Carolina Friends School
{{#lst:Durham, NC|navbar}}: Carolina Friends School
Overview
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.)
Links
- Carolina Friends School official web site
- 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)
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
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:
| 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. |
(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. –Woozle 09:34, 4 November 2006 (EST)
Obsolete
- CFS's financial aid used the NAIS SSS Online form application up to 2007-8; for 2008-9, they switched to TADS