History

Tandem School由John Howard和Duncan Alling于1970年创立, 两人都有丰富的教师和管理经验, independent boarding schools. Both were familiar with the Charlottesville area, 觉得有必要在社区里建一所学校，提供一种替代的教育方式. Their philosophy was, in part, 基于成熟和学术发展的过程需要一个教师和学生之间密切信任关系的环境的信念, a free examination of values and ideas, 以及一种涉及整个学校社区的决策方法. 两位创始人还设想了一所致力于培养经济和种族多元化学生的学校, and a curriculum embracing the arts, environmental stewardship and community service, in addition to academic rigor.

Though founded in 1970, 就在种族隔离学校在弗吉尼亚州遍地开花之后不久, Tandem School was from its outset an inclusive school; the intention of the schools’ founders was to provide a racially integrated, economically diverse, and co-educational private school option. In addition to providing rigorous academics, the school from its founding embraced the arts, environmental stewardship, and community service. A Board of Trustees was asked to serve, 在1970年9月开学之前，学校被特许为非营利性公司.

Initially, 学校坐落在Rivanna河畔的一栋两层砖房里(见上面横幅上的图画), done by a former art teacher). In 1972, the school moved to "Hillcrest," a large home dating from the mid-19th century, located on 23 acres of land (now at 31 acres). This site provided adequate classroom, laboratory, 以及约85名9-12年级学生的运动场地. Tandem自豪地打开了它的大门，作为第一个地区的独立学校，既整合和男女同校.

In 1983, Tandem School开设了一所中学，招收5-8年级学生, 并获得了弗吉尼亚独立学校协会的认证. From 1982 to 1995, 学校的入学人数从大约90人增加到130人, and new programs were added in community service, physical education, music, and drama.

In 1995, Tandem School变成了一所“被说服”的朋友学校, 是美国唯一一所正式采用贵格会教育哲学和实践的非宗派学校之一, renamed itself Tandem Friends School, 并成为教育之友理事会的成员. 还进行了雄心勃勃的实体工厂扩建, 这导致了三座新建筑:社区会堂, Gym/Field House, and Math/Science Building. From 1995 to 2004, Tandem Friends School的入学人数稳步增长，达到了240名学生的最佳总数.

2021年，在社区会堂后面开始了一个新的展馆建设项目. 完成后的展馆是一个多功能的会议和餐饮空间.