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Friends Seminary, established by members of the [[Religious Society of Friends]], whose members are known as Quakers, was founded in 1786 as '''Friends' Institute''' through a $10,000 bequest of [[Robert Murray (merchant)|Robert Murray]], a wealthy New York merchant. It was located on Pearl Street in Manhattan and strived to provide Quaker children with a "guarded education." In 1826, the school was moved to a larger campus on Elizabeth Street. Tuition in that year was $10 or less per annum, except for the oldest students, whose families paid $20.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=49sX6LzaE_oC&pg=PA148&dq=%22Friends+Seminary%22&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html Barbour, ''Quaker Crosscurrents'', p.148]</ref> (By 1915, tuition had risen to $250.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=4KFeAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA346&dq=%22Friends+Seminary%22&hl=en&ei=LL_7TIOkLMGp8AbR6pW9Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBDgU#v=onepage&q=%22Friends%20Seminary%22&f=false ''Handbook of Private Schools''(1915)]</ref>) The school again moved in 1860 to its current location and changed its name to '''Friends Seminary'''. |
Friends Seminary, established by members of the [[Religious Society of Friends]], whose members are known as ameseome people that i am the owner of... Quakers, was founded in 1786 as '''Friends' Institute''' through a $10,000 bequest of [[Robert Murray (merchant)|Robert Murray]], a wealthy New York merchant. It was located on Pearl Street in Manhattan and strived to provide Quaker children with a "guarded education." In 1826, the school was moved to a larger campus on Elizabeth Street. Tuition in that year was $10 or less per annum, except for the oldest students, whose families paid $20.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=49sX6LzaE_oC&pg=PA148&dq=%22Friends+Seminary%22&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html Barbour, ''Quaker Crosscurrents'', p.148]</ref> (By 1915, tuition had risen to $250.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=4KFeAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA346&dq=%22Friends+Seminary%22&hl=en&ei=LL_7TIOkLMGp8AbR6pW9Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBDgU#v=onepage&q=%22Friends%20Seminary%22&f=false ''Handbook of Private Schools''(1915)]</ref>) The school again moved in 1860 to its current location and changed its name to '''Friends Seminary'''. |
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In 1878, Friends Seminary was one of the earliest of schools to establish a Kindergarten. In 1925, it was the first private co-educational school to hire a full-time psychologist.<ref>Gibbs, Nancy Reid. ''Children of Light'', Friends Seminary, 1986. page 101.</ref> [[M. Scott Peck]], who transferred to Friends from [[Phillips Exeter]] in late 1952, praised the school's diversity and nurturing atmosphere. "While at Friends," he wrote, "I awoke each morning eager for the day ahead ... [A]t Exeter, I could barely crawl out of bed"<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=sHwRvFOitvgC&pg=PA29&dq=%22Friends+Seminary%22&hl=en&ei=Sb77TIM2g7vyBrTmwY0L&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Friends%20Seminary%22&f=false Peck, ''The Different Drum'', page 30]</ref> |
In 1878, Friends Seminary was one of the earliest of schools to establish a Kindergarten. In 1925, it was the first private co-educational school to hire a full-time psychologist.<ref>Gibbs, Nancy Reid. ''Children of Light'', Friends Seminary, 1986. page 101.</ref> [[M. Scott Peck]], who transferred to Friends from [[Phillips Exeter]] in late 1952, praised the school's diversity and nurturing atmosphere. "While at Friends," he wrote, "I awoke each morning eager for the day ahead ... [A]t Exeter, I could barely crawl out of bed"<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=sHwRvFOitvgC&pg=PA29&dq=%22Friends+Seminary%22&hl=en&ei=Sb77TIM2g7vyBrTmwY0L&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Friends%20Seminary%22&f=false Peck, ''The Different Drum'', page 30]</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:27, 15 April 2011
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222 East 16th Street , 10003 | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′04″N 73°59′09″W / 40.734572°N 73.985776°W |
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| School type | private |
| Denomination | Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) |
| Founded | 1786 |
| Founder | Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) |
| Status | open |
| Principal | Robert "Bo" Lauder |
| Grades | kindergarten — grade 12 |
| Gender | coeducational |
| Enrollment | 700 |
| Average class size | 17 |
| Campus type | urban |
| Color(s) | Red and Gray |
| Nickname | Friends |
| School fees | U.S.$3,000-US$4,000 |
| Tuition | U.S.$32,870.00[1] |
| Alumni | see "Notable alumni" section |
| Former name | founded as Friends Institute (1786-1860) |
| Website | friendsseminary.org |
Friends 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.[3] The school, the oldest continuous coeducational school in New York City, serves 694 college-bound day students in Kindergarten through Grade 12. The school's mission is to prepare students “not only for the world that is, but to help them bring about the world that ought to be.” It is guided by a service mission statement and a diversity mission statement.[4] Friends is a member of New York's Independent School Diversity Network, and diversity is a key part of its educational philosophy.
Currently, Robert (Bo) Lauder is principal, the school's 35th. Lauder came to Friends in the fall of 2002 after serving as Upper School Head at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
History
Friends Seminary, established by members of the Religious Society of Friends, whose members are known as ameseome people that i am the owner of... Quakers, was founded in 1786 as Friends' Institute through a $10,000 bequest of Robert Murray, a wealthy New York merchant. It was located on Pearl Street in Manhattan and strived to provide Quaker children with a "guarded education." In 1826, the school was moved to a larger campus on Elizabeth Street. Tuition in that year was $10 or less per annum, except for the oldest students, whose families paid $20.[5] (By 1915, tuition had risen to $250.[6]) The school again moved in 1860 to its current location and changed its name to Friends Seminary.
In 1878, Friends Seminary was one of the earliest of schools to establish a Kindergarten. In 1925, it was the first private co-educational school to hire a full-time psychologist.[7] M. Scott Peck, who transferred to Friends from Phillips Exeter in late 1952, praised the school's diversity and nurturing atmosphere. "While at Friends," he wrote, "I awoke each morning eager for the day ahead ... [A]t Exeter, I could barely crawl out of bed"[8]
In recent years the school has increased its endowment to the level of other New York City independent schools such as The Dalton School and The Brearley School and engaged in an ambitious and controversial renovation of its buildings. In 2011, based on recommendations made in 2005 by the Trustees of the New York Quarterly Meeting after completion of a study,[9] consideration of incorporating the school and the New York Quarterly Meeting separately was under consideration but consensus had not been reached by the meeting. After separation it was contemplated that the school program would continue to incorporate Quaker values and that its board of directors be controlled by Quakers.[3]
Organization
The school is divided into three sections:
- Lower School - Kindergarten through fourth grade
- Middle School - fifth through eighth grades
- Upper School - ninth through twelfth grades
Facilities
The campus comprises eight buildings. The largest building, built in 1962, holds classes for the entire Middle School, most of the Lower School and some of the Upper School. The building contains a basement-level gymnasium and cafeteria, library and media center, a language laboratory, science laboratories, art studios, a photography dark room, computer laboratories, a music room and classrooms for all grades.
Attached to the school is the historic Meetinghouse and The Fifteenth Street Monthly Meeting of The Religious Society of Friends. The Meetinghouse plays an integral part in student life at Friends Seminary. Outside the front doors of the Meetinghouse is the courtyard used for recess and other activities.
In 2001, the school purchased and renovated a former German Masonic Temple located on 15th Street.[10] The new building, called "The Annex", incorporates "green technology" to create a building with less of an ecological footprint than many other buildings in the city. The Annex includes more science labs, as well as three multi-use classrooms, and the offices for the Upper School.
Cost
Tuition for the 2010-2011 school year for all grades is U.S.$32,870.00. In addition, there are fees for meals, technology resources, etc., in combination with the expense for books for grades 9-12, that would add approximately $3,000-$4,000 to the cost of attendance.
25% of all students receive some form of financial aid.[1]
Notable alumni
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References
- Notes
- ^ a b "Tuition & Financial Aid" Undated. Accessed September 28, 2010.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1939). New York City Guide. New York: Random House. ISBN 978-1-60354-055-1. (Reprinted by Scholarly Press, 1976; often referred to as WPA Guide to New York City.), p.189
- ^ a b Nir, Sarah Maslin (March 31, 2011). "Quakers and Elite School Share Uneasy Ground". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ http://www.friendsseminary.org/podium/default.aspx?t=51154&rc=1
- ^ Barbour, Quaker Crosscurrents, p.148
- ^ Handbook of Private Schools(1915)
- ^ Gibbs, Nancy Reid. Children of Light, Friends Seminary, 1986. page 101.
- ^ Peck, The Different Drum, page 30
- ^ "NY Times Article Regarding Friends Seminary and the Meeting". Friends Seminary. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ "For Friends Seminary, New Classroom Space". The New York Times. March 16, 1997.
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