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“I was not able to find my place in a lot of different schools. I didn’t know myself or who I wanted to be. And I didn’t really meet people who brought out the best parts of me until I came to Oli.”

Before arriving at Oliverian, Ash attended several schools—but none were the right fit. Eventually, they left their school and were sent to a therapeutic wilderness program for mental health treatment.

“I struggled with chronic anxiety and depression, and had PTSD from a French elementary school I went to in New York. If students weren’t getting A’s, they were failing as a person,” they explain. Over time, it became difficult for Ash to trust that adults genuinely cared about their emotional well-being.

Kennedy Brown, who will be graduating this spring, came to Oliverian School (Oli) as a junior. Her path to Oli was unique. She grew up in Jamaica, where she attended one of the best grade schools on the island. When she wasn’t thriving socially or academically, her mother began looking for boarding school opportunities in the United States and eventually enrolled Kennedy at Fay School in Massachusetts for 7th and 8th grade. In 9th grade, Kennedy transitioned to Middlesex School in Concord, MA, to begin her high school experience.

Nico, a rising senior at Oliverian School (Oli), is a thoughtful, capable student who needed a supportive environment to help manage anxiety and obsessive-compulsive behavior (OCD). In middle school, he became overwhelmed by perfectionism and schoolwork.

At Oliverian, we understand that education extends far beyond academics. That’s why our Wellness Classes, led by our experienced counseling team, are an essential part

This past October, Joshua and I had the privilege of leading five students on a weeklong canoeing adventure in Northern Maine’s Moose Bow Loop for