Difference between revisions of "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. -- W).

Links

official web site
- ~~photo site~~ when checked on 2012-06-17, was no longer available
Friends School, An Unofficial History (blog by Henry Walker)
CFS page on the HypertWiki

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

Notes

Obsolete

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

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-[[Carolina Friends School]] is a private school on the western outskirts of [[Durham, NC]]. Founded by [[Wikipedia:Quakers|Quakers]], and
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-reflecting the Quaker philosophy, the school often does things differently from other schools.(For example: Students and Staff "settle
+[[thing type::school]]
-in" together for 15 minutes or more in the morning, with no formal reading of "announcements"; individuals speak as they feel the need.
+[[school type::private]]
-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.)
+[[town::US/NC/Durham]]
+[[lowest grade served::pre-K]]
+[[highest grade served::12]]
+[[category:schools]]
+[[category:US/NC/Durham]]
+</hide>
+==About==
+[[Carolina Friends School]] ([[CFS]]) is a private school on the western outskirts of [[Durham, NC]]. Founded by [[Wikipedia:Quakers|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. -- {{woozle/init}}).
 ==Links==
-*[http://cfsnc.org Carolina Friends School] official web site
+* [[URL::http://www.cfsnc.org|official web site]]
-** [http://cfs-alumni.smugmug.com/ photo site]
+** <s>[http://cfs-alumni.smugmug.com/ photo site]</s> when checked on 2012-06-17, was no longer available
+* [https://friendsschoolanunofficialhistory.blogspot.com/ Friends School, An Unofficial History] (blog by Henry Walker)
+* {{l/htw|CFS}} page on the HypertWiki
 ===Related===
-*[http://www.ncfhs.org/ North Carolina Friends Historical Society]
+* [http://www.ncfhs.org/ North Carolina Friends Historical Society]
+* [[htwiki:CFS Pavilion Mural|The CFS Pavilion Mural]] (mural on the driveway-side of the middle school pavilion, aka The Quakerdome)
+* '''2012-06-16''' [http://event.pingg.com/cfs2012reunion 1970s CFS Reunion]: reunion for all those who attended in the 1970s
+** [http://www.facebook.com/groups/280393271995299/ 1970s CFS] (discussion)
+** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=o.280393271995299&type=1 photos of CFS in the 1970s]
 ===CFS in the News===
 * '''2006-04-10''' [http://www.heraldsun.com/durham/4-722584.html Students from Qatar visit Durham]
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 * '''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===
 *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RiverClass/ River Class] - lower school (free subscription required)
+*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SkyClass/ Sky Class] - lower school (free subscription required)
+*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MountainClass/ Mountain Class] - lower school (free subscription required)
+*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ForestClass/ Forest Class] - lower school (free subscription required)
-==Upcoming Events==
+==Events==
-[[Carolina Friends School events archive]]
+* [[2008 CFS Summer Programs ages 9-13]]
+* ''[[Carolina Friends School events archive]]''
-==Trivia==
-===Pavilion Mural===
-The [[htwiki:CFS Pavilion Mural|mural on the driveway-side of the middle school pavilion]] (The Quakerdome) was painted by:
-* [[htwiki:Matthew Henry|Matthew Henry]] (trompe l'oeil which has since been painted over)
-* [[User:Woozle|me]] (weird unfinished brown tower-thing being sucked into the black hole)
-* [[htwiki:Jenny Hall|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 think the supervising teacher's name was Ellen, but I'm not quite sure; time to rifle through old yearbooks).
-==Related Pages==
-* CFS's financial aid uses the [[NAIS SSS Online]] form application
 ==Notes==
-===Recollections===
+===Obsolete===
-CFS in 1979-1982 felt almost magical, at least compared with the rigid structure and competitiveness at [[Durham Academy|DA]]. I met people there who totally changed my life. (Athough some dad things happened, too, and they didn't handle [[Htwiki: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 (Harena's eldest), who graduated from the CFS upper school in 2002(?), and [[Htwiki:Zander|Zander]] (age 7 when he first went there in 2004), who was not getting along very well at Hope Valley (Durham Public Schools). (My [[Htwiki:CFS Wiki Proposal|wiki offer]] still stands, for what it's worth.) 2006-02-09 update: some more background is [[Htwiki:CFS|on the HypertWiki]] &ndash;[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 06:10, 30 Apr 2005 (CST)
+* CFS's financial aid used the [[NAIS SSS Online]] form application up to 2007-8; for 2008-9, they switched to [https://www.tuitionaid.com/ TADS]
-===News from CFS===
-Apparently CFS is now actively promoting and actively advertising itself, which was something they never did when we were there in the 1970s and 1980s:
-{{quoteon}}You've seen our ads in various print publications, helped us to distribute flyers throughout the community, and heard our spots on WUNC FM. Now we're reaching out in some new directions.
-To hear a lively conversation about the CFS dance program, tune in to WCHL (1390 AM) this Sunday, 12:30 - 1:00, when Jon Wilner interviews Annie Dwyer, Mike Hanas, and Lydia Kramer on his arts program.  Those who are unable to hear the program on Sunday can access a podcast on the WCHL website.
-Mike will be interviewed on Ron Stutts' morning program later this month, and you can hear radio spots about CFS broadcast by Mike on WCHL from now through December 3.
-Also, jazz lovers may hear underwriting spots on WNCU (90.7 FM).
-We're on the air, spreading the good word about CFS. As always, thanks for your support.
-{{quoteoff}}
-''(From a CFS emailing, 2006-11-03)''
-Our feeling is that the place has gotten too big already, and does not need to be expanding any further. &ndash;[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 09:34, 4 November 2006 (EST)

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