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Sidwell Friends School is a highly selective Quaker private school located in Bethesda, Maryland and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through secondary school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas Sidwell, its motto is ''ラテン語:"Eluceat omnibus lux"'' ((英語:Let the light shine out from all)), alluding to the Quaker concept of inner light. All Sidwell Friends students attend Quaker meeting for worship weekly. The school's admissions process is merit-based. As documented on the school's website, it gives preference in admissions decisions to members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), but otherwise does not discriminate on the basis of religion. The school accepts vouchers under the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. Described as "the Harvard of Washington's private schools", the school has educated children of notable politicians, including those of several presidents. Both of United States President Barack Obama's daughters, Sasha and Malia, and Vice President Joe Biden's grandchildren attend the school. President Theodore Roosevelt's son Archibald, Richard Nixon's daughter Tricia, Bill Clinton's daughter Chelsea Clinton, and Vice President Al Gore's son, Albert Gore III, graduated from Sidwell Friends. == History == Before moving to Wisconsin Avenue, Sidwell's campus was on I Street in downtown Washington and known as "Friends' Select School". The Wisconsin Avenue property on 71st street was first used for athletic fields while the campus was still downtown, with students shuttling between the two sites by streetcar. Sidwell adopted its dress code in 1955. At the urging of the students, it dropped its dress code in the 1970s. Sidwell became racially integrated in 1956. Before 1956 it was a white-only school. Since 2005, the Wisconsin Avenue campus has seen the completion of the LEED platinum Middle School; a new indoor athletic facility; underground parking garage; and two turf fields. A new Quaker Meeting House facility is located in the newly renovated Arts Center. Thomas B. Farquhar recently left his position as the Head of School after the 2013-2014 school year. He became the Head of School after the retirement of former Head of School Bruce Stewart at the end of the 2008–2009 school year.〔(Sidwell Head of School Search Committee Report )〕 The new head of school hired at the start of the 2014-2015 school year is Bryan K. Garman. 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「Sidwell Friends School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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