of 104,371, according to the US Census Bureau. High Point is currently the eighth-largest municipality in North Carolina....
, grades preK-8 - Lansdowne Friends School, Lansdowne, PennsylvaniaLansdowne, PennsylvaniaLansdowne is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States located southwest of downtown Philadelphia. It was named for the Marquess of Lansdowne. The borough grew quickly in the early part of the twentieth century when a railroad stop was established near the intersection of...
, grades preK-6 - London Grove Friends Nursery School, Kennett Square, PennsylvaniaKennett Square, PennsylvaniaKennett Square is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known as the Mushroom Capital of the World because mushroom farming in the region produces over a million pounds of mushrooms a year...
, Kindergarten - Media-Providence Friends SchoolMedia-Providence Friends SchoolMedia-Providence Friends School is a Quaker school founded as Media Friends School in Media, Pennsylvania in 1876. A small pre-kindergarten through eighth grade academic community grounded in the Quaker testimonies of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Equality, Community and Service, MPFS offers a...
, Media, PennsylvaniaMedia, PennsylvaniaThe borough of Media is the county seat of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and is located west of Philadelphia. Media was incorporated in 1850 at the same time that it was named the county seat. The population was 5,533 at the 2000 census. Its school district is the Rose Tree Media School District...
, grades preK-8 - Newtown Friends SchoolNewtown Friends SchoolNewtown Friends School is a coeducational prekindergarten through eighth grade Quaker independent school founded in 1948 and located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Though its name and address indicate it is in Newtown Township, it is physically located in Middletown Township...
, Newtown, PennsylvaniaNewtown, PennsylvaniaNewtown is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania:* Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania* Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania* Newtown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania* Newtown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania...
, grades K-8 - Oak Lane Day Care, Westtown, Pennsylvania, grade preK
- Orchard Friends School, Riverton, New JerseyRiverton, New JerseyRiverton is a Borough located in Burlington County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough had a total population of 2,759....
, specializing in students with learning differences, grades K-8 - Pacific Ackworth Friends School, Temple City, CaliforniaTemple City, CaliforniaTemple City is a city in Los Angeles County, California. Temple City is part of a cluster of cities, along with Arcadia, Rosemead, Monterey Park, San Marino, and San Gabriel, in the west San Gabriel Valley with a rapidly growing Asian population. Temple City also has a Cuban and Puerto Rican...
- Pacific Friends School, Temple City, CaliforniaTemple City, CaliforniaTemple City is a city in Los Angeles County, California. Temple City is part of a cluster of cities, along with Arcadia, Rosemead, Monterey Park, San Marino, and San Gabriel, in the west San Gabriel Valley with a rapidly growing Asian population. Temple City also has a Cuban and Puerto Rican...
, preschool - Plymouth Meeting Friends School, Plymouth Meeting, PennsylvaniaPlymouth Meeting, PennsylvaniaPlymouth Meeting is a census-designated place in the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the northern terminus of the "Blue Route" and the southern terminus of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension . The population was 6,177 at the 2010 census...
, grades K-6 - Princeton Friends SchoolPrinceton Friends SchoolPrinceton Friends School is an independent Quaker day Kindergarten-8th grade school in Princeton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA. It is under the care of Princeton Monthly Meeting and located on the Meeting's historic property, adjacent to both the Institute for Advanced Study Woods and...
, Princeton, New JerseyPrinceton, New JerseyPrinceton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
, grades preK-8, under care of Princeton Monthly Friends Meeting, PYM (FGC) - The Quaker School at Horsham, Horsham, PennsylvaniaHorsham, PennsylvaniaHorsham is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,842 at the 2010 census. Horsham is located entirely within Horsham Township, and it is home to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove.In 2007, Horsham was named the 15th best...
, grades 1-8 - Rancocas Friends School, RancocasRancocas, New JerseyRancocas is an unincorporated community located in Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. The name derives from the Native American word Rankokous, which is the name of an Indian Reservation located there...
, Burlington County, New JerseyBurlington County, New JerseyThere were 154,371 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had...
, grades PreK-K, under care of Rancocas Monthly Meeting, PYM (FGC). - Richmond Friends School, Richmond, IndianaRichmond, IndianaRichmond is a city largely within Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, United States, which borders Ohio. The city also includes the Richmond Municipal Airport, which is in Boston Township and separated from the rest of the city...
, grades K-6 - Ridgewood Friends Neighborhood Nursery School, Ridgewood, New JerseyRidgewood, New JerseyRidgewood is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village population was 24,958. Ridgewood is an affluent suburban bedroom community of New York City, located approximately northwest of Midtown Manhattan.The Village of Ridgewood was...
, preschool - San Francisco Friends SchoolSan Francisco Friends SchoolSan Francisco Friends School is an independent school located in the heart of Mission District in San Francisco, California. Students currently attend Kindergarten through 8th grade. The school's educational philosophy is based 350 year-old Quaker values of simplicity, peace, integrity,...
, San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, grades K-8 - Scarsdale Friends Nursery School, Scarsdale, New YorkScarsdale, New YorkScarsdale is a coterminous town and village in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the northern suburbs of New York City. The Town of Scarsdale is coextensive with the Village of Scarsdale, but the community has opted to operate solely with a village government, one of several villages...
, preschool - School for Friends, Washington, DC, preschool
- State College Friends School, State College, PennsylvaniaState College, PennsylvaniaState College is the largest borough in Centre County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Centre County. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 42,034, and roughly double...
, grades K-8 - Stratford Friends School, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, grades K-8
- Swarthmore Friends Nursery School, Swarthmore, PennsylvaniaSwarthmore, PennsylvaniaSwarthmore is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Swarthmore was originally named Westdale in honor of noted painter Benjamin West, who was one of the early residents of the town. The name was changed to Swarthmore after the establishment of Swarthmore College...
, preschool - United Friends SchoolUnited Friends SchoolUnited Friends School was founded as a cooperative school in 1983 by a group of parents seeking an education for children based on the Quaker principles of care for one another, such as truthfulness, simplicity, community, and peaceful settlement of disputes...
, Quakertown, PennsylvaniaQuakertown, PennsylvaniaQuakertown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 8,979. The borough is south of Bethlehem and north of Philadelphia, making Quakertown a border town of both the Delaware Valley and Lehigh Valley metropolitan areas...
, grades preK-8 - West Chester Friends School, West Chester, PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PennsylvaniaThe Borough of West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,461 at the 2010 census.Valley Forge, the Brandywine Battlefield, Longwood Gardens, Marsh Creek State Park, and other historical attractions are near West Chester...
, grades preK-5. - Westbury Friends School, Westbury, New YorkWestbury, New YorkWestbury incorporated in 1932 as a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 15,146 at the 2010 census.The Village of Westbury is in the Town of North Hempstead....
, grades preK-5. - Westfield Friends School
- Whittier Friends School, Whittier, CaliforniaWhittier, CaliforniaWhittier is a city in Los Angeles County, California about southeast of Los Angeles. The city had a population of 85,331 at the 2010 census, up from 83,680 as of the 2000 census, and encompasses 14.7 square miles . Like nearby Montebello, the city constitutes part of the Gateway Cities...
, grades K-6. - Wichita Friends School, Wichita, KansasWichita, KansasWichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, grades preK-6, Independent Quaker School, affiliated with EFCI.
Study Centers
- John Woolman College, Brattleboro, VermontBrattleboro, VermontBrattleboro, originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located in the southeast corner of the state, along the state line with New Hampshire. The population was 12,046 at the 2010 census...
- Pendle Hill Quaker Center for Study and ContemplationPendle Hill Quaker Center for Study and ContemplationPendle Hill is a Quaker study and retreat center located on a campus in suburban Wallingford, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. It was named for the hill in Lancashire, England, that the first Quaker preacher described as the site of his calling to ministry....
, Wallingford, PennsylvaniaWallingford, PennsylvaniaWallingford is an unincorporated community in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County in Pennsylvania, USA. Founded in 1687, it is named for Wallingford, England... - Woolman Hill Quaker Center, Deerfield, MassachusettsDeerfield, MassachusettsDeerfield is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,750 as of the 2000 census. Deerfield is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area in Western Massachusetts, lying only north of the city of Springfield.Deerfield includes the...
Zimbabwe
- Hlekweni Friends Rural Service is a training center outside BulawayoBulawayoBulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
. Affiliated with Central and Southern Africa Yearly Meeting.
External links
- A list of Quaker-originated colleges and universities
- Another list of Friends' schools
- Friends Council on Education (includes school finder)
- List of Friends Schools in the U.K. and bibliographical sources for their study (including schools now closed)