Welcome to Olney Friends School

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Quaker Values

Global Citizenship

Global Citizenship

We take an active role in our community and work with others to make our planet more equal, fair, and sustainable.

Environmental Stewardship

Environmental Stewardship

At Olney, we are stewards of the land, and as such, we strive to make the most environmentally sustainable choices possible in our everyday lives.

Integrity

Integrity

Truthfulness and responsibility are core values we practice through our actions and thoughts.

Empathy

Empathy

Our commitment to diversity, peace, and equality helps promote understanding and compassion for those who may be different from us.

Reflection

Reflection

Through silence and introspection, we gain strength and clearness to help us better face the challenges of life.

NEWS & EVENTS

Chicken Run

Freshfolk Chad helping Aaron our Assistant Farm Manager, set up a new run for the chickens. The goal is to eventually move them into the hoop house to help compost the soil and eat the weeds and pests.   #olneyatolney

First Snowfall

Our first snowfall of the year landed on Olney grounds today. Such a beautiful sight.   “First Snow,” Mary Oliver   The snow began here this morning and all day continued, its white rhetoric everywhere calling us back to why, how, whence such beauty and what the meaning; such an oracular fever! flowing past windows, […]

Meet Fikir

Please meet Fikir, a three-and-a-half year senior who spent last summer at Yale University in New Haven, CT, taking college-level STEM courses. He received a full scholarship to participate in the prestigious summer program for talented high school students. Fikir, a well-rounded community member and native of Ethiopia, will graduate in May 2024, leaving an […]