John Lester

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John Lester

John Lester was a Quaker educator, author, and founding executive secretary of the Friends Council on Education. FCE was established at a meeting of 90 Quaker educators in 1931. The vision was to facilitate collaboration among Friends schools to foster the Quaker ethos.

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The objective of Quaker education

"The objective of education is to make desirable changes in the way of living; the Quaker objective is a new way of life arrived at through spiritual experiences.... Read more.