BARNESVILLE – The windows of the Main are open wide this July, and birds’ songs are blowing in on the summer breeze. The Olney Friends School campus is truly beautiful at this time of year with its expanses of green grass and colorful flowers in bloom. The seemingly serene setting is somewhat deceptive, though, since [...]
Lessons from the Land: Sorghum Crop Becomes Teaching Tool
BARNESVILLE – Olney Friends School cultivates young minds, drawing lessons from the land and the traditions of its Belmont County campus.
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Alum Favors Online Monthly Giving
BARNESVILLE, Ohio – Steve Tatum is thankful that Olney Friends School still provides students the opportunity to live and learn in the same type of values-based environment that he enjoyed as a student in the 1960s. That is why he is committed to making a monthly donation to the school.
Community Service an Integral Part of an Olney Education
FLUSHING, Ohio – Students and faculty at Olney Friends School are thankful for many things. From their beautiful, 350-acre campus to their newly opened, state-of-the-art Stillwater Science Center, members of the Olney community recognize that they have much for which to be grateful.
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Stewardship, Conservation Are Key Elements of Olney's Program
BARNESVILLE, Ohio – Members of the Olney Friends School community have long treasured the pastoral setting of our 350-acre campus, which provides the opportunity for students to help grow their own food and to study their natural environment. But a new challenge to Olney’s stance on stewardship now comes from the [...]
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