Friends Seminary
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Friends Seminary is an independent K-12 school in Manhattan within the landmarked district in the East Village. The oldest continuously coeducational school in New York City, Friends Seminary[2] serves 794 students in Kindergarten through Grade 12. The school's mission is to prepare students "not only for the world that is, but to help them bring about a world that ought to be." It is guided by a service mission statement and a diversity mission statement.[4] Friends is a member of New York's Independent School Diversity Network.
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222 East 16th Street , 10003 | |
Coordinates | 40°44′02″N 73°59′07″W |
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School type | Private |
Religious affiliation(s) | Quaker |
Founded | 1786; 238 years ago (1786) |
Principal | Robert "Bo" Lauder |
Faculty | 180 |
Grades | K–12 |
Gender | Mixed gender |
Age range | 5-19 |
Enrollment | 794 (2022-2023) 308 Upper School 222 Middle School 264 Lower School |
Average class size | 18 students |
Campus type | Urban |
Colour(s) | Red and White |
Song | "Alma Mater"[1] |
Athletics | 31 teams |
Mascot | Owl |
Accreditation | NYSAIS[2] |
Newspaper | The Insight |
Tuition | U.S.$53,900.00[3] |
Former name | Founded as Friends Institute (1786-1860) |
Website | http://www.friendsseminary.org |
Robert "Bo" Lauder is principal, the school's 35th. Lauder came to Friends in the fall of 2002 after serving as Upper School Head at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.