Greene Street Friends School Explained

Greene Street Friends School
Established:	1855
Type:	Private
Affiliation:	Religious Society of Friends (Quaker)
Grades:	PreK - 8
Head Of School:	Michelle Holland
Students:	420^[1]
Location:	5511 Greene Street Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.0331°N -75.1747°W

Greene Street Friends School is a coeducational school under the care of Green Street Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.^[2] Located in Germantown, Philadelphia, Greene Street serves 320 students in grades Pre-K to 8.

History

In December 2012, Greene Street purchased the property known as "the doctor's house" on the corner of Greene Street and West School House Lane. The building was demolished and the school hopes to add more green space to its campus.^[3] After demolition, Greene Street Friends built a porous, landscaped parking lot. They recently constructed a new building over their previously existing, non-porous parking lot. The new building includes a gym and music room and some new classrooms.

Notable alumni

• Saul Perlmutter, Nobel Prize–winning astrophysicist./
• Holly Robinson Peete, actress^[4]
• Chris Dudley, basketball player and politician
• Mat Johnson, author
• Dylan Tichenor, film editor
• Lydia Artymiw, concert pianist
• Eugene Byrd, actor
• Rob Hardy, director
• Jaleel Shaw, jazz saxophonist
• Risë Wilson, activist

Notes and References

1. Web site: Greene Street Friends School - Philadelphia . greatschools.org . 2 December 2019.
2. Web site: Greene Street Friends School. greenestreetfriends.org.
3. Web site: GSFS considers next steps after demolition at School House Lane and Greene Street — NewsWorks. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115341/http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//item/60394-gsfs-considers-next-steps-after-demolition-at-school-house-lane-and-greene-street/. dead. March 4, 2016. March 4, 2016.
4. Web site: Archives | The Philadelphia Inquirer. inquirer.com.