Home > New York > New York County > Friends Seminary

Friends Seminary

222 E 16th Street, New York, NY, 10003-0100 -

School Notes Overview:

Friends Seminary educates students from kindergarten through twelfth grade, under the care of the New York Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Through instruction and example, students follow their curiosity and exercise their imaginations as they develop as scholars, artists and athletes. In a community that cultivates the intellect through keen observation, critical thinking and coherent expression, we strive to respond to one another, valuing the single voice as well as the effort to reach consensus. The disciplines of silence, study and service provide the matrix for growth: silence opens us to change; study helps us to know the world; service challenges us to put our values into practice. At Friends Seminary, education occurs within the context of the Quaker belief in the Inner Light – that of God in every person. Guided by the ideals of integrity, peace, equality, and simplicity, and by our commitment to diversity, we do more than prepare students for the world that is we help them bring about the world that ought to be. ...

...read more

School Overview:

	Friends Seminary
School Membership(s)	National Association of Independent Schools State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation	Friends
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 12
County	New York County, NY
Student Body
Total Students	678 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	22%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 43 students
	Grade 1 - 40 students
	Grade 2 - 59 students
	Grade 3 - 38 students
	Grade 4 - 36 students
	Grade 5 - 45 students
	Grade 6 - 49 students
	Grade 7 - 55 students
	Grade 8 - 45 students
	Grade 9 - 71 students
	Grade 10 - 72 students
	Grade 11 - 61 students
	Grade 12 - 64 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	n/a
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	n/a	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	174 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Friends Seminary educates students from kindergarten through twelfth grade, under the care of the New York Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Through instruction and example, students follow their curiosity and exercise their imaginations as they develop as scholars, artists and athletes. In a community that cultivates the intellect through keen observation, critical thinking and coherent expression, we strive to respond to one another, valuing the single voice as well as the effort to reach consensus. The disciplines of silence, study and service provide the matrix for growth: silence opens us to change; study helps us to know the world; service challenges us to put our values into practice. At Friends Seminary, education occurs within the context of the Quaker belief in the Inner Light – that of God in every person. Guided by the ideals of integrity, peace, equality, and simplicity, and by our commitment to diversity, we do more than prepare students for the world that is we help them bring about the world that ought to be.
Profile last updated: 02/14/2007

In the News:

LuHi's stars look to next level (SportsNet New York)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 08:43:13 pm
Hart Gliedman and Achraf Yacoubou both have their eyes on elite college basketball programs.
Paradise lost (New York Post)
posted on November 1, 2009 at 11:26:33 am
Two best friends were working on a book about female empowerment — when one suddenly killed herself. Nona Willis Aronowitz, 25, still wonders why her co-author left her behind The first time I saw Emma Bee Bernstein was at camp. She was a year young...
My New York: Julia Stiles (New York Post)
posted on October 18, 2009 at 05:57:34 am
As the child of downtown ’80s artists, Broadway and film actress Julia Stiles had all of SoHo as her playground. After attending Friends Seminary, Professional Children’s School and Columbia University, she now resides in the East Village and couldn’...
Philly's Girard College to install new president (WPVI-TV Philadelphia)
posted on October 16, 2009 at 01:12:02 pm
A private Philadelphia boarding school that once excluded blacks and women is installing a black woman as president.
Philly's Girard College to install new president (WFMJ Youngstown)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 03:58:38 pm
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A private Philadelphia boarding school that once excluded blacks and women is installing a black woman as president. Autumn Adkins will be invested as the 16th president of Girard College on Friday. She replaces Dominic Cermele, who retired on June 30.

View all past news stories

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (10003)	School Zip (10003)	(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate)	53,673 people	18,975,234 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	73%	32%
Population Average Age	34 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	1.6 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$60,891	$44,151
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	2.7 rooms	4.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	70 years old	58 years old
	View housing listings in 10003
Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (10003) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	27% / 73%	41% / 59%