Oldfields School

Oldfields School

Oldfields School

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Motto Courage, Humility and Largeness of Heart
School type Private, Boarding and Day,
All-Girls, Grades 6-12
Established 1867
Head of School Mr. Taylor Smith
Location Glencoe, MD, USA
Campus Small town, 200 acres (1.4 km²)
Religious affiliation None
School colors Green & White          
Mascots Tiger and Dragon
School website www.OldfieldsSchool.org

Oldfields School, founded in Baltimore County, Maryland in 1867 by Anna Austen McCulloch, is the oldest girls' boarding school in Maryland.[citation needed]

A college preparatory boarding and day school for girls in grades 6 through 12 located in Glencoe, near Sparks, Maryland, Oldfield's School has approximately 185 boarding and day students. The school's campus is situated in a section of the northern suburbs of Baltimore City and is located within walking distance of the Gunpowder River and the Northern Central Railroad Trail. Among the School's notable graduates was Wallis Warfield Simpson, better known as the Duchess of Windsor.

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
  • Renée du Pont, Du Pont heiress, daughter of Senator T. Coleman Dupont
  • Mary Kirk, whose family founded Kirk Silverware
  • Heidi duPont, Du Pont heiress, graphic designer
  • Natalie duPont Lyon, Du Pont heiress, daughter of Senator Reynolds duPont

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