Greenleaf_Friends_Academy
Greenleaf Friends Academy
Christian (quaker) school in Greenleaf, Idaho, United States
Greenleaf Friends Academy is a private Christian school in Greenleaf, Idaho serving preschool through 12th grades.
Located in the tranquil Snake River Valley just 6 miles west of Caldwell, the academy has grown over the past century from a one-room schoolhouse into a facility consisting of classrooms, a gymnasium, elementary building, preschool building, cafeteria, athletic fields, and playgrounds.[citation needed]
It was founded in 1908[citation needed] by a group of Friends (Quakers) as a college preparatory high school for the Quaker-founded community of Greenleaf, Idaho.[1]
Junior High grades were added in the mid-1960s and Elementary grades added in the mid-1970s.[citation needed]
Local professionals, representing various Friends churches, other supporting churches and the academy's alumni comprise the 11 member governing Board of Trustees.[citation needed]
Greenleaf Friends Academy holds affiliation with Associated Christian Schools International (ACSI), Northwest Yearly Meeting, part of Evangelical Friends International and holds state recognized school accreditation through AdvancEd.[citation needed]