Moses Brown School
| Moses Brown School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
250 Lloyd Avenue , United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°49′59.2″N 71°23′54.36″W / 41.833111°N 71.3984333°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Verum Honorem ("For the Honor of Truth") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Quaker |
| Established | 1784 |
| Head of school | Katie Titus |
| Faculty | 216 |
| Enrollment | 771 total |
| Average class size | 13 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 |
| Campus | Urban, 33 acres (130,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | White and Navy Blue |
| Athletics | 30 sports |
| Mascot | Quaker |
| Website | www |
Moses Brown School | |
| Location | 250 Lloyd Avenue Providence, Rhode Island |
| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Built | 1819 |
| Architect | Greene, John Holden; Brown, Joseph |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000088 |
| Added to NRHP | July 24, 1980 |
Moses Brown School is an independent, Quaker, college preparatory school, currently with 774 students, located in Providence, Rhode Island,offering pre-kindergarten through secondary school classes. Founded in 1784 by Moses Brown, a Quaker abolitionist, it is one of the oldest preparatory schools in the country. The school motto is Verum Honorem, "True Honor", and the school song is "In the Shadow of the Elms", a reference to the large grove of elm bushes that still surrounds the school.