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| |name = Abington Friends School |
| name = Abington Friends School | ||
| image = |
| image = Abington Friends School Logo.jpg | ||
| | image_size = 250px | |||
| motto = | | |||
| | motto = | |||
| established = 1697| | |||
| | established = {{start date and age|1697}} | |||
| type = ] |
| type = ] | ||
| religion = Quaker{{fact}}| | |||
| | religion = Quaker | |||
| ⚫ | |location = ], PA 19046 | ||
| | head_name = Head of School | |||
| ⚫ | |coordinates = {{coord|40.0949|-75.1205|type:edu_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}} | ||
| | head = Dr. Nicole Hood | |||
| |url=| | |||
| ⚫ | | location = 575 Washington Lane<br />] postal address, PA 19046 | ||
| | country = United States | |||
| ⚫ | | coordinates = {{coord|40.0949|-75.1205|type:edu_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}} | ||
| | faculty = | |||
| | students = roughly 600 annually | |||
| | colors = Blue and white | |||
| | mascot = Kangaroos | |||
| | conference = Friends Schools League | |||
| | homepage = | |||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''Abington Friends School''' is an independent ] school in ], ], ], United States,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abingtonpa.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/17241/637853658910900000|title=Zoning|publisher=]|access-date=2024-03-11}} - School is at F5, indicated with "▲1"</ref> with a ] postal address.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abingtonfriends.net/|title=Home|publisher=Abington Friends School|access-date=2024-03-11|quote=575 Washington Lane, Jenkintown, PA 19046}} - Despite the Jenkintown postal address, the school is outside of the borough limits.</ref> Serving students from age 3 to grade 12, Abington Friends School has stood on its original campus 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.<ref>From Abington Friends </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abingtonfriends.net/about-us/fast-facts/|title=Fast Facts|website=Abington Friends School}}</ref> The school draws students from approximately 75 ]s around the greater ] area, as well as international students from many regions of China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abingtonfriends.net/AboutUs/AbFrom|title=Abington Friends}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | ==Campus== | ||
| '''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 sits on a {{convert|50|acre|ha|adj=on|spell=in}} campus which includes a meadow, ], a portion of Jenkintown Creek, and extensive playing fields. Lower, middle, and upper school buildings and athletic facilities sit at the center of the campus. | |||
| Campus facilities include: | |||
| The school draws students from approximately 75 ZIP codes around the greater Philadelphia area.<ref></ref> | |||
| * The Faulkner Library and Learning Center, a dramatic space which is home to a collection of over 25,000 print volumes, special collections including a peace collection and a leadership collection | |||
| * The AFS Outside Classroom, the first nature playground and outdoor classroom in Pennsylvania to be accredited by the ] | |||
| * A media and design lab, home to computer assisted design and engineering software workstations | |||
| * The Wilf Center, which provides resources to enrich skills of active engagement, discernment, collaboration leadership, and continual learning | |||
| * The Josephine Muller Auditorium, a fully equipped professional theatre | |||
| * The Black Box Theatre, a flexible space for student-produced performances, cabarets, and open mic nights | |||
| * Art, Ceramics and Photography Studios, housing multiple potters wheels, five kilns, and a fully furnished dark room and lab | |||
| * Choral, instrumental and music classrooms and an electronic music studio, featuring Apple and Roland recording software and hardware, ]s, and a full instrumental backline | |||
| * Athletic Facilities that include the Berman Athletics Center, the Thode Fitness Center, four soccer fields, six tennis courts, and several baseball and softball diamonds<ref name="issuu">{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/abingtonfriends/docs/afsviewbook|title=Abington Friends School Viewbook|website=Issuu}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |date=2014-02-02 |title=Philadelphia Friends Schools (Campus History)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rj7PPQkTt6sC&q=Abington+Friends+School+news&pg=PA15 |location=google |publisher= Arcadia Publishing (SC) |isbn= 9780738562421|access-date=2014-02-02 }}</ref> | |||
| == Academic |
== Academic program == | ||
| ⚫ | ''The Early Childhood and Lower School Program'' at AFS serves students age 3 to 4th grade, the ''Middle School |
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| ⚫ | ''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.<ref name="issuu"/> | ||
| ⚫ | ==Campus== | ||
| Abington Friends School comprises of a fifty acre campus which includes a creek, meadow, historic Quaker Meetinghouse and extensive playing fields. <ref name="issuu" /> | |||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| Abington Friends School was founded in March |
Abington Friends School was founded in March 1697, when John Barnes, a wealthy tailor who belonged to the ] of the Religious Society of Friends, donated {{convert|120|acre|ha}} of his estate "for and towards erecting a meetinghouse for Friends and toward the maintenance of a school under the direction of Friends." The school has been continuously operated on the same plot of land since its founding in that year, making it the oldest school in the ] with such a claim. AFS operates under the care of Abington Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. | ||
| In its earliest days the school was located in one large room in the Friends' meeting house, with the principles of the Religious Society of Friends dominating virtually every aspect of school life. In the 1780s the school moved to a structure of its own, the present day caretaker’s house adjacent to the meeting house on Greenwood Avenue. Boys occupied the first floor room, while girls were instructed in the upstairs room. Boys were responsible for supplying firewood for the stoves in each room and the girls collected drinking water from the Jenkintown Creek behind the meeting house. | |||
| Coeducation was not the only way in which the School observed the Quaker testimony of equality. By the mid-18th century, Abington Friends School admitted ] students too. Throughout the 18th century, AFS provided an education for the primary grades only, with enrollment fluctuating between 20 and 40 students, most of whom were Quaker. | |||
| The foundations for the modern school we know today were laid in the 1880s, when the school was transformed from an ungraded primary day school with around 90 students and two teachers to a boarding school that served kindergarten through twelfth grade. The new school was opened in 1887 on the triangular property bordered by present-day Greenwood Avenue, Jenkintown Road, and Meetinghouse Road. | |||
| By 1931, the school had become an all-girls college preparatory school, which offered a more ] than many of the all-girls schools by including exchange programs with European schools, mandatory community service and greater diversity in student enrollment. | |||
| ⚫ | The School Committee of Abington Monthly Meeting decided to return to coeducation in 1966. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abingtonfriends.net/about-us/history/|title=History|website=Abington Friends School}}</ref> | ||
| ==Athletics== | |||
| AFS offers sports including ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. The current{{when|date=November 2021}} ] is Jeff Bond, who was a two-sport player (baseball and basketball) at ]. | |||
| The boys basketball team has been the school's most successful team, winning numerous Friends School League titles under the coaching of ] selection Steve Chadwin. Chadwin has coached an array of players at AFS who have gone on to have very strong college careers. ] was on the ] team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/trawick_jabril00.html |title=Player Bio: Jabril Trawick - GUHoyas.com |website=www.guhoyas.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927010719/http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/trawick_jabril00.html |archive-date=2011-09-27}} </ref> His classmate Kenneth Johnson transferred in 2014 to ] in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thegriff.ca/2014/09/started-bottom/ |title=Started from the bottom - the griff |access-date=2014-10-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006143402/http://thegriff.ca/2014/09/started-bottom/ |archive-date=2014-10-06 }}</ref> In the 2013-2014 season, AFS produced two 1,000 point scorers, Joe Robinson and Jordan Greene, at 20.7 and 22.3 points per game respectively. They are the highest-scoring duo in Friends School League history. | |||
| AFS has also enjoyed sending several distinguished non-basketball student athletes to college. In 2014, Nate Simon (]), a five-time All-Friends League performer while at AFS, garnered the ] most valuable player for baseball, while also setting a series of school records for ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eveningsun.com/collegesports/ci_25756845/ten-gettysburg-college-baseball-players-named-all-centennial |title=Ten Gettysburg College baseball players named to All-Centennial Conference team - Evening Sun |access-date=2014-10-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084344/http://www.eveningsun.com/collegesports/ci_25756845/ten-gettysburg-college-baseball-players-named-all-centennial |archive-date=2014-10-06 }}</ref> | |||
| ==Notable alumni== | |||
| By 1931, the school had become an all-girls college preparatory school. | |||
| *] (born 1989), American-Israeli basketball player in the ] | |||
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| *] (born 1976), American actor and singer | |||
| *] (born 1980), American actor and singer | |||
| *] (born 1992), basketball player in the ] | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:05, 16 November 2024
Private school in the United States
| Abington Friends School | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| 575 Washington Lane Jenkintown postal address, PA 19046 United States | |
| 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; 327 years ago (1697) |
| Head of School | Dr. Nicole Hood |
| Number of students | roughly 600 annually |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Athletics conference | Friends Schools League |
| Mascot | Kangaroos |
| Website | www.abingtonfriends.net |
Abington Friends School is an independent Quaker school in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a Jenkintown postal address. Serving students from age 3 to grade 12, Abington Friends School has stood on its original campus 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. The school draws students from approximately 75 ZIP codes around the greater Philadelphia area, as well as international students from many regions of China.
Campus
Abington Friends School sits on a fifty-acre (20 ha) campus which includes a meadow, Quaker meeting house, a portion of Jenkintown Creek, and extensive playing fields. Lower, middle, and upper school buildings and athletic facilities sit at the center of the campus.
Campus facilities include:
- The Faulkner Library and Learning Center, a dramatic space which is home to a collection of over 25,000 print volumes, special collections including a peace collection and a leadership collection
- The AFS Outside Classroom, the first nature playground and outdoor classroom in Pennsylvania to be accredited by the National Arbor Day Foundation
- A media and design lab, home to computer assisted design and engineering software workstations
- The Wilf Center, which provides resources to enrich skills of active engagement, discernment, collaboration leadership, and continual learning
- The Josephine Muller Auditorium, a fully equipped professional theatre
- The Black Box Theatre, a flexible space for student-produced performances, cabarets, and open mic nights
- Art, Ceramics and Photography Studios, housing multiple potters wheels, five kilns, and a fully furnished dark room and lab
- Choral, instrumental and music classrooms and an electronic music studio, featuring Apple and Roland recording software and hardware, baby grand pianos, and a full instrumental backline
- Athletic Facilities that include the Berman Athletics Center, the Thode Fitness Center, four soccer fields, six tennis courts, and several baseball and softball diamonds
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.
History
Abington Friends School was founded in March 1697, when John Barnes, a wealthy tailor who belonged to the Abington Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, donated 120 acres (49 ha) of his estate "for and towards erecting a meetinghouse for Friends and toward the maintenance of a school under the direction of Friends." The school has been continuously operated on the same plot of land since its founding in that year, making it the oldest school in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with such a claim. AFS operates under the care of Abington Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.
In its earliest days the school was located in one large room in the Friends' meeting house, with the principles of the Religious Society of Friends dominating virtually every aspect of school life. In the 1780s the school moved to a structure of its own, the present day caretaker’s house adjacent to the meeting house on Greenwood Avenue. Boys occupied the first floor room, while girls were instructed in the upstairs room. Boys were responsible for supplying firewood for the stoves in each room and the girls collected drinking water from the Jenkintown Creek behind the meeting house.
Coeducation was not the only way in which the School observed the Quaker testimony of equality. By the mid-18th century, Abington Friends School admitted African American students too. Throughout the 18th century, AFS provided an education for the primary grades only, with enrollment fluctuating between 20 and 40 students, most of whom were Quaker.
The foundations for the modern school we know today were laid in the 1880s, when the school was transformed from an ungraded primary day school with around 90 students and two teachers to a boarding school that served kindergarten through twelfth grade. The new school was opened in 1887 on the triangular property bordered by present-day Greenwood Avenue, Jenkintown Road, and Meetinghouse Road.
By 1931, the school had become an all-girls college preparatory school, which offered a more progressive education than many of the all-girls schools by including exchange programs with European schools, mandatory community service and greater diversity in student enrollment.
The School Committee of Abington Monthly Meeting decided to return to coeducation in 1966. 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.
Athletics
AFS offers sports including soccer, basketball, baseball, cross country, wrestling, swimming, tennis, softball, and women's lacrosse. The current athletic director is Jeff Bond, who was a two-sport player (baseball and basketball) at Williams College.
The boys basketball team has been the school's most successful team, winning numerous Friends School League titles under the coaching of National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum selection Steve Chadwin. Chadwin has coached an array of players at AFS who have gone on to have very strong college careers. Jabril Trawick was on the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team. His classmate Kenneth Johnson transferred in 2014 to MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta. In the 2013-2014 season, AFS produced two 1,000 point scorers, Joe Robinson and Jordan Greene, at 20.7 and 22.3 points per game respectively. They are the highest-scoring duo in Friends School League history.
AFS has also enjoyed sending several distinguished non-basketball student athletes to college. In 2014, Nate Simon (class of 2010), a five-time All-Friends League performer while at AFS, garnered the Centennial Conference most valuable player for baseball, while also setting a series of school records for Gettysburg College.
Notable alumni
- Bryan Cohen (born 1989), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Joey Lawrence (born 1976), American actor and singer
- Matthew Lawrence (born 1980), American actor and singer
- Jabril Trawick (born 1992), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
References
- "Zoning". Abington Township. Retrieved March 11, 2024. - School is at F5, indicated with "▲1"
- "Home". Abington Friends School. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
575 Washington Lane, Jenkintown, PA 19046
- Despite the Jenkintown postal address, the school is outside of the borough limits. - From Abington Friends Facts & Figures
- "Fast Facts". Abington Friends School.
- "Abington Friends".
- ^ "Abington Friends School Viewbook". Issuu.
- Philadelphia Friends Schools (Campus History). google: Arcadia Publishing (SC). February 2, 2014. ISBN 9780738562421. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- "History". Abington Friends School.
- "Player Bio: Jabril Trawick - GUHoyas.com". www.guhoyas.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011.
- "Started from the bottom - the griff". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- "Ten Gettysburg College baseball players named to All-Centennial Conference team - Evening Sun". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
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