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Abington Friends School
575 Washington Lane, Jenkintown PA 19046
215-886-4350
www.abingtonfriends.net
Preschool - 12th grade
Abington Friends School, located just north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on a beautiful 60-acre suburban campus, is a vibrant, joyful, and ambitious Quaker school, a community of unusual spirit and an uncommon blend of values. AFS embraces idealism and practicality, diversity and common ground, excellence and goodness. In this environment, children develop deep roots of inner strength, the ability to thrive in dynamic settings, and the capabilities to enrich and make the most of their futures. Our students are fully immersed in their scholarly pursuits, in the arts and in our athletic programs. This total engagement with the world is a hallmark of AFS. It stems from our commitment to appreciating children fully for who they are and creating a vision for who they may become. Community and classroom life is rooted in profound respect for the worth of all individuals and an intellectually powerful capacity for the collaborative search for truth and deeper understanding. Explore AFS in its unusual and indispensible diversity, and its powerful program, and you will discover a school where children are valued, immersed in relationships with others, and always reaching for their own potential and that of the community that surrounds them. Come visit and experience AFS for yourself!
The Crefeld School
8836 Crefeld Street, Philadelphia, PA 19118
215-242-5545
www.credfeld.org
7th - 12th grade
The Crefeld School is a small, independent school serving approximately 100 students in grades 7-12 and located on four acres of land in Philadelphia. Crefeld seeks students with a need for an academically challenging yet supportive environment; students who function best in a personalized setting; students who may be talented in one or more creative areas; students who need to strengthen their learning skills and strategies; students who appreciate a less formal, more nurturing school. The school does not specifically cater to students with learning or emotional difficulties, but it is sometimes well-suited to these students due to its small size, flexible program, and supportive environment. Students come from diverse social, racial, and ethnic backgrounds and travel from across the entire Delaware Valley and as far away as Delaware and New Jersey.
The Crefeld School strives to create a diverse community in which all members are safe, respected, and valued. The school promotes decent and responsible behavior. Students, especially those who have previously felt unsafe or disrespected at school, are free to be themselves. At Crefeld, gay students or students with gay family members feel comfortable sharing that information with peers and faculty. And the staff encourages the students to show their support for each other.
Students graduate when they have demonstrated mastery of essential skills by completing a rigorous, but personalized, graduation portfolio. Graduates go on to the full range of colleges and universities.
The French International School of Philadelphia
150 North Highland Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-667-1284
www.efiponline.com
Preschool - 8th grade
The French International School of Philadelphia (EFIP), an independent day school, offers a bilingual curriculum in French and English from preschool through grade 8. It serves a multicultural community which values its diversity and its many facets. Fifty nationalities and all ethnic groups are represented in its student body which includes different family structures and socio-economic levels.
EFIP is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the French Department of Education. Our students become fluent in both languages and competent in all academic subjects. They grow as creative individuals with problem-solving skills and gain an understanding and appreciation for other cultures.
EFIP is part of a network of 450 schools with a French program established in all parts of the world. Our non-French speaking students develop their verbal skills in French as they engage in age appropriate activities. New students with no prior knowledge of French are admitted at the age of 3, 4 or 5. Childcare is available starting at 7:30am and until 6:00pm. Clubs, study hall and team sports are offered after school.
Friends’ Central School
Lower School – 228 Old Gulph Road – 610-642-7575
Middle/Upper School – 1101 City Avenue – 610-642-7440
Wynnewood, PA 19096
www.friendscentral.org
Nursery – 12th grade
For over 160 years, Friends’ Central School has been showing students that they possess extraordinary powers of perception, a unique capacity to see things in a new light, and an ability to design solutions to the difficult challenges that lie ahead. We know that inquiry and exploration not only create a better educational experience, they also lay the foundation for generations of graduates who will help create a better world. – By John Gruber, Upper School biology, for Friends’ Central School
Friends’ Central School is a Quaker, independent, co-educational, college preparatory day school for students in nursery school through grade 12. Located on two campuses in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, Friends’ Central blends a rigorous curriculum with enduring Quaker principles of kindness, compassion, and generosity of spirit to create a solid foundation that ensures both the opportunity and ability for extraordinary achievement. Students at Friends’ Central are taught to think critically and creatively, and learn the value of good character and strong work ethic as they develop into thoughtful and determined citizens. The graduates of Friends’ Central School and their impact on the world are proof that Quaker Works.
Friends School Haverford
851 Buck Lane, Haverford, PA 19041
610-642-0354
www.friendshaverford.org
Preschool - 6th grade
Friends School Haverford is a coeducational, Quaker elementary school enrolling 200 students in three-year-old Preschool through Grade 6. Under the care of Haverford Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends, an experienced faculty and staff present a full academic curriculum emphasizing basic concepts, clear and logical thinking, and the ability to communicate ideas. The school is a caring community based on Quaker values, in which individual attention helps each child to realize his or her potential. Art, music, computers, science, health, library, Spanish and physical education enrich the program. Tuition: $5,735 - $12,845. Financial Aid: $300,000. Martha B. Bryans (Bryn Mawr College, B.A.; University of Pennsylvania, M.A., Ed.D.) is the Head of School. Please contact the Director of Admission, Beth Krick at 610-642-0354 or bkrick@friendshaverford.org.
Friends Select School
17th Street and The Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-561-5900
www.friends-select.org
Pre-K - 12th grade
Friends Select School is a coed, pre-k through 12th grade independent Quaker school, located on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in the heart of Philadelphia's cultural, governmental and business districts. Students venture beyond the walls of their classrooms to explore the city through partnerships with museums and science institutes, internships and community service. Quaker values such as simplicity, peaceful resolution of conflict, respect and inclusion are practiced in an atmosphere of integrity and warmth. A Friends Select education is notable for its continuity, which links curriculum from year to year, and for its strong focus on scholarly research, writing and oral presentation.
Newtown Friends School
PO Box 978, Newtown, PA 18940
215-968-2225
www.newtownfriends.org
Pre-K - 8th grade
Newtown Friends School is a prekindergarten through eighth grade Quaker independent school located in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Newtown Friends has two sections of sixteen to eighteen students at every grade level, except prekindergarten, which is one section of fourteen to sixteen students.
The curriculum at Newtown Friends includes a full range of subject areas including language arts, math, social studies, Latin or Spanish (grades 6 to 8), science, library, music and drama, art, computer and physical education. Learning at Newtown Friends takes place through a combination of hands-on experiences, group and individual projects, interdisciplinary approaches, as well as through the more traditional methods. Newtown Friends has a very active intergenerational program with a neighboring Quaker continuing life-care facility. The community service program is built into the curriculum and provides opportunities for all sixth through eighth graders to go out into the community on a regular basis. Community service in the earlier grades occurs through specific projects undertaken within the school which benefit outside agencies.
Newtown Friends School welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and religious affiliations.
The Shipley School
814 Yarrow Street, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
610-525-4300
www.shipleyschool.org
Coeducational, Pre-K through 12th grade, 840 students
“Remember that one teacher you had in school who changed your life? Most Shipley teachers are like that.”
- Shipley parent
“Shipley students have interesting ideas—not entirely common for 17- and 18-year olds.”
- College admissions officer
This is Shipley:
Founded in 1894, Shipley hallmarks are high standards, respect for each individual in a diverse community, and strong student-faculty relationships. Informed by a thorough understanding of what students will need to be successful in the 21st century and what their brains and overall development need now, Shipley has a rich and varied academic and co-curricular program, including innovative courses in the humanities and sciences and highly respected fine and graphic arts, theater, and music. A member of the Friends Schools League, Shipley fields 15 sports in three seasons with teams that regularly win championships.
Shipley’s mission is to promote excellence and develop in each student a lifelong love of learning and compassionate participation in the world. With the motto “Courage for the Deed; Grace for the Doing,” the school encourages students to reach and experiment. Shipley cultivates adventurous minds.
Shipley is an active member of the Philadelphia Area Multicultural Resource Center and participates in the Smart and Good Schools Initiative through its character education program.
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