Oldfields School

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Oldfields School
Oldfields School
Glencoe
,
Maryland
21152

USA
Information
Type Independent, Day, Boarding
MottoFortezza, Umilitade, e Largo Core (Courage, Humility, and Largeness of Heart)
Established1867
Faculty32
Grades8–12
GenderAll-Girls
Enrollment100
Average class size8 students
Campus size130 acres
ColorsGreen and White   
MascotTiger and Dragon
Website oldfieldsschool.org

Oldfields School is a college preparatory school for girls in grades 8 to 12 in Sparks Glencoe, Maryland. As of 2016, Oldfields School had approximately 100 boarding and day students in grades 8 through 12, coming from 28 states and 15 countries. [1]

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In April 2023, Oldfields announced it would close at the end of the 2022–23 school year, setting up a partnership with Garrison Forest School to facilitate accepting its remaining students. [2] After a lawsuit filed against the outgoing board, a fundraising drive and other support from the Oldfields community, the School reopened with new students for the 2024-2025 school year.

Its theater, also home to the Manor Mill Playhouse theatrical company, is named after the British actor David Niven. [3]

History

It was founded in Baltimore County, Maryland in 1867 by Anna Austen McCulloch, and the first girls' boarding school in Maryland.

Among the school's notable graduates was Wallis Warfield Simpson, who became the Duchess of Windsor. [4]

Athletics

In 2014 and 2015, the Oldfields School Cross-Country team won the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland Conference C Championships. [5] In 2015, the Oldfields School Badminton shared top honors in the IAAM Conference B Championship with Institute of Notre Dame. [6]

During the 2023 uncertainty, Oldfields left the IAAM.

Notable alumnae

References

  1. ↑ van den Beemt, Pat (October 26, 2016). "All-girls' boarding school in Sparks Glencoe celebrates its 150th anniversary". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ Bowie, Liz (April 19, 2023). "Baltimore County's Oldfields School to close at end of this school year". The Baltimore Banner . Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  3. ↑ https://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/dan-rodricks-a-new-theatrical-venture-in-an-oldfields-theater-but-why-david-niven/
  4. ↑ Herberger, Mallory (July 24, 2019). "Wallis Warfield Simpson: Baltimore's Would-Be Queen". Maryland Center for History and Culture. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Past Champions (Cross Country)". Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Past Champions (Badminton)". Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland. Archived from the original on July 5, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
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