Olney Friends School

Olney Friends School
Address
Map
61830 Sandy Ridge Road

Barnesville
,
(Belmont County)
,
Ohio
43713

United States
Coordinates39°59′4″N 81°9′1″W / 39.98444°N 81.15028°W / 39.98444; -81.15028
Information
TypePrivate, high school
Religious affiliation(s)Society of Friends (Quakers); open to students of any religious or cultural background
Established1837
Head of schoolChristian Acemah [1]
Grades9-12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment30
Average class size7
Campus350 acres (1.4 km2), rural, including school farm, garden
Color(s)Navy and White[2]   
Athletics conferenceIndependent[2]
Team nameOlney[2]
AccreditationIndependent Schools Association of the Central States
Tuition$37,800 (7-day boarding); $31,300 (5-day boarding); $20,500 (day students) (2023-2024)
Websitewww.olneyfriends.org

Olney Friends School is a small, co-educational boarding and day school affiliated with the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Barnesville, Ohio, the school "challenges students to grow, celebrates intellectual vigor, provokes questions of conscience, and nurtures skills for living in community."[3] Students come from around Ohio, around the country, and around the world to study the college prep curriculum. Currently (2017-2018), the school is attended by 53 students from 14 US states and 10 countries (usually about 30% Quaker and 30% international).

Community identity is created each school year during an initial orientation period and maintained through weekend activities, dorm activities, advisory and class meetings, and a variety of service activities. Students work daily in the Main Building and in the residence halls. Sustainability is an ongoing theme in the life of the school, whose 350-acre (1.4 km2) campus includes a certified organic farm that provides food, work, and recreational opportunities for students and staff.

Olney Friends School is chartered by the state of Ohio and accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS).[4] They are members of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS),[5] the Ohio Association of Independent Schools (OAIS),[6] Friends Council on Education (FCE),[7] the Midwest Boarding Schools Association (MWBS),[8] The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)[9] and the Small Boarding Schools Association (SBSA).[10]

  1. ^ "Olney Friends School appoints new Head of School". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2009-12-21.
  3. ^ Sapp, Jeff (2005). Body, Mind and Spirit . Teaching Tolerance. 27, 24-29.
  4. ^ ISACS - Independent Schools Association of the Central States
  5. ^ NAIS - National Association of Independent Schools
  6. ^ OAIS - Ohio Association of Independent Schools
  7. ^ FCE - Friends Council on Education
  8. ^ MWBS - Midwest Boarding Schools Association
  9. ^ TABS - The Association of Boarding Schools
  10. ^ "SBSA - Small Boarding Schools Association". Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2009-03-16.