Quakers and education

by | 5 Jun, 2016

Peter D. Jones. The Friends’ School, Hobart Quaker attitudes to education have obviously evolved over time, so a quick look at how these have changed is a good start. Initially in England and Ireland, the first schools reflected the period they were set up in. For a...

The Quaker Presence at The Friends School, Hobart.

by | 3 Aug, 2012

Julian Robertson, Tasmania Regional Meeting. When Hobart Quakers opened The Friends’ School in 1887, with a Quaker Principal from England, Samuel Clemes, and, soon after, financial support from the Baptist Church, it was intended to provide an education based on...