Princeton Friends School

Infobox Private School
name = Princeton Friends School
established = 1987
type = Private, Day
religion = Quaker
head_name = Head of School
head = Jane Fremon
location = adjacent to Stony Brook Meeting House and Cemetery
streetaddress = 470 Quaker Road
city = Princeton
state = NJ
zipcode = 08540
country = USA
faculty = 22
enrollment = 120
lower_age = 4 (Pre-K)
upper_age = 14 (8th grade)
tuition = (2008-2009 school year) $18,950
homepage = [http://www.princetonfriendsschool.org www.princetonfriendsschool.org]

Princeton Friends School is a private Quaker and day Kindergarten-8th grade school in Princeton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.

It was founded in 1987 and moved to a new $1.8 million new school building adjacent to the historic Stony Brook Meeting House and Cemetery in 1997. schoolhouse. [cite news | first=Candace | last=Braun | coauthors= | title=PROFILES in EDUCATION | date=2004-09-08 | publisher= | url =http://www.towntopics.com/sep0804/other3.html | work =Town Topics | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-20 | language = ] In the Fall of 2007 the school broke ground for a second building. The school uses the schoolmaster's house, built in the 1800's near the cemetery, to support its arts curriculum. A 225-year-old Quaker farmhouse houses the school's administrative offices.

The school is under the spiritual care of the Princeton Monthly Friends Meeting, whose meetinghouse is adjacent to the school. The monthly meeting's parent yearly meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, also oversees and supports the school's operation. Princeton Friends School is a member of the Friends Council on Education.

The school is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools and the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools.

References

External links

[http://www.princetonfriendsschool.org/ Princeton Friends School web site]