"I think Richmond Friends School is nice because you get personal time with your teacher." - Ben, RFS alumnus

Mission Statement

Richmond Friends School is committed to providing a quality educational experience for each child, creating an environment that nurtures individual intellectual, emotional, creative, spiritual, and physical gifts within a community that is explicitly framed by principles of the Religious Society of Friends.

Underlying Beliefs

We believe:

• that each child is unique and gifted in diverse ways.

• that all children have intellectual gifts. RFS will help children recognize and build their strengths while also recognizing and nurturing under-developed talents and the joy of learning.

• that students can demonstrate understanding in diverse ways. RFS will encourage students to develop many talents, become independent thinkers, and will help them demonstrate by using multiple modes of intelligence.

• that all of us are connected to the larger world; therefore, our children will learn appreciate and serve our local and worldwide communities in ways that honor and celebrate diversity and the natural environment.

• that each individual in the RFS community is responsible for nurturing a sense of community that will lead to a safe and caring environment in which the peaceful resolution of conflict is the norm.

• that parents, children, teachers, and the entire RFS community are collectively responsible for maintaining an environment that explicitly embraces the virtues of integrity, service, patience, and simplicity.