Overview
Tandem Friends School offers a rigorous college preparatory
curriculum in an environment built on Quaker values.
We are a coeducational day school serving students in
grades 5 through 12. Our 240 students receive an education
in which intellectual, ethical, artistic, and athletic
ideals are pursued. We foster capable students who value
a spiritual, egalitarian, kind, and creative community;
thrive on independent, imaginative thought; are fully
engaged in learning; and seek the best from themselves
and their community.
Mission
Rooted in Quaker values, Tandem Friends School prepares young people for higher education and fulfilling lives of integrity, creative expression and service.
Academic Excellence
Founded on uniquely collaborative relationships among faculty and students, Tandem Friends offers an academic and intellectual education of the first order.
We nurture in each student an enthusiasm for discovery of knowledge, an appreciation for the beauty and power of ideas, and a hunger for masterful performance. Tandem Friends honors students by challenging them to discover critical skills for a complex world as well as their own unrecognized strengths, inclinations, and sympathies.
Tandem graduates are well prepared to continue their formal education at the college level; some seek the added experience of a period of public service, international travel, or opportunity to address a keenly-felt personal challenge. We expect our graduates to lead lives of virtue, excellence and service.
Quaker Values and Integrity
Life in the Tandem community reflects the Quaker belief that there is an ineffable element of the divine in each person, and that the most fulfilling life is one in which we recognize this in ourselves and in others.
We strive to honor the traditional Quaker values of peace, reconciliation and community; a social order marked by equality and justice; simplicity in our personal habits; and an abiding commitment to service and environmental stewardship.
We welcome the contributions of divergent voices which resonate with our core values, understanding that diversity of backgrounds and viewpoints strengthens the educational experience and enriches our lives.
We encourage students to think deeply about what they believe and how their beliefs shape their lives.
Philosophy
The essence of the “Tandem Philosophy” is
captured in the school’s unofficial mottoes: “Freedom
with Responsibility” and “Kindness and Wisdom.”
“Freedom with Responsibility” is an ideal
simple to express, but difficult in practice. Freedom
in an educational setting allows for the growth of the
individual in ways often unforeseen by both adults and
students. This unpredictable quality is the source of
much of the excitement and joy in Tandem’s approach
to education. Students at Tandem Friends learn that
freedom is extended in a direct relationship to responsibility.
Responsible freedom is not merely permissive. We require
students to consider the consequences of their actions,
not just for themselves but for their fellow students,
their teachers, and the school itself.
“Kindness and Wisdom” reflects
the Friends belief that the Inner Light of Wisdom exists
within each human being. When we seek and then express
that Wisdom, it is manifested as kindness towards others.
The Board of Trustees
2008-2009
Board Meetings
Board meeting dates for the 2008-2009 year have not been published yet. All meetings begin at 5:30 and are
held in the Blue Room.
Board Members
Lois Myers, Co-Chair
Hank Schutz, Co-Chair
Blair Williamson, Treasurer (Class of 1983)
Julia Mahoney, Secretary
Janice Aron
Russell Bell
Steve Burns
Paul Erb
Ron Hoffman
Doug Horn
Janis Jaquith
Paul Manning
Edith McHenry
Chris McLean
William Tucker
Herbert (Chip) Tucker
Constance Waite
Jonathan Wren
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