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    • Planning a Visit
    • Request Information
    • Applying to RFS
    • Financial Aid
    • Tuition Information
  • Academics
    • Pre-K & Kindergarten
    • First & Second Grades
    • Third & Fourth Grades
    • Fifth & Sixth Grades
    • Seventh & Eighth Grades
    • Extended Care Program
    • RFS Parent Guardian Handbook
    • Academic Calendar
    • Music, Art & Spanish
  • Support RFS
    • Donate Online Now
    • Other Ways to Help
    • Planned Giving Options
    • READATHON
  • Trueblood Preschool
    • Planning A Visit – Trueblood
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Mission & Philosophy

Richmond Friends School is committed to providing a quality educational experience for each child, creating an environment that nurtures individual intellectual, emotional, creative, spiritual, and physical gifts within a community that is explicitly framed by principles of the Religious Society of Friends.

Underlying Beliefs and Quaker Principles

We believe:

  • That each child is unique and gifted in diverse ways.
  • That all children have intellectual gifts. RFS will help children recognize and build their strengths while also recognizing and nurturing under-developed talents and the joy of learning.
  • That students can demonstrate understanding in diverse ways. RFS will encourage students to develop many talents, become independent thinkers, and help them demonstrate knowledge by using multiple modes of intelligence.
  • That all of us are connected to the larger world; therefore, our children will learn from, appreciate, and serve our local and worldwide communities in ways that honor and celebrate diversity and the natural environment.
  • That each individual in the RFS community is responsible for nurturing a sense of community that will lead to a safe and caring environment in which the peaceful resolution of conflict is the norm.
  • That parents, children, teachers, and the entire RFS community are collectively responsible for maintaining an environment that explicitly embraces the virtues of integrity, service, patience, and simplicity.

Quaker beliefs continue to shape and inform Richmond Friends School…

The philosophy and tradition of RFS draws from a commitment to the values and testimonies of the Religious Society of Friends (also called Quakers), especially those of community and community service, peace and non-violent resolution of conflict, and respect for all people. These values form a lens through which the curriculum is built. We teach cooperation, consensus building, and non-violent conflict management, which are practiced in a developmentally appropriate manner throughout the school. Respect for diversity of background and learning style is modeled by adults in the community, reflected in our program, and encouraged among students. Each classroom gathers together for a few minutes of silence to start each day. This introduces the children to the idea of silent contemplation and helps settle them as a group before they begin other classroom activities. The weekly All-School Meeting, held in the manner of Friends, provides a time to reflect together as a community.

In the News:  Please read the reflection written by Interim Head of School Joe McHugh regarding the tragic murder of George Floyd.  

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Testimonials

Photo of Judy and Max“Max loves going to school and loves his teacher.  He will not miss a day of school!”
- The Buffington Adams Family
Photo of Walker Family“We chose RFS because children are encouraged to express themselves and work through problems together. She is learning skills that she can use her entire life!”
- The Walker Family
  Wright Family Photo

"Richmond Friends School teachers develop curriculum that achieve academic excellence through active, experiential, and individualized approaches in which students are enjoying and excelling simultaneously. In this combination, most any student with any learning style can thrive."

- The Wright Family
Lerner Family Photo"RFS focuses as much on academic excellence as social development. Our children are learning how to be strong, positive contributors to society in tangible ways."
- The Lerner Family (and friend Joel)

Tim Noxon and sons

"RFS provides the time and space for our son to have a meaningful relationship with his teacher and his classmates."

- The Noxon Family

Photo of Julia and Lena

"We chose RFS because the Quaker values inform every aspect of learning and teaching- those values are vital to the world and to the individual."

- The Jensen Smith Family

Photo of Will and Cullen

"We are so happy to have found a school that is such a good fit and that helps him reach his potential."

- The Nicholes Family

"At Richmond Friends School you feel like part of a family."

- The Crittenden Family

Photo of Kendra and Briya

"I chose RFS for the great learning environment.  Hands-on independent learning that encourages children to progress at their own pace."

- The Busby Family

Contact Us

Richmond Friends School
607 W Main Street
Richmond, IN 47374
765-966-5767
office@richmondfriendsschool.org

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