San Francisco Friends School educates children in Kindergarten through Grade 8 in the tradition of Quaker learning. Both a young school, in the middle of its second decade, and old, part of a 325-year tradition of Friends education, San Francisco Friends School (SFFS) nurtures students’ aspirations and excellence in academics and character. As one of two Quaker schools west of the Mississippi, SFFS is distinctive amongst independent schools in the Bay Area and Friends schools nationally. At SFFS, teachers, coaches, and advisors design and facilitate hands-on and minds-on student experiences in math, science, and sports; in the arts, humanities, and Spanish; and in reflection and service. The Quaker traditions, woven in with a progressive pedagogical approach create a program that