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FACT SHEET

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Harford Friends School Facts

2009-2010 Faculty

 
   
Jonathan Huxtable, Head of School
B.A., Haverford College; Ed. M., Harvard University
 
   

Kimberly Carlone, computer technology

S.S., Sawyer School

 
   

Laurie Colquitt, physical education

B.A., Towson University; certified personal trainer; certified youth fitness trainer

 
   

Karen De Mey, Intermediate Elementary

B.S., Towson University, M. LT, College of Notre Dame

 
   

Cheryl Foley, science

B.S., College of William and Mary

 
   

Marsha Grossman, Primary Elementary

B.A., Roger Williams University

 
   
Jacob Norton, mathematics, science, social studies
B.A., Macalester College
 
   

Ami Pacheco, Spanish

B.A., Ashford University

 
   
James E. Pickard, Humanities (English/social studies)
B.S., Bridgewater State College; M.Ed., Johns Hopkins University; Harford County Educators Hall of Fame Inductee
 
   
Raymond Pitz, mathematics
B.S., Towson State University; M. Applied Mathematics, UMBC
 
   
Dr. Alan Schmaljohn, science
B.S., University of Nebraska; Ph. D., Colorado State Univ.
 
   
Collaborative Partnerships*
 
   
Blue Dog Arts, LLC  
   
Eden Mill Nature Center  
   
Fun With Foreign Language  
   
Genesee Valley Outdoor Learning Center  
   
Joyful Sounds School of Music  
   
*These organizations work with HFS to provide expert development, implementation, and instruction of academic programs.  
   
Certifications/Memberships
 
   
Certified, State of Maryland Department of Education  
   
Member, Friends Council of Education  
   
Member, Educational Records Bureau  
   
Member, School and Student Services for Financial Aid  
   
Field Trips (2005-2009)
 
   
Annapolis, MD Emory Knoll Farm Spring Valley Farm
The Arena Club Genesee Valley Outdoor Learning Center Susquehanna State Park
Assateague & Chincoteague Islands Gettysburg, PA US Naval Academy
Babikow Greenhouses Goucher College The Veterans Administration Hospital at Perry Point
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Hagley Museum (DE) The Visionary Arts Museum
Baltimore Science Center Haverford College The Walters Art Gallery
Belvedere Farm Holloway Brothers Farm Washington, D.C.
Blue Dog Arts, LLC Jamestown, VA  
Brandywine River Museum Janes Island, MD  
Broom's Bloom Dairy La Tolteca restaurant  
Center Stage Longwood Gardens  
Colonial Williamsburg, VA Rocks State Park (rock climbing)  
Deer Creek (paddling & stream studies) Smith Island, MD  
Eden Mill Nature Center    
 
   
2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR
 
   

Grades: K - 8

 
   
Tuition: $11,000 Grades 1-8; $9800 Full-Day K; $5600 Half-Day K  
   
Activities Fee: $700 (est., may vary by grade division)  
   
Scholarships: Merit based and available upon admissions acceptance  
   
Financial Aid: Available to qualified families  

48% - families receive financial assistance

$3,200 - average financial aid gift

10% - tuition income reserved to support financial aid program

 

February 15 - Financial Aid applications due

Visit http://sss.nais.org/ for more information

 
   
Class Size: 15 students (maximum)  
   
Applications:  Available on-line or by contacting HFS  
   
Open Houses:  
   
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2-4 PM  
   
Sunday, January 10, 2010, 2-4 PM  
   
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 2-4 PM  
   
3rd Thursday of each month October through May, 9-11 AM  
  November 19
  December 17
  January 21
  February 18
  March 18
  April 15
  May 20
 
   
Admissions Testing Dates* (RSVP required):  
   
Saturday, December 5, 2009, 9-11 AM  
   
Saturday, January 23, 2010, 9-11 AM  
   
*Please call to schedule an assessment should you not be able to attend one of the above dates.  
   
Student-Technology: Classroom set of iBook laptop computers connected to high-speed wireless network. iMac desktop available in each classroom. Students use and apply computer technology in all facets of their academic work.  
   
Recent High School Acceptances/Placements: Aberdeen Science and Math Academy, Bel Air High School Honors Program, Calvert Hall College High School, Friends School of Baltimore, Harford Technical High School (landscape architecture), Havre de Grace High School Honors Program, The John Carroll School, Newberry Park High School International Bacalaureate Program (Los Angeles, CA), West Nottingham Academy, Westtown School (Westtown, PA), York Catholic (York, PA)  
   
Criteria for Admission  
   
Harford Friends School seeks students of average to above-average ability who can contribute to and benefit from a challenging academic program. Students are selected for admission to the school on the basis of academic potential, developmental maturity, school achievement, and readiness for the school’s program. Testing is used as a tool to provide information to assist in the assessment of each candidate. In all cases, the school retains the right to determine, in its sole discretion, whether on not to select a student for admission or to re-enroll a student. The admissions committee makes recommendations to the head of school, who has ultimate authority and sole discretion in the decisions whether on not to admit or re-enroll a student.

Typically, those decisions are based upon a number of criteria
  • Academic readiness or qualifications
  • Affiliation with the Society of Friends
  • Relationship to other members of the Harford Friends School community
  • Diversity and gender balance
  • Appropriateness of match between the family and Harford Friends School

We do not attempt to be all things to all children; we are not equipped to handle severe emotional, physical, psychological, or learning disabilities.

When there are more qualified candidates than openings available, the school establishes an unranked waiting list: if any openings occur, the admissions committee decides which candidate(s) to offer a position based on the overall profile of the class and the match between the needs and qualifications of the student with the needs of the school

Harford Friends School, Inc. admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

 

 

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