Oldfields School

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' 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 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.^[4]

Oldfields School
Location
Glencoe , Maryland 21152 USA
Information
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.org

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]

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