School Profile
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School Profile
Olney Friends School is a college-preparatory, Quaker boarding high school enrolling 55 students. We have a teaching faculty of 10. We are accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) and are members of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Friends Council on Education (FCE). The class of 2012 has 16 students from 3 states (Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio) and 9 countries (China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Germany, Iran, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea). Their average SAT score is 1380/2400. All of our students are accepted to a four-year college before they graduate.
Academic Curriculum
Our academic curriculum is challenging and diverse. Students must take a total of 22 credits to graduate. Each full year course is worth one credit. Humanities courses are an integrated study of literature, English language, and history. They meet for twice the length of a typical class and are worth two credits each (English and history). Students must complete eight Humanities, three mathematics, three lab science, and two foreign language credits to graduate. Other requirements include one health class, three religion classes, four fine arts classes, and one practical skills class (such as gardening or outdoor skills). Additionally, students may take electives such as creative writing, web design, and filmmaking. Olney Friends School offers three Advanced Placement courses: Calculus, Physics, and Literature. Seniors are exposed to college-level texts and seminar-style discussion during grade 12 Humanities and must write a formal fifteen-page research paper in order to graduate. All students must pass the Ohio Graduation Tests.
We grade on an unweighted 4.0 scale, and we do not rank our students. In such small classes, class rank would not accurately assess the quality of our students. In accordance with the general ethic of the school, we prefer that students challenge themselves for their own sake and not out of competition with other students. Therefore, we do not distinguish students by placing them on honor lists.
Co-curriculum
In addition to rigorous academics, students are required to participate in a full co-curricular schedule. They wash dishes after each meal and clean the communal areas of the school every day. They have physical education for an hour and a half at least twice a week; many choose to play sports every day. Through local hiking and camping, small construction projects, gardening work, and outreach in nearby towns, students complete formal community service and outdoor education activities. Every week they meet in self-governed committees to organize social activities and advocate for policy changes. Ambitious students can also take leadership positions as kitchen assistants, residential assistants and on disciplinary committee and spiritual life committee. Each morning and evening, and twice a week for longer periods, students participate in unprogrammed worship in the manner of the Religious Society of Friends.
Disclaimer:
Olney Friends School transcripts do not include transcript information from a student’s prior schools.
