San Francisco Friends School
San Francisco Friends School is an independent school located in the heart of the Mission District in San Francisco, California. It is an independent K-8 Quaker school, that was founded in 2002 by educators, civic leaders, business people, parents and graduates of Friends schools who felt the need for a Quaker school in San Francisco. Students currently attend Kindergarten through 8th grade. The school's educational philosophy is based on the 350-year-old Quaker values of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship. These principles guide their students to be tenacious, reflective and collaborative learners.
SFFS' home is the former Levi Strauss building located at 250 Valencia Street in the Mission District. The renovation currently includes classrooms, laboratories, fine arts facilities, a gymnasium, a library, offices, limited parking, and a Meetinghouse space.
The school currently has over 400 students enrolled in grades Kindergarten through 8th grade.
It has Lower School and Middle School, which starts in 5th Grade.
