Carolina Friends School

Last updated

Carolina Friends School
CFSlogo SM.png
Address
Carolina Friends School
4809 Friends School Road

Durham, North Carolina
27705

United States
Coordinates 36°0′22″N79°1′27″W / 36.00611°N 79.02417°W / 36.00611; -79.02417
Information
Type Private
Religious affiliation(s) Quaker
Founded1962(62 years ago) (1962)
CEEB code 341047
Head of schoolKaren Cumberbatch
Staff105
GradesAge 3 to Grade 12
Number of students514
Campus126 acres
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Green and white
AthleticsNCISAA
AccreditationSAIS, FCE
Tuition$1,320 - $26,460 (Upper School)
$1,230-$24,590 (Middle School)
$1,110–$22,240 (Lower School)
$710–$24,480 (Early School)
Affiliations NCAIS, NAIS
Website cfsnc.org

Carolina Friends School is an independent, co-educational Quaker school located in Durham, North Carolina. It enrolls students from age 3 and pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The school was founded in 1962 by members of the Durham Friends Meeting and Chapel Hill Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends as one of the first racially integrated schools in the South and the first in the state. While CFS is guided by Quaker values, it is a secular and inclusive independent school. Most students, parents, and teachers at CFS are not Quaker. They follow other religious traditions or none. [1] [2]

Contents

Accreditation

Carolina Friends School is accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools and the Friends Council on Education. The school is also a member the North Carolina Association of Independent Schools and the National Association of Independent Schools. The Early Schools are licensed by the State of North Carolina Division of Child Development. Carolina Friends School is also a member of the Independent Curriculum Group [3] and of the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce. [4]

Facilities

Carolina Friends School consists of three distinct campuses. The main campus is located ten to fifteen minutes from Durham, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. The 126 acre wooded campus has fourteen classroom buildings, including libraries, science and computer laboratories, art and music studios, a performing arts center, meeting hall and gymnasium. The main campus is home to the Upper, Middle and Lower Schools as well as the Campus Early School. Satellite campuses include the Chapel Hill Early School at 531 Raleigh Road in Chapel Hill and the Durham Early School located at 404 Alexander Avenue in Durham.

Academics

Upper School students must earn a minimum of 90 credits to graduate. One credit is awarded per trimester of coursework. These must be distributed: 4 years Language Arts, 3 years Math, 3 years Social Studies (including 1 year US History), 3 years Science (including 1 year biological, 1 year physical), 2 years Foreign Language (must be same language), 2 years Community Service, 2 years Physical Education, and 8 credits in Cultural Arts.

Advanced Placement courses are not offered at Carolina Friends School, although students regularly take AP exams. In 2014, 13 AP exams were taken, and the mean score was 4.15 (median score was 4); that class also had two National Merit Scholars. [5]

Athletics

Carolina Friends School competes as a member of the Triad Athletic Conference [6] and North Carolina Independent Schools Association. [7] Sports include: baseball, basketball, cross-country, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field, ultimate Frisbee, and volleyball. In 2011 the Upper School Girls Varsity Basketball [8] team and the Upper School Boys Varsity Soccer [9] team were runners-up for the state championship in the 2A division. Both teams repeated this achievement in 2012. In 2013, Carolina Friends Ultimate Frisbee team won the North Carolina state tournament. [10] In 2014 the team both held their state title, and won the USAU High School Southern Regional Championship tournament. [11]

Notable alumni

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chapel Hill, North Carolina</span> Town in North Carolina, United States

Chapel Hill is a town in Orange and Durham County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 61,960 in the 2020 census, making Chapel Hill the 17th-most populous municipality in the state. Chapel Hill and Durham make up the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 608,879 in 2023. When it's combined with Raleigh, the state capital, they make up the corners of the Research Triangle, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</span> Public university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolling students in 1795, making it one of the oldest public universities in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics</span> Public boarding school in Durham, North Carolina, United States

The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) is a two-year, public residential high school with two physical campuses located in Durham, North Carolina and Morganton, North Carolina that focuses on the intensive study of science, mathematics and technology. It accepts rising juniors from across North Carolina and enrolls them through senior year. Although NCSSM is a public school, enrollment is extremely selective, and applicants undergo a competitive review process for admission. NCSSM is a founding member of the National Consortium of Secondary Stem Schools (NCSSS) and a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Fox University</span> Christian university in Newberg, Oregon, US

George Fox University is a private Christian university in Newberg, Oregon. Founded as a school for Quakers in 1891, it is now the largest private university in Oregon with more than 4,000 students combined between its main campus in Newberg, its centers in Portland and Redmond, and online. The 108-acre (44 ha) main campus is near downtown Newberg, near the junction of Oregon Route 99W and Oregon Route 219. George Fox competes athletically at the NCAA Division III level in the Northwest Conference as the Bruins. The school colors are navy blue and old gold. The university is associated with the Evangelical Friends Church International and is a member of the Wesleyan Holiness Connection.

George School is a private Quaker boarding and day high school located on a rural campus in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It has been at that site since its founding in 1893, and has grown from a single building to over 20 academic, athletic, and residential buildings. Besides the usual college preparatory courses, including an International Baccalaureate program, the school features several distinct programs deriving from its Quaker heritage. These include community service requirements, an emphasis on social justice and environmental concerns, required art courses, and community-based decisionmaking.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Durham Academy, North Carolina</span> American private school in North Carolina

Durham Academy is an independent, coeducational, day school in Durham, North Carolina, whose 1,247 students range from pre-kindergarten to grade 12.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chuck Fager</span> American writer

Charles Eugene Fager, known as Chuck Fager, is an American activist, author, editor, publisher and an outspoken and prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends or Quakers. He is known for his work in both the Civil Rights Movement and in the Peace movement. His written works include religious and political essays, humor, adult fiction, and juvenile fiction, and he is best known for his 1974 book Selma 1965: The March That Changed the South, his in-depth history of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights Movement, which led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Friends' Central School</span> Quaker school in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania

Friends' Central School (FCS) is a Quaker, independent, coeducational, college-preparatory day school for students in Nursery though grade 12. It is located on 41 acres across two campuses in Wynnewood, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sandy Spring Friends School</span> Independent school

Sandy Spring Friends School (SSFS) is a progressive, coeducational, college preparatory Quaker school serving students from preschool through 12th grade. SSFS offers an optional 5- and 7- day boarding program in the Middle School and Upper School. 59% of its student body identifies as students of color, and 19 countries are represented in its boarding program. Founded in 1961, its motto is "Let Your Lives Speak" an old Quaker adage which expresses the school's philosophy of "educating all aspects of a person so that their life—in all of its facets—can reveal the unique strengths within." SSFS sits on a pastoral 140-acre campus in the heart of Montgomery County, Maryland, approximately midway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. SSFS is under the care of the Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting and the Baltimore Yearly Meeting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chapel Hill High School (North Carolina)</span> Public school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Chapel Hill High School is a public high school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is located close to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill High School is part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district which contains two other high schools, Carrboro High School and East Chapel Hill High School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlotte Christian School</span> Private school in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Charlotte Christian School is a private, college preparatory, non-denominational Christian school for grades JK–12 located in Charlotte, North Carolina.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greensboro Day School</span> American private college-preparatory day school in North Carolina

Greensboro Day School is a private, day, college preparatory school located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It enrolls students from age 2 through grade 12.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. David's School (Raleigh, North Carolina)</span> Private school in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

St. David's School is a private independent Episcopal preparatory school in Raleigh, North Carolina.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlotte Latin School</span> Private school in Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Charlotte Latin School is an independent, coeducational, non-sectarian day school located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school was founded in 1970 and serves about 1,500 students in transitional kindergarten through 12th grade. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Southern Association of Independent Schools and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ravenscroft School</span> School in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Ravenscroft School is a coed independent private school located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school enrolls students between PreKindergarten and 12th grade, and serves 1,254 students. The school has three divisions: Lower School, Middle School and Upper School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abington Friends School</span> Private school in the United States

Abington Friends School is an independent Quaker school in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a Jenkintown postal address. Serving students from age 3 to grade 12, Abington Friends School has stood on its original campus since 1697, and is the oldest primary and secondary educational institution in the United States to operate continuously at the same location under the same management. The school draws students from approximately 75 ZIP codes around the greater Philadelphia area, as well as international students from many regions of China.

Wesleyan Christian Academy is a private Christian school located in High Point, North Carolina, across from the former Oak Hollow Mall complex. Wesleyan Christian Academy is accredited by Cognia and the Association of Christian Schools International.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Concord Academy (North Carolina)</span> Christian Private school in Concord, North Carolina, United States

Concord Academy, formerly named Concord First Assembly Academy and First Assembly Christian School, is a private college preparatory Christian school in Concord, North Carolina. It was founded in 1976 as a part of the ministry of First Assembly Worship Center. Continuing a close relationship with its home church, First Assembly Christian School became known as CFA Academy in 2013 and then Concord Academy in 2020. It offers pre-school daycare through 12th grade, with about 700 students.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christ School (North Carolina)</span> School in Arden, North Carolina, United States

Christ School is a private college preparatory boarding and day school for boys in Arden, North Carolina, a suburb of Asheville, in the Blue Ridge Mountains. While affiliated with the Episcopal Church, it is open to students of all faiths and backgrounds.

References

  1. ↑ "Durham Friends Meeting". Durham Friends Meeting. November 18, 2011. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Our Community".
  3. ↑ "Independent Curriculum Group | Schools". Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Schools - Elementary & Secondary Category | Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce".
  5. ↑ "Carolina Friends School: Why CFS?". Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  6. ↑ "NCISAA - Member Schools". Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  7. ↑ "NCISAA - Member Schools". Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  8. ↑ "NCISAA - Playoff Results". Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  9. ↑ "NCISAA - Playoff Results". Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Score Reporter". scores.usaultimate.org. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ Schram, Dan (June 23, 2016). "Video: Robbie Fulks Returns to Durham with New Autobiographical Songs". INDY Week. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.