ɪn ɪts ˈɜːlɪɪst dˈeɪz ðə skˈuːl wʌz loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn lˈɑːɹdʒ ɹˈuːm ɪnðə fɹˈɛndz mˈiːɾɪŋ hˈaʊs, wɪððə pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ʌvðə ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv fɹˈɛndz dˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ vˈɜːtʃuːəli ˈɛvɹi ˈæspɛkt ʌv skˈuːl lˈaɪf.
In its earliest days the school was located in one large room in the Friends' meeting house, with the principles of the Religious Society of Friends dominating virtually every aspect of school life.