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Spiritual Development
 Spiritual
development is at the very center of Quaker education. It is pervasive
throughout the school day rather than compartmentalized into instructional
periods, and teachers encourage it by example as well as by precept.
We believe Haddonfield Friends School has a certain atmosphere about
it that grows out of the basic Quaker tenet: "There is that
of God in every person."
 Teachers
of three, four, five, and six year olds contribute to this atmosphere
as they help students to share, as they teach them nonviolent methods
of resolving conflict, and as they introduce them to silent Meeting
for Worship. These classes celebrate Christian holidays and recognize
other religious holidays, especially as those faiths are represented
by class members.
 Teachers
of older students build on this foundation as they continue to promote
nonviolent methods of resolving conflict, as they affirm individual
class members for their talents and strengths, as they hold daily
classroom Meetings, and as they attend midweek Meeting for Worship
with their classes in the Meeting House.
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