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Friends schools are institutions that provide an education based on the beliefs and testimonies of the Religious Society of Friends, known as Quakers.. 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.
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The first Quaker school was established at Winscombe in 1699 to teach boys of Quaker families. The current school reopened in 1808 and welcomed girls, making Sidcot one of the oldest co-educational boarding schools in the UK - although it was not until the late 19th century that they were all taught together for the first time.
Quaker schools in the UK and Ireland are supported by The Friends' Schools' Council. [91] In Australia, Friends' School, Hobart , founded in 1887, has grown into the largest Quaker school in the world.
Quaker school may refer to: List of Friends schools , a school which provides an education based on the beliefs and testimonies of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Quaker School (Burlington) , one such establishment in Burlington, New Jersey and on the National Register of Historic Places
George School is a private Quaker (Society of Friends) boarding and day high school located on a rural campus in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Newtown postal address). [3] It has been at that site since its founding in 1893, and has grown from a single building (The building known as “Main”) to over 20 academic, athletic ...
Moses Brown School is an independent, Quaker, college preparatory school located in Providence, Rhode Island, offering pre-kindergarten through secondary school classes. Founded in 1784 by Moses Brown , a Quaker abolitionist, it is one of the oldest preparatory schools in the country. [ 2 ]
1781 Quaker Meeting House opened at Aisquith and Fayette Streets. 1800 School House constructed on Old Town property. 1816 Girls' School opened. 1840s School moved to Lombard Street Meeting House. 1865 Introduction of high-school classes. 1866 Name changed to "Friends Elementary and High School," Baltimore's first private high school.