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Friends' Central School was founded in 1845 in Philadelphia at 4th Street and Cherry Street, serving as an upper school for the Quaker primary schools with grades 7 through 12.
When Friends’ Central School was founded in 1845, it was a time of great division among Quakers. Our school was founded to include and serve all Quakers and was, by design, co-educational and open to non-Friends’ from the day it opened.
- A Distinguished Visiting Scholar Series brings Internationally Renowned Scholars to FCS. Each year, Friends’ Central brings renowned artists, scholars, and changemakers to campus for courses and public lectures.
- STEM Starts Early! From Nursery to 12th grade, Friends’ Central students are engaged in hands-on, experiential learning. Beginning with Nursery students programming tiny robots in one of our four, state-of-the-art maker spaces in the Lower School’s Ulmer Family Light Lab, to our Upper School robotics team making full use of our Center for Innovation and Design, STEM concepts are everywhere.
- Learning Aligned With Greater Purpose. Since 1845, Friends’ Central has educated empathetic students and instilled in them a desire to change the world for the better.
- Illustrious Alumni/ae. The results of a Friends’ Central education are lifelong. FCS graduates pursue their passions at top colleges and universities. Alumni/ae report that they are well prepared to excel academically, to lead, and to problem solve.
Nov 28, 2023 · Friends' Central School is a Quaker, independent, coeducational, college-preparatory day school for students in Nursery through grade 12. Located on 41 acres across two campuses in Wynnewood, PA, Friends' Central cultivates the intellectual, spiritual, and ethical promise of our students.
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- (610) 649-7440
- 1101 CITY AVE, WYNNEWOOD, 19096, PA
- October 17, 2023
Friends' Central School was founded in 1845 in Philadelphia at 4th Street and Cherry Street, serving as an upper school for the Quaker primary schools with grades 7 through 12. In 1857, the school moved to 15th and Race Street, remaining at this location until 1925, when it moved to its current campus on City Avenue, formerly the Wistar Morris ...
Friends' Central School was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a Quaker secondary school by a Joint Committee of three Hicksite monthly meetings (Society of Friends). It was first located at 4th and Cherry Sts.
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Since its establishment in 1845 by the Religious Society of Friends, Friends’ Central School, a coeducational, college-preparatory day school for students in nursery through grade 12, has been guided by the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship.
