Message from the Head of School
Welcome to the Tandem Friends School website. We hope
that as you move through the site it will provide you
with insights into the life of Tandem Friends and/or
provide you with helpful information about our
school. It is important to note that the site offers
you only a glimpse of life at Tandem. We invite you
to visit us and experience the joy and challenge of
a Tandem education firsthand.
This August, Tandem Friends School opened its doors
for the 37th year with the same vitality and purpose
it has had since its founding. Our community has a remarkable
tradition of educating young learners to
become powerful and puposeful adults. As a Quaker school,
Tandem Friends
will always see "that of God" in each child.
Consequently, each child at
Tandem Friends is honored and respected as they grow
into adulthood.
Providing an exemplary academic experience in a spiritual
community
based on Quaker values is an uplifting and sustaining
mission that binds
us together in a shared vision. We strive to inspire
young people to
stretch their minds and open their hearts so that they
may commit to
moving out into the world with courage, compassion,
respect, confidence
and love. Everything we do as a school puts us closer
to achieving these
ideals.
My wife Kip and I are very happy to be part of the
Tandem community at
this juncture in the school's history. We have three
Tandem children -
Gabriel (class of 2006), Jacob (class of 2007), who
entered William and
Mary this fall, and Emma, who is in 10th grade. As I
look to the new
academic year at Tandem Friends, and as I reflect on
all I have learned
from the previous year, I feel a strong sense of gratitude
for the
teachers, parents, staff members, friends of Tandem,
and administrators
who have helped the school become the flourishing community
it is today.
I am reminded of the Vietnamese proverb, "When
eating fruit, think of
the person who planted the tree."
With humility, hope, gratitude, faith and confidence,
I anticipate a
rich, meaningful, and productive year.
We hope you will use this website often.
Paul B. Perkinson
Head of School
Tandem Friends School
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