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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.
Quakers have a long history of establishing educational institutions. Initially, Quakers had no ordained clergy, and therefore needed no seminaries for theological training. In England, Quaker schools sprang up soon after the movement emerged, with Friends School Saffron Walden being the most prominent. [89]
Quaker schools in the United States (18 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Quaker schools" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The Quaker Family in Colonial America: A Portrait of the Society of Friends (1973), emphasis on social structure and family life. Frost, J. William. "The Origins of the Quaker Crusade against Slavery: A Review of Recent Literature," Quaker History 67 (1978): 42–58. JSTOR 41946850. Hamm, Thomas. The Quakers in America.
Pages in category "Quaker schools in the United States" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
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
How a Former Quaker School Got a Raucous Makeover Pernille Loof. ... It’s all of a piece with the family’s philosophy at Hay Fever, a place where everyday items are tossed together with more ...
Friends 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 similarly sentimented."