Abington Friends School is an independent Quaker school in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, United States, serving students from age 3 to grade 12. Abington Friends School has stood on its original campus in the Abington Township neighborhood of Jenkintown since 1697, and is the oldest primary and secondary educational institution in the United States to operate continuously at the same location under the same management. The school draws students from approximately 75 ZIP codes around the greater Philadelphia area, as well as international students from many regions of China. Campus Abington Friends School sits on a campus which includes a meadow, Quaker meeting house, a portion of Jenkintown Creek, and extensive playing fields. Lower, middle, and upper school buildings and athletic facilities sit at the center of the campus. Campus facilities include: The Faulkner Library and Learning Center, a dramatic space which is home to a collection of over 25,000 print volumes, special collections including a peace collection and a leadership collection The AFS Outside Classroom, the first nature playground and outdoor classroom in Pennsylvania to be accredited by the National Arbor Day Foundation A media and design lab, home to computer assisted design and engineering software workstations The Wilf Center, which provides resources to enrich skills of active engagement, discernment, collaboration leadership, and continual learning The Josephine Muller Auditorium, a fully equipped professional theatre The Black Box Theatre, a flexible space for student-produced performances, cabarets, and open mic nights Art, Ceramics and Photography Studios, housing multiple potters wheels, five kilns, and a fully furnished dark room and lab Choral, instrumental and music classrooms and an electronic music studio, featuring Apple and Roland recording software and hardware, baby grand pianos, and a full instrumental backline Athletic Facilities that include the fully furnished Thode Fitness Center, four soccer fields, six tennis courts, and several baseball and softball diamonds Academic program The Early Childhood and Lower School Program at AFS serves students age 3 to 4th grade, the Middle School Program 5th through 8th grade, and the Upper School program 9th through 12th grade. History Abington Friends School was founded in March 1697, when John Barnes, a wealthy tailor who belonged to the Abington Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, donated of his estate "for and towards erecting a meetinghouse for Friends and toward the maintenance of a school under the direction of Friends." The School has been continuously operated on the