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- ↑ "Welcome from the Head of School | Holmesburg Christian Academy". www.holmesburgchristian.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-27.
- ↑ "Friends Schools League" . Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ↑ "Directions Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine ." Japanese Language School of Philadelphia. Retrieved on March 30, 2014. "The Japanese Language School of Philadelphia utilizes the campus of: Friends Central School 1101 City Avenue, Wynnewood, PA"
- ↑ "Community Profile Archived 2015-02-02 at the Wayback Machine ." Lower Merion Township. Retrieved on April 30, 2014. (contains maps of Lower Merion).
