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Adult Enrichment

WHERE CURIOSITY MEETS COMMUNITY

At Carolina Friends School, we believe there is no age limit to learning and living with purpose. Our Adult Enrichment offerings, open to all, are invitations to get proximate to history, to move our bodies with intention, to express ourselves in music, to learn and grow in community.

Whether you are seeking embodied mindfulness in Durham or an immersion into racial justice issues past and present on the road, we invite you to be educated, challenged, inspired, empowered. 

If you'd like us to keep you updated on Adult Enrichment offerings, please complete this brief notification form. 

Inward Journeys | Wellness

Music Lessons

We offer 30-60 minute lessons for children and adults on multiple instruments each weekday from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm or later. We'd love for you to hone your skills on an instrument from your past or explore something new with our dedicated music educators. | Learn more.
 

Transforming Overwhelm and Conflict: Using Embodied Mindfulness, Movement, and Visual Art

This workshop will offer tools for transforming the inner experience of and relationship to overwhelm and conflict. We’ll be using embodied mindfulness, including a practice called Inner-Relationship Focusing; improvisational movement practices that incorporate principles of Aikido and Somatics; and accessible visual art practices. Offered by Tommy Noonan '01 and Meg Stein. 23 May 2026 | Learn more.

Transformational Travel-Learning | Quaker History

Quaker Journey:
Exploring the Roots of Quakerism in England's Lake District

Find adventure, learning, and reflection in community as we retrace the 17th-century footsteps of George Fox, founder of the Religious Society of Friends; of Margaret Fell, an early supporter and later his wife; and of other early Quakers. 2-9 August 2026 [registration open] also 21-28 June, 2027, 18-25 June 2028 | Learn more. [one space remaining!]

Transformational Travel-Learning | Racial Justice

Our racial justice pilgrimages are a dual exploration of the American landscape and the human heart. By moving through hallowed ground, we uncover hidden and whitewashed history and confront the memories we’ve inherited. Guided by Quaker values of equality and integrity, we bear witness to the pain of the past in order to work for justice. We travel to listen bravely, reflect deeply, and return home with a calling to turn our shared history into local action to advance the Beloved Community.

JOURNEYS

Five & Six-Day Spring & Fall Immersions

RACIAL MYTH & MEMORY

Two & Three-Day Fall Immersions

Educator Programs

Educators across ages and stages and from independent, charter, and traditional public schools (and often colleges and universities) are welcome for our Institute for Teaching and Learning programs.

Male Educators of Young Children

This powerful gathering--a combination conference and retreat--offers learning, connection, rejuvenation, and joy for male educators working with preschool and elementary-age children. 15-16 October 2026 | Learn more.

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Music Lessons

Explore our music lessons for adults.

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Questions?

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