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[[Category:School
 
[[Category:School
Reviews]]
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Reviews]][[Category:Durham, NC]][http://cfsnc.org Carolina Friends
[[Category:Durham, NC]]
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School] is a private school on the western outskirts of [[Durham, NC]].
[http://cfsnc.org Carolina Friends School] is a private school on the
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Founded by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quakers Quakers], and
western outskirts of [[Durham, NC]]. Founded by
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reflecting the Quaker philosophy, the school often does things
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quakers Quakers], and reflecting the
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differently from other schools.(For example: Students and Staff "settle
Quaker philosophy, the school often does things differently from other
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in" together for 15 minutes or more in the morning, with no formal
schools.(For example: Students and Staff "settle in" together for 15
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reading of "announcements"; individuals speak as they feel the need.
minutes or more in the morning, with no formal reading of
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Upper School students help with the maintenance and instruction at the
"announcements"; individuals speak as they feel the need. Upper School
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school as part of "School Service" classes, or did as of 1982, when I
students help with the maintenance and instruction at the school as
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went there; I presume this still applies.)
part of "School Service" classes, or did as of 1982, when I went there;
 
I presume this still applies.)
 
=Opinions=
 
==[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 06:10, 30 Apr 2005 (CST)==
 
CFS in 1979-1982 was quite a magical place. I met people there who
 
totally changed my life. (Bad things also happened, and they didn't
 
handle [[User:Harena|Harena]]'s crisis very well when she was there,
 
but they at least erred on the side of allowing the individual to make
 
their own choices, rather than being heavy-handed and authoritarian.)
 
They were also very good for for [[Hypertwins:Mel|Mel]], who graduated
 
from the CFS upper school in 2003(?), and [[Hypertwins:Zander|Zander]]
 
(age 7 when he first went there in 2004), who was not getting along
 
very well at Hope Valley (Durham Public Schools).
 
Also... I think [[CFS Wiki Proposal|CFS needs a wiki]] all to itself.
 
==Trivia==
 
*The mural on the driveway-side of the middle school pavilion (The
 
Quakerdome) was painted by Matthew Henry, [[User:Woozle|me]] (weird
 
unfinished brown tower-thing being sucked into the black hole), [[Jenny
 
Hall]] (dragon), Charlotte Denny (from New Zealand -- the Kiwi is hers;
 
we jokingly called it "the dragon turd"), and I have to check about the
 
one or two others. It was done for a mini-session project in 1982
 
(possibly 1981). I thought we were going to come back later and finish
 
it... I remember the supervising teacher's face, but not her name (time
 
to rifle through old yearbooks).
 
 
==CFS in the News==
 
==CFS in the News==
 
* 2005-06-19 [http://www.heraldsun.com/sports/preps/35-618590.html
 
* 2005-06-19 [http://www.heraldsun.com/sports/preps/35-618590.html
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[http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/2423408p-8801024c.html News
 
[http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/2423408p-8801024c.html News
 
& Observer] "Harvesting for the Needy"
 
& Observer] "Harvesting for the Needy"
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==Forums and Mailing Lists==
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*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RiverClass/ River Class] - lower school
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(free subscription required)
 
==Related Links==
 
==Related Links==
 
*[http://www.ncfhs.org/ North Carolina Friends Historical Society]
 
*[http://www.ncfhs.org/ North Carolina Friends Historical Society]
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==Trivia==
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*The mural on the driveway-side of the middle school pavilion (The
 +
Quakerdome) was painted by Matthew Henry, [[User:Woozle|me]] (weird
 +
unfinished brown tower-thing being sucked into the black hole), [[Jenny
 +
Hall]] (dragon), Charlotte Denny (from New Zealand -- the Kiwi is hers;
 +
we jokingly called it "the dragon turd"), and I have to check about the
 +
one or two others. It was done for a mini-session project in 1982
 +
(possibly 1981). I thought we were going to come back later and finish
 +
it... I remember the supervising teacher's face, but not her name (time
 +
to rifle through old yearbooks).
 +
==Recollections==
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===[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 06:10, 30 Apr 2005 (CST)===
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CFS in 1979-1982 was quite a magical place. I met people there who
 +
totally changed my life. (Bad things also happened, and they didn't
 +
handle [[User:Harena|Harena]]'s crisis very well when she was there,
 +
but they at least erred on the side of allowing the individual to make
 +
their own choices, rather than being heavy-handed and authoritarian.)
 +
It would also seem to have been very good for for Mel, who graduated
 +
from the CFS upper school in 2002(?), and [[:Category:Zander|Zander]]
 +
(age 7 when he first went there in 2004), who was not getting along
 +
very well at Hope Valley (Durham Public Schools).
 +
==Miscellaneous==
 +
I think [[CFS Wiki Proposal|CFS needs a wiki]] all to itself.

Revision as of 19:48, 21 June 2005

[[Category:School Reviews]][http://cfsnc.org Carolina Friends School] is a private school on the western outskirts of Durham, NC. Founded by Quakers, and reflecting the Quaker philosophy, the school 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 help with the 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.)

CFS in the News

Herald-Sun]: sports at CFS

  • 2005-05-31

[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/30/AR2005053000705.html Washington Post] (near the end; search for "Carolina")

  • 2005-05-20

[http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/2423408p-8801024c.html News & Observer] "Harvesting for the Needy"

Forums and Mailing Lists

(free subscription required)

Related Links

Trivia

  • The mural on the driveway-side of the middle school pavilion (The

Quakerdome) was painted by Matthew Henry, me (weird unfinished brown tower-thing being sucked into the black hole), [[Jenny Hall]] (dragon), Charlotte Denny (from New Zealand -- the Kiwi is hers; we jokingly called it "the dragon turd"), and I have to check about the one or two others. It was done for a mini-session project in 1982 (possibly 1981). I thought we were going to come back later and finish it... I remember the supervising teacher's face, but not her name (time to rifle through old yearbooks).

Recollections

Woozle 06:10, 30 Apr 2005 (CST)

CFS in 1979-1982 was quite a magical place. I met people there who totally changed my life. (Bad things also happened, and they didn't handle Harena's crisis very well when she was there, but they at least erred on the side of allowing the individual to make their own choices, rather than being heavy-handed and authoritarian.) It would also seem to have been very good for for Mel, who graduated from the CFS upper school in 2002(?), and Zander (age 7 when he first went there in 2004), who was not getting along very well at Hope Valley (Durham Public Schools).

Miscellaneous

I think CFS needs a wiki all to itself.