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Fromthefirstdayweopenedourdoorsin1748,WilmingtonFriendshaswelcomed childrenofallreligionsandsocio-economicbackgrounds,helpingtoguideadeeply dividedsocietytowardequalityandintegrationTheresultingdiversityofour community’sthought,identity,andexperienceremainsessentialtoacademic excellenceandthepursuitoftruthatWilmingtonFriendstothisday.
Tosupportthesocioeconomicdiversityofourcommunity,wecurrentlyprovidenearly $6milliontotalinfinancialaidto61percentofourstudents,withanaverageawardof $14,960YetlivingoutourQuakercommitmenttohonorthatofGodineveryone like theachievementofanyideal isevolutionaryandcomplex.Tomakeacomplete Friends’educationmoreaccessibletofamiliesfromdiversesocioeconomic backgroundsrequiresanagileresponsetoshiftingeconomicrealitiesandagreater investmentofresources.Similarly,ensuringanenvironmentinwhicheachindividual feelsrespected,heard,andincludedrequiresongoingreflection,evaluation,and adjustment
AtWilmingtonFriends,werelentlesslypursueaculturewhereeveryindividualhasthe opportunitytoreachtheirfullestpotential,learningandgrowingalongsideotherswith diverseperspectivesinaninclusiveandequitablecommunity.Weaimto:
Slowtherateoftuitionincreasestoaddressthechallengesallfamiliesfacein affordinganindependentschooleducation.
MoveFriendstowardourgoalofbecomingtrulyneed-blindwithregardstoboth tuitionandtheadditionalresourcesthatcontributetothecompleteFriends’ experience.
Significantlyincreasenon-tuitiongrantsforstudentstocoverexpensessuchas textbooks,schooltrips,tutoring,testing,andparticipationfeesforathletics,the arts,andclubs thusenablingthemtoenjoyallthatFriendsoffers.
