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Abington Friends School is an independent Quaker school in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, serving students from age 3 to grade 12. Abington Friends School has stood on its original campus in Jenkintown since 1697 and is the oldest primary and secondary educational institution in the United States to operate continuously at the same location under the same management.〔From Abington Friends (Facts & Figures )〕 For more than three centuries, AFS has been a leader in Friends education, with a challenging curriculum balanced by a caring environment that places value on excellence and goodness, spirit and intellect. Within these dynamic tensions the School seeks to inspire deep inquiry, rigorous analysis, inner spirit and true passion in learning. Students at AFS are fully engaged in the classroom, in the arts, on the athletic fields, in community decision making and in the larger world. The work of the School is rooted in its core Quaker values, which include a profound respect for individuals and an emphasis on equality, simplicity, integrity and service to others. Rich in racial, socioeconomic and ideological variety, the School draws students from approximately 75 ZIP codes around the greater Philadelphia area, 100% of whom go on to four-year colleges.〔(From Abington Friends )〕 ==Campus== Abington Friends School sits on a verdant fifty acre campus which includes a creek, meadow, historic Quaker Meetinghouse and extensive playing fields. Lower, Middle and Upper School buildings and athletic facilities sit at the center of the AFS campus. Campus facilities include: The Faulkner Library and Learning Center, a modern dramatic space alive which is home to a collection of over 25,000 print volumes, special collections including a peace collection and a leadership collection, The AFS Outside Classroom, the first nature playground an outdoor classroom in Pennsylvania to be accredited by the National Arbor Day Foundation, A Media and Design Lab, home to Computer Assisted Design and engineering software workstations, The Wilf Center, which provides resources to enrich skill sof active engagement, discernment, collaboration leadership and continual learning, The Josephine Muller Auditorium, a fully equipped professional theatre, The Black Box Theatre, a flexible space for student produced performances, cabarets and open mic nights, Art, Ceramics and Photography Studios, housing multiple potters wheels, five kilns and a fully furnished dark room and lab, Choral, Instrumental and Music Classrooms and an Electronic Music Studio, featuring Apple and Roland recording software and hardware, Baby grand pianos, and a full instrumental backline, Athletic Facilities that include the fully furnished Thode Fitness Center, four soccer fields, six tennis courts and several baseball and softball diamonds. 〔(issuu.com/abingtonfriends/docs/afsviewbook )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abington Friends School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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