Carolina Friends School

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About
Carolina Friends School (CFS) is a private school on the western outskirts of Durham, NC. Founded by Quakers, and reflecting the Quaker philosophy, CFS often does things differently from other schools. For example, Students and Staff "settle in" together for 15 minutes or more in the morning, with no formal reading of "announcements"; individuals speak as they feel the need. Upper School students also help with maintenance and instruction at the school as part of "School Service" classes (or did as of 1982, when I went there; I presume this still applies. -- ).

Links

 * official web site
 * photo site when checked on 2012-06-17, was no longer available
 * Carolina Friends School page on the HypertWiki

Related

 * North Carolina Friends Historical Society
 * The CFS Pavilion Mural (mural on the driveway-side of the middle school pavilion, aka The Quakerdome)
 * 2012-06-16 1970s CFS Reunion: reunion for all those who attended in the 1970s
 * 1970s CFS (discussion)
 * photos of CFS in the 1970s

CFS in the News

 * 2006-04-10 Students from Qatar visit Durham
 * 2005-06-19 Herald-Sun: sports at CFS
 * 2005-05-31 Washington Post (near the end; search for "Carolina")
 * 2005-05-20 News & Observer "Harvesting for the Needy"

Forums and Mailing Lists

 * River Class - lower school (free subscription required)
 * Sky Class - lower school (free subscription required)
 * Mountain Class - lower school (free subscription required)
 * Forest Class - lower school (free subscription required)

Events

 * 2008 CFS Summer Programs ages 9-13
 * Carolina Friends School events archive

Obsolete

 * CFS's financial aid used the NAIS SSS Online form application up to 2007-8; for 2008-9, they switched to TADS