What's New at Olney
New Faculty Bring Experience, Enthusiasm
August 01, 2010 It has often been said that “everyone at Olney is a teacher.” Students learn from all the adults in the community. Here, then, are brief profiles of seven new faculty for the 2010-2011 school ... (more)
Researcher-in-Residence Probes How Students Understand Olney as Quaker
August 01, 2010 What is distinctive about the educational offerings of Quaker independent schools? This is the question Andrew Cresswell, researcher-in-residence at Olney Friends School, will explore through... (more)
Interview with Larry Sidwell ‘71
August 01, 2010 What is your current position? I am Senior Vice President for Credit and Operations for John Deere. It’s a broad, complex company. We are one of the largest captive financial companies in the... (more)
Enviro Class Speaks on the Environment
August 01, 2010 Environmental awareness infuses the Olney curriculum and co-curricular life. It is also the exclusive subject of a year-long course taught by Leonard Guindon ’70. While enrollment is open to all... (more)
Rwandan Students and Alums: Reflections on Life at Olney, National Identity, College Choices, and Vocation
August 01, 2010 This spring, I interviewed three Olney Friends School students – all rising seniors – from Rwanda, along with several young alumni and other supporters of the school from this small country in east... (more)
Students Take the Lead: Self-Gov, Disciplinary Committee, and Dorm Staff
August 01, 2010 Poet Kahlil Gibran wrote that “work is love made visible.” For many at Olney, this captures the philosophy of service by which students are invited to take on a wide variety of significant leadership... (more)