Friends believe that each person has the capacity for goodness and a responsibility to attain that goodness. Friends schools believe that education is preparation for the whole of life: the lively development of intellectual, physical, and social-emotional capacities as well as those of the spirit.

Friends school teachers are facilitators of the learning process, using dialogue, reflection and inquiry as tools for learning in the classroom. The Quaker values of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship are deeply embedded in the curricula and school culture. Students learn that all of life is sacred and resonates with meaning.

Friends schools teach students to:
• Resolve conflict with alternatives to violence through thoughtful listening and active engagement with different perspectives.
• Value and embrace the diversity of cultures and religions represented in their schools, and in the larger national and global communities.
• Search for truth through asking questions thoughtfully, respectfully, and responsibly.
• Develop the courage to take action in alignment with their core moral beliefs.
• Work for the good of society through active service learning activities in their communities and around the world — “letting one’s life speak.”