Greenleaf Friends Academy
| Greenleaf Friends Academy | |
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| Location | |
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Greenleaf, Idaho United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Christian (Quaker) |
| Motto | Inspiring students to think clearly, act responsibly, serve passionately. Based on Romans 12:2 "Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing and perfect will of God." |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Quaker and interdenominational |
| Established | 1908 |
| Oversight | 11 member Board of Trustees |
| Principal | Rod Lowe |
| Faculty | 22 |
| Grades | PreK-12 |
| Number of students | 200 |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Mascot | Grizzlies |
| Newspaper | G Carson |
| Yearbook | G Carson |
| IHSAA Division | 1A |
| Website | |
Greenleaf Friends Academy is a private Christian school in Greenleaf, Idaho serving preschool through 12th grades.
Located in the tranquil Boise 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.
It was founded in 1908 by a group of Friends (Quakers) as a college preparatory high school for the Quaker-founded community of Greenleaf, Idaho.
Junior High grades were added in the mid 1960s and Elementary grades added in the mid 1970s.
Local professionals, representing various Friends churches, other supporting churches and the Academy’s alumni comprise the 11 member governing Board of Trustees.
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.
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