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 and is the longest-operating girls'

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. , Oldfields School had approximately 100 boarding and day students in grades 8 through 12, coming from 28 states and 15 countries. Among the school's notable graduates was Wallis Warfield Simpson, who became the Duchess of Windsor. 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. However, after a successful fundraising drive and other support from the Oldfields community, the School has resolved to continue operations in the 2023-2024 school year and beyond.

Athletics

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

Notable alumnae

* Niki de Saint Phalle, sculptor * Wallis, Duchess of Windsor * Alice du Pont Mills, Du Pont heiress * Abir Muhaisen, princess of

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* Helen Pitts-Blasi, American trainer of thoroughbred race horses * Lana du Pont, Olympic equestrian

References

External links

Oldfields School

The Association of Boarding Schools profile
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