New Garden Friends School
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New Garden Friends School |
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| School Membership(s) |
Friends Council on Education (FCE) Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS) |
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| Religious Affiliation | Friends | ||
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten - 12 | ||
| Year Founded | 1971 | ||
| County | Guilford County, NC | ||
| Student Body | |||
| Total Students | 285 students | ||
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | ||
This School |
(NC) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | 17% | 18% | |
| Students by Grade | |||
| Pre-K - 18 students | |||
| Kind - 20 students | |||
| Grade 1 - 17 students | |||
| Grade 2 - 23 students | |||
| Grade 3 - 19 students | |||
| Grade 4 - 24 students | |||
| Grade 5 - 25 students | |||
| Grade 6 - 23 students | |||
| Grade 7 - 26 students | |||
| Grade 8 - 24 students | |||
| Grade 9 - 16 students | |||
| Grade 10 - 19 students | |||
| Grade 11 - 13 students | |||
| Grade 12 - 18 students | |||
| Academics and Faculty | |||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 32 teachers | ||
| % Faculty with Advance Degree | 38% | ||
| Average Class Size | 12 | ||
| Classroom dress code | Casual | ||
This School |
(NC) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:7 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 | |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 185 days | 180 days | |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 7 hours | 6 hours | |
| Finances and Admission | |||
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling | ||
| Tuition Notes | Tuition includes school book and activity fees. Tuition varies by each class level. | ||
| % on Financial Aid | 30% | ||
| Head of School | David Tomlin | ||
| Admissions Director | Chris Winchester | ||
| Admissions Associate | Judy Williams | ||
| Sport | |||
| Total Sports Offered | 5 | ||
Sports |
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| Basketball | Cross Country | ||
| Golf | Soccer | ||
| Volley Ball | |||
| Extracurricular | |||
| Total Extracurricular Organizations | 2 | ||
Extracurriculars |
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| Spanish | yearbook | ||
School Notes:
- New Garden Friends School seeks to be an inclusive, innovative educational community guided by Quaker beliefs and committed to honoring and developing each person's gifts.
- Profile last updated: 07/13/2009
In the News:
- Sports Calendar (Winston-Salem Journal)
posted on August 13, 2009 at 04:10:03 am
Sports Calendar - New Garden Friends School to Collaborate with International Nonprofit for Conflict Resolution (PRWeb)
posted on June 22, 2009 at 07:13:09 am
New Garden Friends School, an independent preschool through 12th-grade educational institution in N.C. affiliated with the Quaker faith, has been named the first academic hub for Boston University-based Axis of Hope, an international nonprofit devoted to conflict prevention. New Garden teachers will be certified to lead Axis of Hope workshops and will use the organization's curriculum in their ... - Community heaps praise on a headmaster (Greensboro News & Record)
posted on May 16, 2009 at 07:04:55 am
GREENSBORO — Sixteen years ago, a group of third and fourth graders from New Garden Friends School sat under the moonlight around a sea turtle nest, watching the sand rise and fall, waiting for the baby turtles to emerge. Sitting with them was teacher and recently named co-headmaster Marty Goldstein. Goldstein remembers that night vividly, as the night he truly felt he was where he needed to be. ... - School districts cancel classes today as snow, ice linger (Greensboro News & Record)
posted on March 3, 2009 at 05:16:49 am
The National Weather Service's winter weather advisory for the Triad expired at 9 a.m. today with no major problems reported on area roads. Temperatures are not expected to get above freezing until sometime this afternoon. Tuesday's classes were called off in Guilford, Davidson, Randolph, Rockingham and Winston-Salem/Forsyth county school systems as well as Lexington and Thomasville city ...
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (27410) | School Zip (27410) |
(NC) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 45,459 people | 8,047,333 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 60% | 24% |
| Population Average Age | 38 years old | 35 years old |
| Average Household size | 2.3 persons | 2.3 persons |
| Median Household Income | $60,353 | $43,285 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 6 rooms | 5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 24 years old | 31 years old |
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| Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (27410) 
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| % Owning / % Renting | 67% / 33% | 65% / 35% |
School Map:
Nearby Schools:
- Caldwell Academy - 750 students - 2.5 mi. away - view location
- Shining Light Academy - 218 students - 3.2 mi. away - view location
- Guilford Day School - 144 students - 3.5 mi. away - view location
- Greensboro Day School - 906 students - 4.3 mi. away - view location
- Northwest Baptist Dcc - 20 students - 4.8 mi. away - view location
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