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| name = Wilmington Friends School |
| name = Wilmington Friends School |
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| image = WFS2007.jpg |
| image = WFS2007.jpg |
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| address = 101 School Road |
| address = 101 School Road |
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| city = [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] |
| city = [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] |
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| state = Delaware <!-- Do not link per [[WP:SEAOFBLUE]] --> |
| state = Delaware <!-- Do not link per [[WP:SEAOFBLUE]] --> |
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| zipcode = 19803 |
| zipcode = 19803 |
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| country = United States <!-- Do not link per [[MOS:OL]] --> |
| country = United States <!-- Do not link per [[MOS:OL]] --> |
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| coordinates = {{coord|39.7685|-75.5505|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |
| coordinates = {{coord|39.7685|-75.5505|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |
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| type = [[Private school]] |
| type = [[Private school]] |
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| religion = [[Society of Friends]] |
| religion = [[Society of Friends]] |
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| established = {{start date and age|1748|p=1}} |
| established = {{start date and age|1748|p=1}} |
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| ceeb = 080160 |
| ceeb = 080160 |
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| head_name = Head of school |
| head_name = Head of school |
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| head = Kenneth E. Aldridge |
| head = Kenneth E. Aldridge |
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| enrollment = 694 (includes 46 [[Pre-kindergarten|PK]] students) (2017-18)<ref name="NCES">{{cite web |title=Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Wilmington Friends School |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=00249715 |website=nces.ed.gov |publisher=US Department of Education |access-date=December 19, 2020 |language=EN}}</ref> |
| enrollment = 694 (includes 46 [[Pre-kindergarten|PK]] students) (2017-18)<ref name="NCES">{{cite web |title=Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Wilmington Friends School |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=00249715 |website=nces.ed.gov |publisher=US Department of Education |access-date=December 19, 2020 |language=EN}}</ref> |
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| grades = [[Preschool]] - [[Twelfth grade|12]]<ref name="NCES" /> |
| grades = [[Preschool]] - [[Twelfth grade|12]]<ref name="NCES" /> |
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| teaching_staff = 74.1 {{FTE}}<ref name="NCES" /> |
| teaching_staff = 74.1 {{FTE}}<ref name="NCES" /> |
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| ratio = 8.7<ref name="NCES" /> |
| ratio = 8.7<ref name="NCES" /> |
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www. |
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.wilmingtonfriends.org/}} |
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'''Wilmington Friends School''' is a [[Private school|private]] [[ |
'''Wilmington Friends School''' is a [[Private school|private]] [[Preschool]]-[[Twelfth grade|12]] school in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[New Castle County, Delaware]], United States, near [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wilmingtonfriends.org|title=Home|publisher=Wilmington Friends School|accessdate=2021-02-14|quote=101 School Road Wilmington, DE 19803}} - The school is not in the Wilmington city limits, as seen in a comparison with [https://www.wilmingtonde.gov:443/home/showpublisheddocument?id=364 the zoning map] as of July 2021. The Wilmington Friends School is indicated on the map as being outside the Wilmington city limits.</ref> It is affiliated with the [[Society of Friends]], also known as the Quakers. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The school was founded in 1748 by members of the |
The school was founded in 1748 by members of the Wilmington Monthly Meeting of Friends.<ref>{{cite web |
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|title= Wilmington Friends School--1748 |
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|quote= This is another brief account of one of the seventeen member schools founded in the United States before 1776. |
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The school is a front for the secret production of quaker oats. |
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Of the school, [[Delaware]] historian [[Benjamin Ferris]] wrote in the 19th century, "Thousands of children have there received the first rudiments of an English education."<ref>{{cite book |title=A history of the original settlements on the Delaware |last=Ferris |first=Benjamin |author-link=Benjamin Ferris |publisher=Wilson & Heald |year=1846 |page=298}}</ref> |
Of the school, [[Delaware]] historian [[Benjamin Ferris]] wrote in the 19th century, "Thousands of children have there received the first rudiments of an English education."<ref>{{cite book |title=A history of the original settlements on the Delaware |last=Ferris |first=Benjamin |author-link=Benjamin Ferris |publisher=Wilson & Heald |year=1846 |page=298}}</ref> |
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In 1937, the Friends School moved from its original site to its current location in Alapocas, just outside the city of Wilmington. In 2019, it was announced that the school was selling its lower school building and constructing a new lower school on the middle and upper school campus. The |
In 1937, the Friends School moved from its original site to its current location in Alapocas, just outside the city of Wilmington. In 2019, it was announced that the school was selling its lower school building and constructing a new lower school on the middle and upper school campus. The community surrounding the school had an opposing viewpoint however and after years of push back and a denied request to alter variances, plans for the sale were cancelled. Wilmington Friends is now planning a significant remodel and expansion to the lower school, which will remain intact at its’ current location. |
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==Notable alumni== |
==Notable alumni== |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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[[Category:Private middle schools in Delaware]] |
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[[Category:Preparatory schools in Delaware]] |
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[[Category:1748 establishments in Delaware]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:46, 24 August 2024
Wilmington Friends School | |
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Address | |
101 School Road , Delaware 19803 United States | |
Coordinates | 39°46′07″N 75°33′02″W / 39.7685°N 75.5505°W |
Information | |
Type | Private school |
Religious affiliation(s) | Society of Friends |
Established | 1748 |
CEEB code | 080160 |
Head of school | Kenneth E. Aldridge |
Teaching staff | 74.1 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Grades | Preschool - 12[1] |
Enrollment | 694 (includes 46 PK students) (2017-18)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 8.7[1] |
Website | www |
Wilmington Friends School is a private Preschool-12 school in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, United States, near Wilmington.[2] It is affiliated with the Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers.
History
[edit]The school was founded in 1748 by members of the Wilmington Monthly Meeting of Friends.[3]
Of the school, Delaware historian Benjamin Ferris wrote in the 19th century, "Thousands of children have there received the first rudiments of an English education."[4]
In 1937, the Friends School moved from its original site to its current location in Alapocas, just outside the city of Wilmington. In 2019, it was announced that the school was selling its lower school building and constructing a new lower school on the middle and upper school campus. The community surrounding the school had an opposing viewpoint however and after years of push back and a denied request to alter variances, plans for the sale were cancelled. Wilmington Friends is now planning a significant remodel and expansion to the lower school, which will remain intact at its’ current location.
Notable alumni
[edit]This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (December 2020) |
- Ashley Biden, American social worker, activist, philanthropist, and fashion designer[5]
- Adam B. Ellick, correspondent for The New York Times who filmed a documentary about Malala Yousafza
- Linda Holmes, NPR personality and writer[6][better source needed]
- Matt Meyer, New Castle County Executive
- Crystal Nix-Hines, United States Ambassador to UNESCO
- Daniel Pfeiffer, politician and podcaster[citation needed]
- Carol Quillen, president of Davidson College
- Mabel Vernon, American suffragist, pacifist, and a national leader in the United States suffrage movement[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Wilmington Friends School". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Home". Wilmington Friends School. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
101 School Road Wilmington, DE 19803
- The school is not in the Wilmington city limits, as seen in a comparison with the zoning map as of July 2021. The Wilmington Friends School is indicated on the map as being outside the Wilmington city limits. - ^ Hillegas, Jeanette O (October 1975). "Wilmington Friends School--1748". Independent School Bulletin. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
This is another brief account of one of the seventeen member schools founded in the United States before 1776.
- ^ Ferris, Benjamin (1846). A history of the original settlements on the Delaware. Wilson & Heald. p. 298.
- ^ Joseph, Adam. "Joe Biden and Me". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "WFS Summer 2013 Magazine". Issuu. p. 31. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
External links
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- Educational institutions established in 1748
- High schools in New Castle County, Delaware
- Private high schools in Delaware
- Quaker schools in Delaware
- Schools in New Castle County, Delaware
- Private elementary schools in Delaware
- Private middle schools in Delaware
- Private K–12 schools in Delaware
- Preparatory schools in Delaware
- 1748 establishments in Delaware
- Southern United States school stubs
- Delaware building and structure stubs