Oldfields School

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Oldfields School
Location
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Glencoe , Maryland 21152 USA
Information
Type	Independent, Day, Boarding
Motto	Fortezza, Umilitade, e Largo Core (Courage, Humility, and Largeness of Heart)
Established	1867
Head of school	David G. Perfield, Head of School
Faculty	32
Grades	8-12
Gender	All-Girls
Enrollment	120 total 100 boarding 20 day
Average class size	8 students
Campus size	130 acres
Color(s)	Green and White
Mascot	Tiger and Dragon
Website	www.OldfieldsSchool.org

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 and is the oldest girls' boarding school in Maryland.^{[citation needed]} Oldfield's School has approximately 180 boarding and day students.^{[citation needed]} Among the School's notable graduates was Wallis Warfield Simpson, who became the Duchess of Windsor.

Student body[]

Oldfields School enrolls students in grades 8-12. Each grade has approximately 30-40 students and the average class size is approximately 8 students. 80% of the students are boarding; 20% of the students are day. International students represent 16% of the campus population. Financial aid is offered to students who meet the guidelines and 28% of students receive financial assistance. 180 students come from an average of 26 states and 12 countries such as Canada, China, Ecuador, Germany, Jamaica, Korea, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia.^{[citation needed]}

Athletics[]

In October 2014 and 2015 the Oldfields School Cross-Country team won the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland C Conference Championships. In 2014, the Oldfields School Badminton team won the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Conference Championships.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumnae[]

• Niki de Saint Phalle, sculptor
• Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
• Alice du Pont Mills, Du Pont heiress
• Abir Muhaisen, princess of Jordan
• Helen Pitts-Blasi, American trainer of thoroughbred race horses
• Lana du Pont, Olympic Equestrian

External links[]

• Oldfields School
• The Association of Boarding Schools profile