Friends Seminary educates students from kindergarten through twelfth grade, adhering to the values of the Religious Society of Friends. We strive to build a diverse school where students exercise their curiosity and imagination as they develop as scholars, artists and athletes. In a community that cultivates the practices of keen observation, unhurried reflection, critical thinking, and coherent expression, we listen for the single voice as we seek unity. The disciplines of silence, study, and service provide the matrix for growth: silence opens us to change; study helps us to know the world; service challenges us to put our values into practice. At Friends Seminary, education is rooted in the Quaker belief in the Inner Light – that of God in every person. Guided by the testimonies of integrity, peace, equality, and simplicity, we prepare students to engage in the world that is and to help bring about a world that ought to be.
Founded in 1786, Friends Seminary, the oldest continually operating coeducational, independent Quaker school in New York City, is seeking a Specialist for Diversity, Equity, and Belonging (DEB) who will work with the School’s mission-based Center for Peace, Equity, and Justice (CPEJ), under the supervision of the Director of DEB and the Director of CPEJ. An entry-level position with potential to grow in leadership, the Specialist for DEB supports student and faculty development of diversity, equity, and belonging, global competencies, as well as civic engagement, which reflects Quaker values and their accompanying legacy of activism. A unique department in the independent school world, the Center brings together academic, social, values-based, and cultural programs that contribute to wider movements for social change. By connecting theory to real-world practice, the Center stresses learning through action and equips students with global competencies that allow them to realize their human capacity to bring about the world that ought to be.
