At a good school teachers and students are jointly engaged in a search for truth, in what Quakers call continuing revelation. Students greet the school day with enthusiasm. Teachers and administrators are there to guide, to respond, to teach, and to learn. They hold high expectations for their students, knowing that students work toward expectations. And as good teachers grapple with improving the intellectual abilities of their pupils, they also work to provide a climate of sensitivity to the human condition, to ensure that our most personal gift, the gift of our minds, is used in a generous spirit for worthy goals. A good school’s overriding aim is to help each student respond to the best that is in him or her.

Thank you for your interest in Sidwell Friends School. I hope you will find the information in this Web site helpful. Application materials can be found on the "Forms" page. Part I, the application form, is due by January 6, 2006. Part II, the supplemental materials, is due by February 1, 2006.

We have included some general information about our curriculum, but you can get a much more detailed look at each division's curriculum by visiting the Web pages of our Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School. To learn more about the Arts and Athletics at Sidwell Friends, be sure to check their Web pages as well. One of the most important things to know about Sidwell Friends School is that we are a Quaker School, affiliated with the Religious Society of Friends. "What does a Friends School have to Offer?" is a good overview of the unique characteristics shared by all Friends Schools.

For more than a century, Sidwell Friends School has offered a coeducational program of academic excellence in a Quaker day school setting. Its students and alumni represent many cultural, racial, religious, and economic backgrounds. The vigorous PK-12 curriculum is supplemented by numerous extra-curricular offerings in the arts and athletics. The School is made up of three divisions on two campuses.