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Westfield Friends School (also known as WFS) is a private, coeducational Quaker day school located in Cinnaminson, New Jersey, United States. Westfield Friends School has been operated under the care of the Westfield Friends Meeting for all of its history. From its commencement in 1785, under the care of Abraham Warrington, the school has encouraged "everyone of good character" to join its community. The care relationship between the Meeting and the School has shaped both communities for all of these years and remains a precious stewardship and trust. Westfield Friends School is situated on a peaceful eight and a half acre campus on Riverton Road in Cinnaminson, New Jersey. WFS offers students a Quaker values-based education with a challenging academic curriculum, as well as classes in visual arts, music, library, computer instruction, health, world languages (Spanish and Latin), and physical education. The Quaker SPICES (the Quaker testimonies of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship)〔("Quaker Testimonies" ), Quakers in the World. Accessed June 17, 2015.〕 are an integral part of every grade and every classroom. == History == In 1785 land on Riverton Road valued at "Six Pounds, Hard Money" was bought by Westfield Friends Meeting. Once part of the land owned by Thomas Lippincott - this was called his "West Field" - hence, the name which remains today.〔("Westfield Friends Meeting History" ). Accessed June 17, 2015.〕 In 1788, the Monthly Meeting appointed a committee to visit and have the oversight of a school kept by Abraham Warrington. This school was probably kept in his own home near Fork Landing.〔("Historical sketches of Westfield Meeting and School" ), Conrow, Nathan H. Accessed June 18, 2015.〕 During the months of June and July, 1791, Abraham Warrington proposed purchasing "a lot of ground off of the upper corner of Samuel Shute’s lands for erecting a school house." The Meeting records further show that this lot was purchased from Samuel Shute on Seventh month 27th, 1791 and doubtless the school house was erected shortly afterwards. This school stood on or very near the site of the present brick school house (Pre-K building) on Riverton Road.〔("Moorestown and Her Neighbors" ), Chapter XIV Westfield and Neighborhood. Accessed June 18, 2015.〕 The first school house was built of stone around 1790.〔("Friends' Intelligencer, Volume 63 - Google Books" ), page 797. Accessed June 18, 2015.〕 In 1799 more land was acquired by Westfield Friends Meeting.〔 This building was torn down in 1840 and the material used in the construction of the foundation walls of the present larger brick one.〔 The current school building dates from 1840 and has been enlarged five times. Monies realized from the sale of additional land were used to construct a new brick meeting house in 1860. Completion was April 13, 1860. This building is now the Pre-Kindergarten annex. With the exception of three years from 1905-1907, the school has been continually active since 1795.〔 Long-time head-of-school, William C. Probsting, retired in 2013 after nearly four decades at WFS.〔("After 225 years, Westfield Friends School toots its own horn" ), Philly.com. Accessed June 16, 2015.〕 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「Westfield Friends School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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