Diversity Statement

Guided by the values and beliefs of the Religious Society of Friends, Sidwell Friends School is committed to creating a diverse co-educational community and actively seeks students, faculty, staff, administrators and trustees from different racial, cultural, religious and economic backgrounds. The School nurtures and values a rich intellectual environment which embraces genuine respect for individual talents, perspectives and opinions. Above all, Sidwell Friends believes profoundly that the nature of its diverse community inherently enriches and informs moral growth while teaching important and lasting lessons about the Quaker belief that "there is that of God in everyone."

Board of Trustees
Sidwell Friends School
Approved October 25, 2005

The School nurtures and values a rich intellectual environment which embraces genuine respect for individual talents, perspectives and opinions.

Diversity can open up possibilities, challenge us to consider alternatives, and keep us from allowing ourselves to stagnate.

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