255:). Board members tended to be wealthy and influential members of the Society of Friends, and were expected to give a set percentage of their income to the school. At some point, a wealthy trustee balked this requirement and became a Unitarian. Hoping to make peace (or perhaps to retain the continued support of the rich trustee) the board voted to allow non-Quakers as members. With no restrictions on Quaker majority, the school soon dropped its religious affiliation and ceased to be a Friends school. However, the school still has some faint links to the Quaker community: each year the graduating class holds a pre-commencement ceremony at
29:
312:
437:
290:
The early childhood program at
Friends is strongly influenced by the schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy, which believes that all children are researchers, critical thinkers, and problem solvers. Children, teachers, and families work together to create a culture that values childhood as a time to create,
238:
The school moved to its current
Dartmouth campus in 1949. Formerly the site of the Tucker farm and later the Herring family estate, the property was donated to the school by the heirs of the Herrings. Friends Academy's early childhood education program is housed in the Tucker farmhouse, built circa
349:
The early childhood program is housed in a newly renovated 18th-century farmhouse, lending the program the informal name "The
Farmhouse." Children in this program have their own playground, which includes slides, swings, a sand play area, a stage, and large, mature trees.
345:
runs along the campus's western boundary, providing a place for hands-on science and environmental lessons. The campus is also home to a high and low ropes course, a solar field, a meditation grove, a mile of trails, two athletic fields, and two playgrounds.
281:
The school day runs from 8:05 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with the exception of
Fridays, when students dismiss at 2:00 p.m. The school year typically begins in September on the Tuesday after Labor Day and ends in early June.
493:
498:
474:
508:
76:
503:
412:
513:
467:
518:
235:. It incorporated in 1812. The campus was first located on County Street in New Bedford. It later moved to a building on Morgan Street.
460:
390:
212:
49:
247:
The school's board of trustees was originally required to maintain a Quaker majority. This practice remains common at other
299:
The school offers lacrosse, soccer, basketball, girls' field hockey, track, and cross country for students in Grades 5–8.
69:
256:
232:
228:
239:
1813. The school also occupies the former
Herring mansion (grades K-5) and the Stites building (grades 6–8).
248:
394:
152:
227:
Friends
Academy was founded in 1810 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) from
252:
116:
28:
406:
368:
342:
444:
311:
487:
216:
166:
53:
156:
91:
78:
219:
founded in 1810. Its academic programs run from
Preschool to Eighth Grade.
341:
Friends
Academy is set on a 65-acre wooded campus in North Dartmouth. The
436:
200:
306:
448:
322:
271:
Early childhood—Ages 3–5 (Half- and full-day programs)
395:"Report on Academies: Friends' Academy, New Bedford"
369:"Education in Massachusetts: Incorporated Academies"
196:
188:
180:
172:
162:
148:
140:
122:
112:
107:
68:
38:
21:
425:The official webpage: www.friendsacademy1810.org
259:that is similar to a Quaker meeting for worship.
443:This Massachusetts school-related article is a
468:
8:
494:Educational institutions established in 1810
499:Private elementary schools in Massachusetts
475:
461:
411:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
18:
509:Schools in Bristol County, Massachusetts
504:Private middle schools in Massachusetts
375:. Boston: Printed by Damrell and Moore.
359:
295:Athletic and extracurricular activities
16:Independent school in the United States
404:
401:, Boston – via Internet Archive
7:
514:1810 establishments in Massachusetts
433:
431:
447:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
267:Friends Academy has programs for:
14:
201:http://www.friendsacademy1810.org
435:
391:Massachusetts Board of Education
310:
291:explore, wonder, and be joyful.
211:is an independent day school in
27:
1:
46:
128:; 214 years ago
393:; George A. Walton (1877),
257:Apponegansett Meeting House
535:
519:Massachusetts school stubs
430:
243:End of Quaker affiliation
47:
43:
26:
277:Middle school—Grades 6–8
399:Annual Report...1875-76
274:Lower school—Grades K–5
373:Massachusetts Register
319:This section is empty.
367:George Adams (1853).
231:, Dartmouth, and the
92:41.62444°N 70.98250°W
97:41.62444; -70.98250
88: /
253:Moses Brown School
456:
455:
343:Paskamanset River
339:
338:
303:Campus facilities
206:
205:
526:
477:
470:
463:
439:
432:
416:
410:
402:
377:
376:
364:
334:
331:
321:You can help by
314:
307:
233:surrounding area
144:Benjamin Kennedy
136:
134:
129:
103:
102:
100:
99:
98:
93:
89:
86:
85:
84:
81:
31:
19:
534:
533:
529:
528:
527:
525:
524:
523:
484:
483:
482:
481:
428:
423:
403:
389:
386:
384:Further reading
381:
380:
366:
365:
361:
356:
335:
329:
326:
305:
297:
288:
286:Early childhood
265:
249:Friends Schools
245:
225:
213:North Dartmouth
209:Friends Academy
192:blue & gray
132:
130:
127:
96:
94:
90:
87:
82:
79:
77:
75:
74:
64:
61:
60:
57:
56:
50:North Dartmouth
34:
33:Friends Academy
22:Friends Academy
17:
12:
11:
5:
532:
530:
522:
521:
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
486:
485:
480:
479:
472:
465:
457:
454:
453:
440:
422:
421:External links
419:
418:
417:
385:
382:
379:
378:
358:
357:
355:
352:
337:
336:
317:
315:
304:
301:
296:
293:
287:
284:
279:
278:
275:
272:
264:
261:
244:
241:
224:
221:
204:
203:
198:
194:
193:
190:
186:
185:
182:
178:
177:
174:
170:
169:
164:
160:
159:
150:
146:
145:
142:
141:Head of school
138:
137:
124:
120:
119:
114:
110:
109:
105:
104:
72:
66:
65:
62:
58:
48:
45:
44:
41:
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
531:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
491:
489:
478:
473:
471:
466:
464:
459:
458:
452:
450:
446:
441:
438:
434:
429:
426:
420:
414:
408:
400:
396:
392:
388:
387:
383:
374:
370:
363:
360:
353:
351:
347:
344:
333:
324:
320:
316:
313:
309:
308:
302:
300:
294:
292:
285:
283:
276:
273:
270:
269:
268:
262:
260:
258:
254:
250:
242:
240:
236:
234:
230:
222:
220:
218:
217:Massachusetts
214:
210:
202:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
168:
167:Coeducational
165:
161:
158:
154:
151:
147:
143:
139:
125:
121:
118:
115:
111:
106:
101:
73:
71:
67:
63:United States
55:
54:Massachusetts
51:
42:
37:
30:
25:
20:
449:expanding it
442:
427:
424:
398:
372:
362:
348:
340:
327:
323:adding to it
318:
298:
289:
280:
266:
246:
237:
226:
208:
207:
157:Eighth grade
229:New Bedford
181:Campus size
123:Established
117:Independent
108:Information
95: /
70:Coordinates
488:Categories
354:References
173:Enrollment
83:70°58′57″W
80:41°37′28″N
330:June 2011
263:Academics
153:Preschool
407:citation
189:Color(s)
184:65 acres
39:Location
223:History
197:Website
131: (
251:(e.g.
163:Gender
149:Grades
59:02747
445:stub
413:link
133:1810
126:1810
113:Type
325:.
176:250
155:to
490::
409:}}
405:{{
397:,
371:.
215:,
52:,
476:e
469:t
462:v
451:.
415:)
332:)
328:(
135:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
