Organizations Filed Purposes:
FRIENDS' SCHOOL IS A SUPPORTIVE, DYNAMIC COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE WHOLE CHILD HEAD, HAND, AND HEART AND TO TRAINING EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS FOR TOMORROW'S CLASSROOMS. WE PROVIDE A STRONG ACADEMIC FOUNDATION WHILE DEVELOPING CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND NURTURING A PASSION FOR LEARNING. OUR STUDENTS GAIN A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THEMSELVES AND ARE INSPIRED TO ACT WITH COMPASSION AND INTEGRITY.
EDUCATIONAL - FRIENDS SCHOOL OFFERS AN INDEPENDENT, NONSECTARIAN PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE EIGHT. WE ARE LEADERS IN SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING WITH A FOCUS ON MINDFULNESS PRACTICES AT ALL LEVELS. STUDENTS ARE CHALLENGED THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, EXPLORATION AND DIRECT INSTRUCTION IN SMALL CLASSES, LOW STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIOS, AND ACTIVELY INVOLVED FAMILIES. OUR PRESCHOOL OFFERS A WARM, LOVING, PLAY-BASED APPROACH TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WE EMPHASIZE AN EXPERIENTIAL AND PROJECT-BASED CURRICULUM, FOCUSED ON ACADEMICS, PROBLEM SOLVING, CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS AN OPTIMUM LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WITH MAKER AND COLLABORATION SPACES THAT ALLOW STUDENTS TO EXERCISE DESIGN THINKING SKILLS, ENJOY HANDS-ON CREATIVE ACTIVITIES, ENGAGE IN PROJECT-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES, AND SUPPORT DYNAMIC TEACHING AND LEARNING. WE ALSO OFFER AFTER SCHOOL CARE, ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS AND SUMMER CAMPS. OVERALL ENROLLMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 175 STUDENTS.
TEACHER CANDIDATES - FRIENDS SCHOOL OFFERS A UNIQUE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM TO ASPIRING TEACHERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH PRACTICAL CLASSROOM TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND COURSEWORK THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO ATTAIN A COLORADO INITIAL TEACHER LICENSE, AS WELL AS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER. THIS HIGHLY REGARDED PREPARATION PROGRAM PLACES TEACHERS IN PUBLIC AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT BOULDER COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. WE LAUNCH APPROXIMATELY 20-30 TEACHER CANDIDATES EACH YEAR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Honor Taft | HEAD OF SCHOOL | 50 | $175,000 |
| Jessie Vanden Hogen | TRUSTEE | 50 | $73,891 |
| Shelby Pawlina | TRUSTEE | 50 | $66,771 |
| Hope Morrissett - Founder | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Larry Gold - Founder | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Bev Cole - Founder | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Howard Rubin | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Jim Risner | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Chris Willis | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Wendy Michael | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Anne Hunter | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Diane Hullet | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Henna | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Jeff Latier | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Erin Picone | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Jenefer Donovan | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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