Friend School, Quaker Education

today my friend shared with me about the Quaker Education-schools.

they are are based on Peace, guided by the ideals of acceptance, compassion, equality and non-violence. the Quaker principles of truth, simplicity, and peaceful resolution of conflict. the schools are founded on the Quaker principle that there is that of God in every person. She told me about the experience, it was interesting to hear about graduation, which is a Quaker meeting, they all sit in meditation/silence, until someone is moved to say something. During school they meditate with candles on the light, letting the children know they are the light. I believe the students are also allowed to pick there curriculum, teachers, etc...

What was most profound for me to learn about was that the children are spiritually awake, and in tune with the natural innocence. If not nourished children "fall asleep" around the age of 11.

this website has all the schools listed http://www.friendscouncil.org they even have universities: The Friends Council on Education, founded by a group of volunteer Quaker educators in 1931, promotes the theory and practice of Quaker education, supports Friends schools (PreK-12) in maintaining their values-based learning environments, and provides a professional development network for educational issues, philosophy and practice in Friends schools.

here is some more info about these schools

foster in its students qualities that are inherent in this principle: a compassion for others, a sense of social responsibility, a passion for learning and an appreciation of the complexity and beauty of the world around them. Within this Quaker context, students, faculty, and staff bring a wonderful diversity of background and faith traditions, and the appreciation of our similarities and differences enriches our entire community.

in its facilities, population, and program over three centuries of educating young people, but always in the context of what Friends call “continuing revelation” (being open to new leadings or directions), always being guided by the goal of “providing a strong academic foundation for advanced learning within a community which values the ethical and spiritual tenets of Quakerism”