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Revision as of 15:54, 31 December 2020
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| Wilmington Friends School | |
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101 School Road , 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 |
| Head of school | Kenneth E. Aldridge |
| Teaching staff | 74.1 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | PK - 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 PK-12 school in Wilmington, Delaware United States. It is affiliated with the Society of Friends.
History
The school was founded in 1748 by members of the Wilmington Monthly Meeting of Friends (Quakers).[2]
Delaware historian Benjamin Ferris wrote in the 19th century "Thousands of children have there received the first rudiments of an English education."[3]
In 1937, the Friends School moved from its original site to its current location in Alapocas[clarification needed], just outside the city.[citation needed] In 2019, it was announced that the school was consolidating all grades into one building and selling its lower grade school building; grades pre-K to fifth grade. The building and about 20 acres of property was sold to the pharmaceutical research company Incyte.[4]
Notable alumni
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (December 2020) |
- Ashley Biden - social worker, daughter of Joe Biden[citation needed]
- David Fine, Vietnam war activist[5]
- Linda Holmes, NPR personality and writer[6][better source needed]
- Dan Pfeiffer - politician and podcaster[citation needed]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Incyte to buy Friends school campus for $50M". Delaware Business Times. December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "In Re Fine". Justia Law.
He attended the Wilmington Friends School in Wilmington, Delaware, a private school run by the Quakers.
- ^ "WFS Summer 2013 Magazine". Issuu. p. 31. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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