Friends by the Numbers | 2017-2018

It’s difficult to quantify the impact of a Friends education, as well as the many individuals who bring their intelligence, talents, perspective and aspirations to our community. WE are a diverse community where our students, teachers and programs ARE anything but numbers. But it may be helpful when considering FRIENDS to know something concrete about who we are. What follows are a few facts and stats about our community.

F R I E N D S by t h e N U M B E R S 2017-2018

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YEARS OF QUAKER EDUCATION

Founded ten years after the birth of our nation, Friends Seminary is the oldest continuously operated, independent, co-educational school in New York City.

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3,679 8

ACTIVE ALUMNI

BUILDINGS ON CAMPUS

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

MISSION

To prepare students to engage in the world that is and to help bring about a world that ought to be.

776 267 230 279

STUDENTS

Lower School (K–4) Middle School (5-8) Upper School (9-12)

34% students of color

170 85% 8:1 12 15

• Landmarked Meetinghouse • K–12 Library & Media Center • Chapman Academic Center • 6 K-12 Science Labs • Digital Media Lab • 2 Visual Arts Galleries • Gym with 80 ft. Climbing Wall • Turfed Skyfield • Blackbox Theater • Dance Studio • K-6 Makery

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STEPS TO NATURE

Stuyvesant Square, a beautiful four-acre park, borders the east end of campus, and punctuates the tranquility that surrounds our neighborhood.

FACULTY & STAFF

Faculty hold advanced degrees Student/faculty ratio Class size of Grade 9 English Average Upper School class size

During the school year,

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free dinners are donated to the Friends Homeless Shelter. free breakfasts are served to the Friends community.

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TONS OF STEEL

Campus Redevelopment Project HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

• Fully ADA accessible campus • Multipurpose Great Room • New Flexible Classrooms • Rooftop Greenhouse and Garden • Upper School Commons and Terrace • New STEM Labs • Expanded Lower School Library • New Music Suite • Fitness Center • Yoga and Dance Studio • Dedicated Space for Center for Peace, Equity and Justice • Upper School Entryway • Collaborative Spaces With expanded facilities, Friends will grow in physical size (but not in enrollment) and benefit from new programs. View renderings at W W W. L I G H T-T H E - F U T U R E . O R G

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CENTER FOR PEACE, EQUITY AND JUSTICE

Friends Seminary’s Center for Peace, Equity and Justice supports student and faculty development of the core values of equality, diversity and community engagement, which reflects Quaker testimonies and their accompanying legacy of activism. The Center brings together academic, social and cultural programs that contribute to wider movements for social change.

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of graduates were accepted to their top three schools.

Most attended institutions (2013-2017)

• Bard College • Brown University • University of Chicago • Cornell University • George Washington University • Georgetown University • Harvard University • New York University • Northwestern University • Oberlin College • University of Pennsylvania • Skidmore College • Vassar College • Wesleyan University • Yale University

MEAN SAT SCORES

715 680

Reading and Writing Math

MEAN ACT SCORE

31.5

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Composite

At no additional cost, students in Grades 11 and 12 are eligible to enroll in NYU courses for high school credit.

5,600

SERVICE HOURS

Service Learning and Public Purpose is an integral part of the culture at Friends.

In 2016-2017, Upper School students collectively logged more than 5,600 volunteer hours.

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Upper School courses integrate service into their curricula.

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ATHLETIC TEAMS

15 Varsity, 3 Junior Varsity, 13 Middle School Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Spring and Indoor Track, Cross-Country, Volleyball

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PERFORMING ARTS CLASSES

Including: Acting, Playwriting, Directing, Public Speaking, Choreography, Theater for Social Change, 4 annual drama productions and several dance and music concerts.

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GLOBAL EDUCATION TRIPS

Over the past five years, students and teachers participated in 11 global education immersion experiences spanning five continents, with countries including Peru, Nepal, Jordan, China, Israel, Morocco, South Africa, Colombia and France. In 2017-2018, students and teachers will travel to Cuba and Germany.

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YEARS OF OUTDOOR EDUCATION

40+ $5.2

STUDENT-LED ORGANIZATIONS

MILLION

FINANCIAL AID BUDGET

21%

of students receive financial aid

LANGUAGES

Français

latin Español 中文

$29.4 MILLION

Endowment as of June 2017

$40.9 MILLION

2017-2018 Operating Budget

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Bo Lauder | Principal Harriet Burnett | Director of Admissions & Enrollment Management John Evans | Head of Lower School John Galayda | Director of Communications & Media Engagement Jason Craige Harris | Director of Diversity & Inclusion Will Hopkins | Academic Dean & Interim Head of Upper School Sisi Kamal | Chief Financial & Operating Officer Katherine Precht | Director of Instituitional Advancement Leitzel Schoen | Dean of Co-Curricular Programs Pankti Sevak | Head of Middle School

Friends Seminary actively promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in all programs and operations, including admissions, financial aid, and hiring. To form a community which strives to reflect the world’s diversity, we do not discriminate on the basis of race or color, religion, nationality, ethnicity, economic background, physical ability, sex, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation.

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