Olcott Memorial High School

Olcott Memorial High School

Coordinates: 13°00′14″N 80°16′04″E / 13.00387°N 80.26785°E / 13.00387; 80.26785

Olcott Memorial High School is a secondary school located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

The school provides free education, uniforms, books, and two daily meals to 750 impoverished rural children in Chennai. The school is a portion of Theosophical Society Adyar's charity work. Colonel Olcott served in the U.S. Civil war, and later helped to found Theosophy.

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