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Sidwell Friends School is a Quaker private school located in Washington, D.C. and Bethesda, Maryland in the United States. Sidwell was founded in 1883 by Thomas Sidwell. Its motto is "Eluceat omnibus lux" (Let the light shine out from all; it can also be translated as "by all," and alludes to the Quaker concept of inner light). All Sidwell Friends students attend Quaker meetings for worship weekly. Many members of each graduating class attend Ivy League institutions, and 100% of each graduating class go on to a four year college or university. Sidwell dropped its dress code in the 1970s.

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  • Sidwell Friends School is a Quaker private school located in Washington, D.C. and Bethesda, Maryland in the United States. Sidwell was founded in 1883 by Thomas Sidwell. Its motto is "Eluceat omnibus lux" (Let the light shine out from all; it can also be translated as "by all," and alludes to the Quaker concept of inner light). All Sidwell Friends students attend Quaker meetings for worship weekly. Many members of each graduating class attend Ivy League institutions, and 100% of each graduating class go on to a four year college or university. Sidwell dropped its dress code in the 1970s.
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  • Sidwell Friends School is a Quaker private school located in Washington, D.C. and Bethesda, Maryland in the United States. Sidwell was founded in 1883 by Thomas Sidwell. Its motto is "Eluceat omnibus lux" (Let the light shine out from all; it can also be translated as "by all," and alludes to the Quaker concept of inner light). All Sidwell Friends students attend Quaker meetings for worship weekly. Many members of each graduating class attend Ivy League institutions, and 100% of each graduating class go on to a four year college or university. Before moving to downtown Washington. The Wisconsin Avenue property was first used for athletic fields while the campus was still downtown, with students shuttling between the two sites by streetcar. For many years, Sidwell was the only co-educational school in its athletic league, the MAC, while the female teams compete in the ISL. Sidwell dropped its dress code in the 1970s. The Wisconsin Avenue campus recently saw the completion of a new parking deck and sports field, and the construction on the Middle School has been completed. The Middle school building obtained a platinum certification for environmental soundness. [1] The environmentally sound Middle School building spearheads Sidwell's effort to instill environmental stewardship among its students. The Sidwell community also cherishes Quaker values, diversity, and academic excellence. The Sidwell Friends Upper School has a particularly strong English Department. In 2005, Sidwell's AP English Exam scores were the highest of all "Medium-sized" schools (300–799 students in grades 10–12)offering the AP English exam.[2] Sidwell does not offer an AP English course. In addition to English, all Sidwell students are required to study a foreign language, mathematics, science, history, and an art. Sidwell has one of the region's strongest Chinese studies programs, with classes in Mandarin beginning in Middle School and extensive Chinese history courses offered in the Upper School. Every year the Sidwell Friends Upper School is host to two Chinese exchange students. Sidwell is also a member school of School Year Abroad. The school's admissions process is merit-based and highly competitive. Often children of alumni and Quakers receive preference.
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