Friends` Central School is a Quaker, independent, coeducational, college-preparatory day school for students in Nursery through grade 12.
Located on 41 acres across two campuses in Wynnewood, Pa., Friends` Central cultivates the intellectual, spiritual, and ethical promise of students.
Guided by Quaker values, since 1845, Friends` Central School has been educating for excellence, inspiring tomorrow`s leaders, honoring each individual, and encouraging students to peacefully transform the world.
Club or Organization: Middle School Clubs, Upper School Math Team, Upper School Student Government
Arts and Music Programs: Middle School Orchestra, Middle School Choir, Middle School Drama, Middle School Jazz Band, Upper School Orchestra, Upper School Choir, Upper School Drama, Upper School Jazz Band
School Notes
At Friends` Central, we believe that realizing a child`s
potential is about more than character, talent, or even rigorous
academics. It requires a balanced combination of intellectual
discipline and spiritual cultivation. Since 1845, we have prepared
our students for the most challenging colleges and careers, while
also providing them with the moral compass they need to serve as
engaged and active citizens, by blending a rigorous
college-preparatory curriculum with enduring Quaker principles.
Friends' Central students are expected to honor each other's voices
and to recognize a plurality of perspectives. They are expected to
engage actively in their coursework, to take seriously their
stewardship of the local and global communities, to question,
probe, listen, and share. Our exceptional faculty inspires our
students to respond to what is best in themselves and to recognize
and learn from the best in others. As a result, our graduates are
intelligent, compassionate problem solvers, they are active,
involved citizens, and they are visionary leaders. The graduates of
Friends` Central and their impact on the world are proof positive
that Quaker Works at Friends' Central School.
Decades ago private schools could have been accused of being elitist. You had to have money to attend. The student populations were fairly homogeneous. Fortunately that has changed.
The average private school tuition in Montgomery County, PA is $23,241 for elementary schools and $28,783 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
