Harford Friends School

Friends School of Harford is a co-ed K–8 independent private school guided by Quaker values located in Harford County, Maryland and was under the direction of Head of School, Jonathan Huxtable.[1]

Friends School of Harford
Location
Harford County, Maryland

USA
Coordinates39°40′10″N 76°22′37″W
Information
MottoLearn, Live, Lead
Established2005
Closed2018 type = Private, Co-ed, Day
PrincipalAnna Dallam
GradesK-8
Information443-640-6300
Websitefshmd.org/index.php

Founded in 2005, it originated as a middle school located in the Deer Creek Friends Meeting House in Darlington, Maryland. The school moved in 2008 to The Highlands Commons Building in Street, Maryland, near Bel Air, Maryland. In 2009, the school expanded to include grades one through five. Expansion continued in the summer of 2010 with the addition of a new science lab. In 2012, Friends School of Harford welcomed a new Head of School, Clare Pitz. This change in administration coincided with the move to Friends School of Harford's location in Forest Hill, Maryland.

Friends School of Harford is the only Friends school in Harford County, Maryland and is a member of the Friends Council on Education. Consistent with Friends School of Harford's commitment to Quaker values the school periodically sponsors community seminars on parenting[2] and conflict-resolution.[3][4]

The school is supported by private donations, local Friends Meetings, equipment donations from local colleges[5] and other private schools, as well as tuition. The school suspended operations for the 2018-2019 school year and is not accepting students.

Curriculum

Academic subjects include science, mathematics, history, English, and Spanish. Specials include physical education,[6] art, music, and numerous field trips. Extracurricular activities include Destination Imagination, Drama, Art, Lego, Athletics, Technology, and Student Government.

Experiential learning, service-learning, computer technology, library and media arts, conflict-resolution, creative problem solving, and study skills are focuses of program development and integration.

Collaborative partnerships
Main article: Collaborative partnerships

Friends School of Harford has collaborative partnerships with the following organizations to ensure top quality instruction in art, music, fitness, and other programs of study:

  • Genesee Valley Outdoor Learning Center

Footnotes
  1. Friends School of Harford Appoints Leader
  2. Friends School of Harford Teams with Goucher College to Present Lectures on the Pre-Teen Years
  3. Friends School of Harford Hosts African Peacemaker
  4. A Workable Peace
  5. CCBC Donates Microscopes to HFS
  6. "A Fitting Fitness Program at Friends School of Harford". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
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