Connecticut Friends School
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Connecticut Friends School is a K-8 elementary and middle school located in Wilton, Connecticut
run by the Religious Society of Friends
. Founded in 1998, the school's enrollment consists of approximately 60 students.
The school purchased the 18.4 acres (74,462.2 m²) White Barn Theatre
property on the border of Westport
and Norwalk
. The school plans to "turn the theater into a school performance center and preserve much of the land as open space" and to occupy the property by the fall of 2010.
Wilton, Connecticut
Wilton is a town nestled in the Norwalk River Valley in southwestern Connecticut in the United States. It is located in Fairfield County. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 18,062. In 2007, it was voted as one of CNN Money's "Best Places to Live" in the United States.Located along...
run by the Religious Society of Friends
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
. Founded in 1998, the school's enrollment consists of approximately 60 students.
The school purchased the 18.4 acres (74,462.2 m²) White Barn Theatre
White Barn Theatre
The White Barn Theatre was a small theater founded by actress, producer and theater impresario Lucille Lortel on the property of her estate in Norwalk, Connecticut that premiered numerous plays from major playwrights and plays that went on to successful Broadway and Off-Broadway runs.Lortel founded...
property on the border of Westport
Westport, Connecticut
-Neighborhoods:* Saugatuck – around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town – a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices....
and Norwalk
Norwalk, Connecticut
Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of the city is 85,603, making Norwalk sixth in population in Connecticut, and third in Fairfield County...
. The school plans to "turn the theater into a school performance center and preserve much of the land as open space" and to occupy the property by the fall of 2010.