"We prepare students to engage in the world that is and to help bring about a world that ought to be."
Curriculum Detail
Faculty
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Kara KutnerDirector of the Center for Peace, Equity and Justice(646) 979-5103Saint Joseph's University - BA -
Annah HeckmanCPEJ Specialist for Community Engagement(646) 979-5106Bard College - BA -
Kirsti PetersDirector of Diversity, Equity & Belonging(646) 979-5126San Francisco State University - MA
Point Loma Nazarene University - BA -
Sanika ShahCPEJ Specialist for Diversity, Equity & Belonging(646) 979-5107Bates College - BA
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Center for Peace, Equity and Justice
Through its programs and course offerings, grounded in Quaker philosophy and practice, Friends Seminary’s Center for Peace, Equity & Justice (CPEJ) seeks to connect ideas, resources, and people to advance social justice, build inclusive and sustainable communities, and foster lifelong commitments to public service. The Center brings together academic, social, and cultural programs that contribute to wider movements for social change. By connecting theory to real-world practice, the Center stresses learning through action and equips students with global competencies that allow them to realize their human capacity to bring about a world that ought to be.
Friends Seminary’s Center for Peace, Equity & Justice (CPEJ) supports student development of the core values of equality, diversity, and community engagement, which reflects Quaker testimonies and their accompanying legacy of activism. The Center brings together academic, social, and cultural programs that contribute to wider movements for social change. By connecting theory to real-world practice, the Center stresses learning through action and equips students with global competencies that allow them to realize their human capacity to bring about a world that ought to be. Through its co-curricular programs and course offerings, grounded in Quaker philosophy and practice, the Center seeks to connect ideas, resources, and people to advance social justice, build inclusive and sustainable communities, and foster lifelong commitments to public service.
In Middle School, CPEJ offers a four-year curriculum that allows students to delve into environmental and social justice-based themes. The goLEAD (Generation On Leadership Experience and Development) courses aim to inspire, equip, and mobilize youth to take action that changes the world and themselves through service and civic engagement. In these classes, students identify and explore local and global challenges and engage in meaningful service-learning and leadership skill-building that affects real community change. Using a social justice approach that incorporates ethical, social, and environmental values, students are encouraged to use their head, heart & hands to help bring about a world that ought to be.
Friends Seminary’s Center for Peace, Equity & Justice (CPEJ) supports student development of the core values of equality, diversity, and community engagement, which reflects Quaker testimonies and their accompanying legacy of activism. The Center brings together academic, social, and cultural programs that contribute to wider movements for social change. By connecting theory to real-world practice, the Center stresses learning through action and equips students with global competencies that allow them to realize their human capacity to bring about a world that ought to be. Through its co-curricular programs and course offerings, grounded in Quaker philosophy and practice, the Center seeks to connect ideas, resources, and people to advance social justice, build inclusive and sustainable communities, and foster lifelong commitments to public service.
In Middle School, CPEJ offers a four-year curriculum that allows students to delve into environmental and social justice-based themes. The goLEAD (Generation On Leadership Experience and Development) courses aim to inspire, equip, and mobilize youth to take action that changes the world and themselves through service and civic engagement. In these classes, students identify and explore local and global challenges and engage in meaningful service-learning and leadership skill-building that affects real community change. Using a social justice approach that incorporates ethical, social, and environmental values, students are encouraged to use their head, heart & hands to help bring about a world that ought to be.
These three components can be broken down as follows. The head speaks to the importance of educating ourselves on the complexities of 21st-century challenges. The heart speaks to the importance of building empathy and understanding for those most directly impacted by these issues. The hands speak to the importance of action and developing within each of us, as global citizens, a sense of social responsibility.
Friends Seminary actively promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in all its programs and operations, including admissions, financial aid, hiring, and all facets of the educational experience. To form a community which strives to reflect the world’s diversity, we do not discriminate on the basis of race or color, religion, nationality, ethnicity, economic background, physical ability, sex, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation. Friends Seminary is an equal opportunity employer.
Friends Seminary — the oldest continuously operated, coeducational school in NYC — serves college-bound day students in Kindergarten-Grade 12.
