Blog - Olney Friends School

One of Olney Friends School's many historically distinguishing characteristics is its relatively small class sizes. Despite graduating twenty or fewer students per year in recent decades, Olney boasts an alumni network comprised of many incredible people who are doing equally incredible work in countless fields across [...]

#OnlyAtOlney Students gather an appreciation for the beauty of Japanese writing as they combine calligraphy and haiku during their Summarizing Samurai Endeavor.

Each year, dozens of alumni, parents, and friends of the school return to Olney for our annual Homecoming event. This year, we welcomed familiar folks back for a weekend filled with food, fun, farm activities, and unforgettable festivities.

In recent years, one of the more popular electives at Olney Friends School has been a wilderness survival Endeavor that places students in a hypothetical post-apocalyptic world where they are forced to forage for themselves without the luxuries and conveniences that have stifled the self-sufficiency of recent [...]

Alumni, friends, and family: Join us on campus for a weekend of bonding and fun as we celebrate Homecoming 2016!

Olney Friends School was honored at the Climate Change Solutions event located at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland.  There were over one hundred guests in attendance, including state officials, the state director for Senator Sherrod Brown, and an expert panel. The Ohio Environmental Council’s Executive [...]

On Friday, August 26th, students in Grade 10 Humanities worked on group projects with the aim of creating visual representations of how respect, responsibility, and helpfulness are displayed in the Olney Friends School community.

Olney Friends School's annual Almost Anything Goes event is an opportunity for students to showcase their personalities and talents while forming friendships through a series of team-building exercises and performances.