Friends Community School
Primary and Secondary EducationMaryland, United States11-50 Employees
Friends Community School is a progressive Quaker day school serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade. It is located in College Park, Maryland, on a green campus near the Beltway and Greenbelt National Park. The school draws a diverse student body from Prince George's County, Montgomery County, and nearby Washington, DC, and emphasizes small class sizes that support individualized learning. The curriculum is academically rigorous and anchored in Quaker values such as equality, integrity, community, environmental stewardship, simplicity, and peaceful conflict resolution. Faculty and staff are highly engaged, and the school supports ongoing professional development through opportunities like the NAIS People of Color Conference, CAPS, and Quakerism workshops.