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| '''Abington Friends School''' is an independent ] day school in ], for students age 3 to 12th grade. AFS has stood on its original campus in Jenkintown since 1697 and is the oldest primary and secondary educational institution in the ] to operate continuously at the same location under the same management.<ref>From Abington Friends </ref> | '''Abington Friends School''' is an independent ] day school in ], for students age 3 to 12th grade. AFS has stood on its original campus in Jenkintown since 1697 and is the oldest primary and secondary educational institution in the ] to operate continuously at the same location under the same management.<ref>From Abington Friends </ref>{{Primary source-inline}} | ||
| The school draws students from approximately 75 ZIP codes around the greater Philadelphia area.<ref></ref> | |||
| == Academic Program == | == Academic Program == | ||
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| Abington Friends School | |
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| Location | |
| Jenkintown, PA 19046 | |
| Coordinates | 40°05′42″N 75°07′14″W / 40.0949°N 75.1205°W / 40.0949; -75.1205 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Quaker |
| Established | 1697 |
| Website | Abington Friends School |
Abington Friends School is an independent Quaker day school in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, for students age 3 to 12th grade. AFS has stood on its original campus in Jenkintown since 1697 and is the oldest primary and secondary educational institution in the United States to operate continuously at the same location under the same management.
Academic Program
The Early Childhood and Lower School Program at AFS serves students age 3 to 4th grade, the Middle School Program 5th through 8th grade and the Upper School program 9th through 12th grade.
Campus
Abington Friends School comprises of a fifty acre campus which includes a creek, meadow, historic Quaker Meetinghouse and extensive playing fields.
History
Abington Friends School was founded in March, 1697, when John Barnes, a wealthy tailor who belonged to the Abington Monthly Meeting, donated 120 acres of his estate.
By 1931, the school had become an all-girls college preparatory school.
AFS entered the 1960s with a strong commitment to a progressive education firmly rooted in Quaker values. By 1975 all grades, kindergarten through twelfth, contained both boys and girls. Under the leadership of headmaster Adelbert Mason, the school’s facilities expanded, with new buildings for the Lower, Middle and Upper Schools. Growth continued in the late 1980s with a new science and arts wing in the Lower School.
References
- From Abington Friends Facts & Figures
- ^ issuu.com/abingtonfriends/docs/afsviewbook
- abingtonfriends.net/AboutUs/History
External links
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