Sidwell Friends School is a

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, offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' ( en, Let the light shine out from all), alluding to the Quaker concept of

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. All Sidwell Friends students attend Quaker meeting for worship weekly, and middle school students begin every day with five minutes of silence. 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, but otherwise does not discriminate on the basis of religion. Sidwell "accepts only 7 percent of its applicants". The school accepts vouchers under the

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. Described as "the Harvard of Washington’s private schools", the school has educated children of notable politicians, including those of several presidents. President

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's son, Albert Gore III, graduated from Sidwell Friends.

History

Thomas Sidwell started a "Friends' Select School" in 1883 on I Street in downtown Washington, four blocks from the White House. It opened with just eleven students. Beginning in 1911, Sidwell began buying property between Wisconsin Avenue and 37th St. Initially, the new property was used for athletic fields—and, with the central campus' downtown location—meant students had to shuttle between the two sites by

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. However, in 1923, Sidwell built a building for school dances and other social gatherings on what came to be known as the Wisconsin Avenue campus. In 1925, the school added a kindergarten, making it the first K–12 school in Washington. In 1934, the name of the school was changed to "Sidwell and Friends School", and began its gradual re-location to the Wisconsin Avenue building. By 1938, the transition to the new building had been completed, and the I Street property was sold. Previously all grade levels were in Washington, DC. In 1963 the elementary school moved to the former Longfellow School for Boys, purchased by Sidwell Friends. Sidwell became racially integrated in 1964. Before 1964 it was a white-only school. In the decades following integration, problems faced by black students lead to the creation of two parent groups outside the school, which sought to alleviate covert prejudice. Thomas B. Farquhar was removed from 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. Bryan K. Garman, the current Head of School, took office beginning with the 2014–2015 school year. In 2018, Sidwell, along with 7 other DC Area Private schools, announced that they would be eliminating AP courses, citing the declining impact on one's college acceptance chances that AP courses were having, and a want to diversify their class offerings. This sparked the

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to launch an

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investigation into the schools, which concluded in 2021 after the DOJ stated that "in light of the burden on the Schools associated with the ongoing pandemic, the division will not bring an enforcement action against the Schools". In April 2020, the school received $5.2 million in federally backed small business loans as part of the

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. The school received scrutiny over this loan, which meant to protect small and private businesses. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tweeted that the schools should return the money, but the school stated they were keeping it, despite having a $53 million endowment. the school plans to move elementary grades back to the District of Columbia, as it purchased the former Washington Home in 2017 for campus expansion purposes.

Academics

In 2005, Sidwell's AP English Exam scores were the highest in the nation for all medium-sized schools (300–799 students in grades 10–12) offering the AP English exam.College Board: Advanced Placement: Report to the Nation
/ref> Sidwell does not offer an AP English course. All students must acquire at least 20 credits before graduating. Students are required to take four years of English, three years of mathematics, three years of history, two years of one foreign language, two years of science, and two years of art. In addition to this, all freshmen must take a full year Ninth Grade Studies course that involves a service project. Tenth and eleventh graders must also take courses corresponding to their grade level.Sidwell Friends School: Graduation Requirements, 2022-23
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Student safety

In 2016, the school revised its policy on sexual misconduct after reports that a teen had been raped by her ex-boyfriend on the school's campus. No charges were filed against the teen, and the school installed more security cameras to deter future assaults. Despite the measures, a year later another teenage female student reported being raped on the campus grounds by a fellow student. Former Sidwell psychologist and sex ed teacher James Huntington was the target of a 2013 lawsuit for his affair with the parent of a student he was counseling. The case exposed teachers that had made advances towards students. In 2017, the school fired a middle school music teacher, Michael Henderson, who had been accused of having inappropriate contact with a 14-year old girl at a previous school. In 1996,The parents of Sara Lawson, a student at the

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, filed a police report that detailed multiple incidences of "unwanted touching and kissing" between her and Henderson while she was 14. She later stated that Henderson once invited her over to his house and made her a drink that caused her to be incapacitated for the rest of the night. In a letter Sidwell's Head of School Bryan Garman sent to parents, he stated that "A former administrator ... was aware that Michael’s departure from his previous employer had been precipitated by his inappropriate conduct, but had no knowledge of the severity of the allegations as they now stand".

Athletics

Sidwell's athletic teams are known as the Quakers; their colors are maroon and gray. The Quakers compete in the

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(MAC) for boys' sports (after previously competing in the Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) until 1999) and the

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(ISL) for girls' sports. Sidwell offers teams in Volleyball, Golf, Boys and Girls Cross Country, Football, Field Hockey, Girls and Boys Soccer, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, Boys and Girls Tennis, Baseball, Boys and Girls Lacrosse, Boys and Girls Track, Ultimate Frisbee, Crew, Movement Performance and Choreography, and Softball.

Girls' Basketball

The Quakers completed an undefeated season in February 2022 and is ranked the #1 best girls' basketball team in the nation by recruiting website MaxPreps as well as by ESPN.

Boys' cross country

Sidwell's boys cross country team won four consecutive conference championships under Head Coach Bill Wooden from 2006 to 2009. In 2015, they won the MAC Championships and ended Georgetown Day School's six year MAC title streak. Sidwell held this second streak for five years until they lost the 2021 MAC Championships to GDS.

Football

Sidwell's football team plays in the MAAC. Players have gone on to play college football at

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. Miles Brown, Sidwell and Wofford College graduate, in 2019 earned a place on the 53 man roster of the NFL Arizona Cardinals.

Current profile

* For the 2020-2021 school year, 1,152 students are enrolled. * 54% of the student body are people of color. * 22% of the student body receives some form of financial assistance. * The school employs 155 teachers and 112 administrative and support staff. * 84% of faculty hold advanced degrees. * Tuition for the 2021–2022 school year ranges from $45,610 for grades PK-2, to $48,050 for Upper School. * The school does not release its

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average scores or college admission list. However, the school releases to the families of the most recent alumni class a list of which institutions each recently graduated student is attending. * The school does not rank its students, as this conflicts with the Quaker Testimony of Equality. * As of 2021, Sidwell Friends School is rated the 7th Best Private K-12 School in the US by Niche.

Campuses

The Middle and Upper School campus is located at 3825

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, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20016-2907 * Wisconsin Avenue campus in the

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section of Northwest Washington * Earl G. Harrison Jr. Upper School Building * Middle School building with

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(LEED) Platinum Certification, designed by architect KieranTimberlake Associates and landscape design by Andropogon Associates. The wood-clad building was designed around a sustainable use of water and energy, exemplified by a

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in the center of the campus, with many species of plants, as well as turtles and fish, part of a wastewater recycling system designed by

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. On the interior, the building uses thermal chimneys and louvers that admit diffuse light to limit the need for artificial light and thermal control. Lastly, the building contains a centralized mechanical plant that uses less energy than normal, much of which is produced by

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banks on the roof. The materials used and the environmental technology are referenced architecturally and made accessible to students, either physically, or by explanatory signs, as an educational feature. * Kogod Center for the Arts * Richard Walter Goldman Memorial Library * Zartman House (administration building) * Sensner Building (Fox Den Cafe and school store) * Wannan and Kenworthy Gymnasiums * Three athletic fields, five tennis courts, and two tracks (one 2-lane indoor track indoor for bad weather and an outdoor 6-lane track for competitions). * Parking facility with faculty, student, guest and alumni parking (2 floors, 200+ parking spaces), as well as offices for security, IT and maintenance The Lower School campus can be found at 5100 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda,

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, 20814-2306 * Edgemoor Lane campus in Bethesda (formerly Longfellow School for Boys; opened for the 1963–64 school year) * Manor House (classrooms, administration, and Clark Library) * Groome Building (classrooms and multi-purpose room) * Science, Art, and Music (SAM) Building * The Bethesda Friends Meeting House * Athletic fields, a gymnasium, and two playgrounds Both campuses underwent major renovations throughout the 2005–2006 school year, and construction for the Wisconsin Avenue campus Athletic Center (which includes the Kenworthy Courts) was completed in 2011. Sidwell Friends plans to move the Lower School to the site of the current site of The Washington Home and Community Hospices, which is adjacent to the Wisconsin Avenue campus. Until funding is secured, there is currently no timeline for when this move will take place.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Sidwell Friends include: Activism *

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), American environmental attorney and activist *

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James K Glassman James Kenneth Glassman (born January 1, 1947) served as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs from 2008-2009. He was, from 2009 to 2013, the founding executive director of the George W. Bush Institute, a public policy ...

(1965), editorialist, syndicated columnist, and author *

Tony Horwitz Anthony Lander Horwitz (June 9, 1958 – May 27, 2019) was an American journalist and author who won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting. His books include ''One for the Road: a Hitchhiker's Outback'', ''Baghdad Without a Map'', '' ...

(1976), journalist and author *

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(1985), editor of ''Mother Jones'' magazine Literature and poetry * Elizabeth Alexander (1980), poet *

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(1985), author of ''

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'' series of books *

Margaret Edson Margaret "Maggie" Edson (born July 4, 1961) is an American playwright. She is a recipient of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play '' Wit''. She has been a public school teacher since 1992. Background and education Edson was born in Was ...

(1979),

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–winning author of '' Wit'' *

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(1968), author *

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(1980), poet and winner of the

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"Genius Award" * Susan Shreve (1957), professor, author and novelist *

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, editor in chief of

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(1981), author *

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(1961–66) Literary Editor of ''

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'' *

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, (attended 1902–1903) *

Gore Vidal Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (; born Eugene Louis Vidal, October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit, erudition, and patrician manner. Vidal was bisexual, and in his novels and ...

Movies and television *

Jon Bernthal Jonathan Edward Bernthal (; born September 20, 1976) is an American actor. Beginning his career in the early 2000s, he came to prominence for portraying Shane Walsh (The Walking Dead), Shane Walsh on the AMC (TV channel), AMC horror series ' ...

(1995), actor *

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(1992), Emmy Award-winning documentary producer and director *

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(1985), actress *

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(1982), film director, ''

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'' among others *

Thomas Kail Thomas Kail (born January 30, 1978) is an American theatre director, known for directing the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musicals ''In the Heights'' and ''Hamilton'', garnering the 2016 Tony Award for Best Dir ...

(1995), director * Nana Meriwether (2003),

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(1974), film producer *

Eliza Orlins Eliza Orlins (born December 25, 1982) is an American lawyer and television personality from New York City. She is best known for her appearances on '' Survivor'' and ''The Amazing Race''. Orlins is also a public defender with The Legal Aid Society ...

, contestant on '' Survivor: Vanuatu'', '' Survivor: Micronesia'', and ''

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'' * Scott Sanders (1986), director of

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(1995), comedian *

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(1989), actress *

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(1987), actress Presidential children *

(1997), daughter of President

and former Secretary of State

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(1964) daughter of President

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(1966) daughter of President

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(2016), daughter of President Barack Obama *

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(2019), daughter of President Barack Obama *

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(1912?), son of

Royalty *

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, member of the

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(attended 1925–1928) Science and technology *

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(1949), Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry *

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(attended 1913–1915) *

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(1973), science communicator Sports *

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(2018),

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player for the

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. * Paul Goldstein (1994), professional tennis player, 4-time NCAA Champion and All-American at

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, 2-time

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18 & Under national champion. *

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(2013), basketball player, first-round selection of

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(1999, left in 1996) WNBA player and star at the

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, 5th pick of the

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. *

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(1989), gymnast, 1996 Olympic Silver Medalist in parallel bars * Roger Mason (1999, left in 1996)

player for the

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and star at the

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, 31st pick of the 2002 NBA Draft. *

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(1999), former football coach

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(1971), former

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basketball coach and

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interim head coach

Sister schools

* High School affiliated to

Fudan University Fudan University () is a national public research university in Shanghai, China. Fudan is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education of China. It is als ...

* The Second High School Attached to Beijing Normal University * Ramallah Friends Schools *

Moses Brown School Moses Brown School is an independent Quaker school located in Providence, Rhode Island, offering pre-kindergarten through secondary school classes. It was founded in 1784 by Moses Brown, a Quaker abolitionist, and is one of the oldest prepara ...

References

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