Friends' Central School is an independent, coeducational Quaker day school founded in 1845 and serving approximately 750 students in Nursery through grade 12. Located in the Philadelphia suburbs, the School has two campuses. The Middle & Upper Schools are located just outside of West Philadelphia in Wynnewood, and the Lower School is on our Old Gulph Road campus in the heart of Wynnewood.
The exceptional faculty at Friends' Central offers a curriculum that is both challenging and thoughtful, cultivating the intellectual, spiritual, and ethical growth of our students. Our pedagogy is grounded in continuing revelation, reflection, integrity, and a willingness to accept responsibility.
The exceptional faculty at Friends' Central offers a curriculum that is both challenging and thoughtful, cultivating the intellectual, spiritual, and ethical growth of our students. Our pedagogy is grounded in continuing revelation, reflection, integrity, and a willingness to accept responsibility.
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Why FCS
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Joining the Friends' Central community is more than simply enrolling in a school. We go further. When families choose Friends' Central, they are joining a community committed to the School's Mission and Vision: to cultivate the intellectual, spiritual, and ethical promise of our students; to awaken courage and intellect - and peacefully transform the world.
Strategic Plan
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We are pleased to introduce you to Plan 175, Friends' Central's new strategic plan, named to honor our approaching anniversary and our tradition of providing an extraordinary education since 1845. Plan 175 describes an aspirational path forward for us that is true to our mission and vision and makes way for Friends' Central to thrive into our next 175 years.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Friends' Central School seeks to cultivate a community of diverse individuals who are respected and affirmed as they engage in learning and other school experiences.
We strive to create a community of belonging where members of FCS can bring their authentic selves to campus, embracing all identities, including race and ethnicity, gender identity, sexual identity, class, religion, disability, family structure, nationality, and other social identities.We are engaged in an ongoing journey to confront and unlearn bias both personally and collectively so we can become a more equitable, anti-bias school.
We strive to create a community of belonging where members of FCS can bring their authentic selves to campus, embracing all identities, including race and ethnicity, gender identity, sexual identity, class, religion, disability, family structure, nationality, and other social identities.We are engaged in an ongoing journey to confront and unlearn bias both personally and collectively so we can become a more equitable, anti-bias school.
School Leadership
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Beth is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned a Master of Science in Education in School Leadership in 2009. A proud Friends' Central "lifer" from the Class of 1977, Beth graduated summa cum laude from St. Joseph's University with an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education.
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Located conveniently close to the city of Philadelphia on two beautiful, state-of-the-art campuses in Wynnewood, PA, Friends' Central students take full advantage of our outstanding facilities, including 46 acres of green space, while making active use of Philadelphia's cultural and intellectual resources.
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