Plymouth Meeting Friends School provides an education based on the Quaker belief that there is that of God in everyone. Through its nurturing environment, the school offers an intellectually challenging and creative academic program to a diverse student body. Supported by adults who model respect and understanding, students reach toward individual strengths as responsible members of a community of learners.

In 1780 members of Plymouth Monthly Meeting established Plymouth Meeting Friends School to provide a co-educational, elementary education based on the Quaker belief that there is that of God in each person. Children from diverse economic, ethnic, and religious backgrounds are welcomed into the student body. In the spirit of Friends, PMFS cultivates an environment that celebrates the world and its people with the hope that children will discover their own gifts, recognize their differences and similarities, value stewardship and service, and remain ever-curious, lifelong learners.

Plymouth Meeting Friends School promotes excellence in academics, arts, and athletics through an integrated, developmentally sequenced curriculum that includes service learning activities, field trips, and travel extending beyond the immediate community. Spiritual development grows from the nurturing of the whole child. Testimonies, such as peace, simplicity and integrity, equality, and community, are the outward manifestation of Friends' beliefs and are interwoven into the educational process for children, parents, and faculty. Development of "the Light" within each person is encouraged in every aspect of the school day. Emphasis is placed on peaceful, non-violent response to conflict and decision-making as well as the development of responsibility to a global community. While continually examining the balance of academic challenge and age appropriate expectations, PMFS celebrates the exuberance and joy of children who are active members of a community of learners.

For more information about Friends education, please visit www.friendsschools.org and www.friendscouncil.org/pdfs/Have2Offer.html