Philadelphia Friends schools / Friends Council on Education with Janet Chance and Mark Franek.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chance, Janet (Janet K.)

Franek, Mark.

Friends Council on Education (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Series:

Campus history series

The campus history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Society of Friends--Education--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

Society of Friends.

Society of Friends--Education--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--Pictorial works.

Schools--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

Schools.

Schools--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--Pictorial works.

Society of Friends--Education.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Genre:

History.

Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

127 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub.,

Summary:

William Penn envisioned a society dedicated to religious toleration, participatory government, and liberty. Central to this Holy Experiment was his belief that all children deserved a moral education. In 1689, Penn established a Friends Public School in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Over the years, many Quakers have been similarly inspired, and today there are 81 member schools in the Friends Council on Education operating in 22 states. This book includes images from the 10 Friends schools founded in or near Philadelphia before the 20th century: Abington Friends School, Frankford Friends School, Friends Central School, Friends Select School, George School, Germantown Friends School, Greene Street Friends School, Plymouth Meeting Friends School, William Penn Charter School, and Westtown School. Philadelphia Friends Schools tells the photographic story of an educational philosophy rooted in three centuries of faith and practice.--Publisher's description.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 126).

ISBN:

9780738562421

0738562424

OCLC:

276818524