Friends School Mullica Hill

As discussed in the last post, a group of Trustees and staff from Woodbury Friends School created the Friends School of Gloucester County based on a vision of a multi-campus school with locations in Woodbury and in Mullica Hill (and perhaps more locations in the future).  During the 1969-1970 academic year, most grades continued to meet in Woodbury but some completely new grades began at Mullica...

In the last post, we discussed the rebirth of Woodbury Friends School and its growth in the 1950s.  As the School grew, space became an issue. By 1966, the School had, in spite of the space issues, added seventh and eighth grades.  Many wanted to add high school grades as well. This desire to expand led some of the teachers and overseers to form a new Friends School Corporation with a goal of...

The new Woodbury Friends School began as a simple elementary school, but it grew slowly over the next decade, adding grades year after year.  By the late 1960s, Woodbury Friends School had grown to over 200 students and included classes from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade. Those who attended the Woodbury Friends School in the late 1960s have many fond memories.  One of those students was...