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Oakwood Friends School, New York:
Founded in 1796, Oakwood Friends School is New York State's oldest co-educational boarding and day school. Oakwood Friends School is an independent, college preparatory school serving grades 6-12. We are located in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County in New York's historic Hudson River Valley, midway between New York City and Albany, 136 miles north of New York City. The campus is approximately a 2 hour drive from New York City or Hartford, CT, and a 1 1/2 hour drive from Albany.

Oakwood Friends School focuses on the individual learner and on cultivating a diversified community of students and staff in an atmosphere of mutual respect and enrichment. As a Quaker school, Oakwood gives every student an important voice in the life of our school community. We want students to get to know themselves, build a strong personal identity, develop healthy friendships, and gain leadership skills. Parents are important people in their children's lives as their children are becoming more independent. At Oakwood, we keep parents up to date on school activities and ways they can help their children in their academic work. Communication, both formal and informal, is ongoing and welcome.

Courses / Programs:
- Boarding Program for Grades 9-12
- Day Program for Grades 6-12
- Middle School
- Upper School

In addition to academic subjects such as Literature, writing, modern languages, history, mathematics, science and computer literacy we offer a full range of programs in music, drama, and visual arts, all of them emphasizing the process of creation.