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| Friends Seminary | |
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222 East 16th Street , 10003 | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′02″N 73°59′07″W / 40.733997°N 73.985279°W |
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| School type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Quaker |
| Founded | 1786 |
| Principal | Robert "Bo" Lauder |
| Faculty | 180 |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Gender | Mixed gender |
| Age range | 5-19 |
| Enrollment | 794 (2022-2023) 308 Upper School 222 Middle School 264 Lower School |
| Average class size | 18 students |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Red and White |
| Song | "Alma Mater"[2] |
| Athletics | 31 teams |
| Mascot | Owl |
| Accreditation | NYSAIS[3] |
| Newspaper | The Insight |
| Tuition | U.S.$53,900.00[1] |
| Former name | Founded as Friends Institute (1786-1860) |
| Website | http://www.friendsseminary.org |
Friends Seminary is an independent K-12 school in Manhattan within the landmarked district in the East Village. The oldest continuously coeducational school in New York City, Friends Seminary[3] has served around 800 students in recent years in Kindergarten through Grade 12. The school's mission is to prepare students "not only for the world that is, but to help them bring about a world that ought to be." It is guided by a service mission statement and a diversity mission statement.[4] Friends is a member of New York's Independent School Diversity Network.
Robert "Bo" Lauder is principal, the school's 35th. Lauder came to Friends in the fall of 2002 after serving as Upper School Head at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.