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Germantown Friends School

31 West Coulter Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19144-0191 -

School Notes Overview:

Germantown Friends School, founded in 1845, takes its strong identity from five distinct elements: a vibrant intellectual community of teachers and students; an historic urban setting in Germantown; a diverse and multicultural faculty and student body who value difference as indispensable; a Quaker vision of what is possible for both individuals and communities; and a belief in fulfilling this vision through reflection, collaboration and action....

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Upcoming Events:

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School Overview:

	Germantown Friends School
School Membership(s)	Friends Council on Education (FCE) Institute for Independent Education National Association of Independent Schools Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Religious Affiliation	Friends
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - 12
Year Founded	1845
County	Philadelphia County, PA
Student Body
Total Students	897 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	31%	16%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 49 students
	Grade 1 - 55 students
	Grade 2 - 56 students
	Grade 3 - 52 students
	Grade 4 - 53 students
	Grade 5 - 60 students
	Grade 6 - 59 students
	Grade 7 - 81 students
	Grade 8 - 82 students
	Grade 9 - 85 students
	Grade 10 - 77 students
	Grade 11 - 90 students
	Grade 12 - 98 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	111 teachers
Average Class Size	20
List of Courses Offered	Link to List of Courses
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:8	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	172 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	Dec. 4
Tuition Notes	Tuition ranges from $16,000 for kindergarten to $23,750 for 10th through 12th grades.
% on Financial Aid	25%
Average Financial Aid Grant	$8,129
Head of School	Richard L. Wade
Admissions Director	Laura Sharpless Myran
Sport
Total Sports Offered	11
	Sports
	Baseball	Cross Country
	Field Hockey	Lacrosse
	Soccer	Softball
	Squash	Tennis
	Track and Field	Winter Track
	Wrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	20
	Extracurriculars
	A Cappella	ANNO Yearbook
	Asian Students Association	BASE (Brothers for Academic and Social Enrichment)
	Big Brother/Big Sister	Captains' Athletic Council
	Chaverim	Coffeehouse
	Community Action	Drama and Stage Crew
	Earthquake student newspaper	Environmental Action Group
	Human Rights Group	Middle School environmental action
	Middle School literary magazine Graffiti	Middle School yearbook
	Polyphony literary magazine	Sistahs
	Straight and Gay Alliance	Student Advisory Council

School Notes:

Lower School Highlights include class plays, an Asian festival, an African market, a Japanese New Year lunch, a Greek field day and a May Day celebration.
Middle School highlights include camping trips for grades 6 and 7; 8th grade musical production; and an exchange program for selected 7th and 8th grade students with schoosl in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Upper School highlights include 9th grade French and Spanish exchange program; 10th grade day in New York to study Harlem Renaissance; 11th grade independent project in January; and 12th grade week of community service learning.
Profile last updated: 10/05/2009

In the News:

Sports Wrap: Gators complete perfect season (Main Line Suburban Life)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 06:11:38 am
Field hockey: Shipley (15-0 overall, 9-0 Friends School League) completed its undefeated season with a 4-2 win over Westtown Tuesday to give them the Friends’ Schools League title for the second year in a row and the fourth time in five years since joining the Friends Schools League.
Sports Wrap: Gators complete perfect season (Main Line Times)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 03:54:10 pm
Field hockey: Shipley (15-0 overall, 9-0 Friends School League) completed its undefeated season with a 4-2 win over Westtown Tuesday to give them the Friends’ Schools League title for the second year in a row and the fourth time in five years since joining the Friends Schools League.
People in the News (The Fremont Argus)
posted on October 31, 2009 at 07:04:01 am
The Fremont/Newark YMCA honored Fremont Bank's Brian Hughes as its Volunteer of the Year at the YMCA of the East Bay annual volunteer recognition dinner at Scott's Seafood in Oakland on Oct.
Changing Skyline: A design that's a teaching tool (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 06:01:00 am
Changing Skyline: When Germantown Friends School decided to add a new science building to its Philadelphia campus, there was no doubt it would be green. The issue was how to design it to teach as well.
Sports roundup (Springfield Sun)
posted on September 24, 2009 at 04:43:36 pm
Golf Abington 201, Wissahickon 221 – Abington got past Wissahickon 201-221 at the par-36 Huntingdon Valley Country Club on Tuesday. Ben Cooley led Abington with a 36, while Rich Thorf scored a 38. Zach Weiss paced Wissahickon with a 39. Wissahickon evened its overall record to 4-4 and 4-2 in conference play.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (19144)	School Zip (19144)	(PA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	46,794 people	12,280,267 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	27%	22%
Population Average Age	34 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.3 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$27,436	$43,232
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.8 rooms	5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	67 years old	51 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (19144) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	41% / 59%	68% / 32%