Oldfields School | |
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Type | Independent, Day, Boarding |
Motto | Fortezza, Umilitade, e Largo Core (Courage, Humility, and Largeness of Heart) |
Established | 1867 |
Faculty | 32 |
Grades | 8–12 |
Gender | All-Girls |
Enrollment | 100 |
Average class size | 8 students |
Campus size | 130 acres |
Color(s) | Green and White |
Mascot | Tiger and Dragon |
Website | oldfieldsschool |
Oldfields School is a college preparatory school for girls in grades 8 through 12 in Sparks Glencoe, Maryland. It was founded in Baltimore County, Maryland in 1867 by Anna Austen McCulloch, the first girls' boarding school in Maryland. As of 2016 [update] , Oldfields School had approximately 100 boarding and day students in grades 8 through 12, coming from 28 states and 15 countries. [1] Among the school's notable graduates was Wallis Warfield Simpson, who became the Duchess of Windsor. [2] 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. [3] However, 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. [4]
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.