Greenleaf Friends Academy Explained

Greenleaf Friends Academy
Motto:Inspiring students to think clearly, act responsibly, serve passionately. Based on Romans 12:2 "Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing and perfect will of God."
Established:1908
Type:Christian (Quaker)
Religion:Quaker and interdenominational
Principal:Christopher Browne
Faculty:22
Coordinates:43.6727°N -116.8204°W
Grades:PreK-12
Students:200
Free Label:IHSAA Division
Free Text:1A
Oversight:11 member Board of Trustees
Mascot:Grizzlies
Colors:Red and Black
City:Greenleaf
State:Idaho
Country:United States
Yearbook:Stacie Workman
Website:http://www.gfaschools.org

Greenleaf Friends Academy is a private Christian school in Greenleaf, Idaho serving preschool through 12th grades.

Located in the tranquil Snake River Valley just 6 miles west of Caldwell, the academy has grown over the past century from a one-room schoolhouse into a facility consisting of classrooms, a gymnasium, elementary building, preschool building, cafeteria, athletic fields, and playgrounds.

It was founded in 1908 by a group of Friends (Quakers) as a college preparatory high school for the Quaker-founded community of Greenleaf, Idaho.[1]

Junior High grades were added in the mid-1960s and Elementary grades added in the mid-1970s.

Local professionals, representing various Friends churches, other supporting churches and the academy's alumni comprise the 11 member governing Board of Trustees.

Greenleaf Friends Academy holds affiliation with Associated Christian Schools International (ACSI), Northwest Yearly Meeting, part of Evangelical Friends International and holds state recognized school accreditation through AdvancEd.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Sowards . Adam M. . Idaho's Place: A New History of the Gem State . 1 July 2014 . University of Washington Press . 978-0-295-80507-8 . 115 . en.