Friends Select School

Friends Select School. , Friends Select School provides a strong, academic education to elementary and secondary school-aged children. Overseen by two Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), the school traces its roots to the founding of the nation’s first Friends school in 1689. It has existed as Friends Select since 1833, and at this location since 1885., The word “select” in the name dates back to 1827, when Orthodox Quakers in Philadelphia created schools that would “select” and educate only Quaker children. Friends Select abandoned this practice in the 1870s, and today welcomes children without regard to religion, nationality or ethnicity., [Captions:] , Friends Select School, seen from the corner of 17th Street and the Parkway, before 1967., The Class of 0901 shows the school's longstanding tradition of coeducation., Friends Select opened here in 1885, the year before an artist painted this view from 16th Street., Friends Select is the only Quaker school in Center City. This pre-K through 12th grade college preparatory school draws boys and girls from the city, suburbs and other countries., Students venture beyond classrooms to explore the city through partnerships with museums and science institutes, academic internships and community service. Quaker values such as simplicity, peaceful resolution of conflict, respect and inclusion are practiced here in an atmosphere of integrity and warmth., Friends Select has been in existence since 1833 and can trace its roots to the nation's first Friends school., It has stood at this location since 1885., [Captions:] , Direct learning and small class settings are hallmarks of a Friends Select education., Class of 2001. The school welcomes a diversity of students from the city, suburbs and other countries., From the street, most people would not know there's a rooftop playing field at Friends Select.