New Book Shows Philadelphia Friends Schools

Sept. 30, 2009 - PRLog -- In the 17th century, William Penn founded the colony of Pennsylvania, the city of Philadelphia and Friends education in America. Today, there are nearly forty Friends schools in the greater Philadelphia region. They have since had an important part in shaping progressive education in the early part of the 20th century.

In a new pictorial history book by Arcadia Publishing, the Friends Council on Education with Janet Chance and Mark Franek use historic images to tell the story of Friends schools’ mission to develop the human capacity for love and goodwill, analysis and reflection, respect and responsibility to others—a story that has been experienced by children for more than three centuries.

Highlights of Philadelphia Friends Schools:
•Focuses on those Philadelphia Friends schools founded in the 17th and 18th centuries
•Captures students and teachers in the joy of teaching and learning experienced
•Showcases the connection between Friends worship and reflective inquiry
•Portrays the aim of a Friends education to challenge the mind, nourish the spirit and change the world


Books are available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com.

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With more than 6,000 local history titles published to date, Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Widely recognized sepia books feature hundreds of vintage historical images.