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Tandem Friends School is where curious students become engaged, inspired, purposeful people.

A co-ed Quaker day school, Tandem Friends gives students in grades 5-12 the freedom - and the responsibility - to collaborate in their education; contribute to their community; explore their imaginations; and lead life with kindness, wisdom, creativity and integrity.
  • Why A Friends Education? Why A Friends Education?
    Rooted in Quaker Values yet inclusive of all beliefs, Tandem Friends helps students seek and express their inner light, while challenging them to take initiative in their own growth and development.
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  • Middle School Middle School
    Tandem Friends helps Middle School students become confident, independent learners and leaders who develop a lifelong love and enthusiasm for discovering knowledge.
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  • Upper School Upper School
    Our progressive, purpose-based approach to learning gives Upper School students agency to explore their passions and find meaning in their pursuit of knowledge and their contributions to the world.
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  • Tomorrow’s Leaders Grow in Tandem

    Interested in learning more about Tandem Friends School or Friends education? Contact Admissions Director Mary Lyman Bias at mlymanbias@tandemfs.org or 434-951-9314 and check out the many helpful resources on this website's admissions page. Plan to attend one of our upcoming Admissions Information Sessions.
     
    - Tuesday, December 2
    - Tuesday, January 13
    - Tuesday, February 3

    Use this link to RSVP for an Admissions Information Session.

    Tandem Friends School is where curious, creative students become engaged, inspired, purposeful people. Ready to join them - and to change the world? 

  • Varsity XC Earns Third State Title in a Row

    It's a three-peat! Tandem's varsity boys cross country team won their third straight D3 State Championship on November 6! Their amazing score of 23 (73 points ahead of second place), with Tandem runners in the top three slots (Hayes, Jack B and Miles) and two more finishing in the top ten (Gabriel and Peter W), also made them the OVERALL VISAA champs based on merged results. Hayes B defended his individual state title from last year in 15:42 for the win. The Tandem girls team finished 5th! Lucy and Claire led the charge with massive PRs, earning All State Honors, and BOTH finishing under the previous school record. Read more about the incredible state races and the season here.

  • Recommended by QuakerEd Reads

    Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism
    The revelatory and urgent story of how an explosion of misogyny is driving a surge of mass and far-right violence throughout the West By Cynthia Miller-Idriss
     
    The Question All Colleges Should Ask Themselves About AI
    How far are they willing to go to limit its harms? By Tyler Austin Harper
     
    The ‘war on boys’ led to a ‘masculinity crisis’ — what’s new in the effort to help America’s struggling young men?
    Wes Moore, Spencer Cox and Gavin Newsom are among governors seeking solutions to a problem that has been talked about for decades By Jennifer Graham
     
    What Parents of Boys Should Know Daughters tend to receive higher levels of affection and patience at home than sons. But the sons might need it more. By Joshua Coleman

    LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curricula: School Curricula Inclusive of LGBTQ+ History, Culture, and People; Sex Education From American Psychological Association

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Tandem Friends School is a co-ed Quaker day school for grades 5-12 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
 
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