Celebrating Community Day 2025 at Five Oaks Academy
Community Day is a special tradition at our school, dedicated to bringing parents together to foster unity and pride in our school community. It’s a day when we step away from our usual routines and come together with a shared purpose: to care for and improve our campus. From planting flowers and painting benches to […]
South Carolina Governor Proclaims Montessori Education Week
We are thrilled to share some fantastic news with you! The Governor has officially signed a proclamation recognizing February 22 – March 1, 2025, as Montessori Education Week for the State of South Carolina! The SC Montessori Alliance has long championed recognition for Montessori education, uniting public and private schools. South Carolina was the first […]
Five Oaks Academy Featured In Kidding Around Greenville
We’re excited to share that our middle school was recently featured in an article on Kidding Around Greenville! The piece highlights some of the amazing programs and initiatives that make our school stand out in the community. From creative classroom projects to student achievements, it’s a great showcase of daily hard work and dedication. Check […]
Five Oaks Classrooms Sponsor Six Families From Western North Caroliana
This season, Five Oaks Academy classrooms will sponsor six children from Western North Carolina through “Blessings in Boxes, “ organized by Kidding Around Greenville & Mom to Mom NC in partnership with Henderson County Schools.
Five Oaks Hosts Dr. McLear & Understanding ADHD Workshops
We are excited to announce Dr. Caitlin McLear from Vive Greenville will be hosting two ADHD workshops this Fall at Five Oaks Academy. Each workshop will be broken down by age, making the sessions informative and engaging for everyone involved. We are so grateful for our partnership with Dr. Caitlin McLear and Vive Greenville. Their […]
Five Oaks Hosts ‘The Montessori Potential’ Author Paula Lillard Preschlack
In her book, The Montessori Potential, Paula Lillard Preschlack explored the Montessori approach that helps youth develop traits of engagement, focus, organization, curiosity, courage, collaboration, respect, and resourcefulness to face the challenges of the future. Having visited our school last February, Paula Lillard Preschlack returns to Five Oaks Academy for another MPIA lecture for our […]
Five Oaks Academy’s 2nd Annual World’s Fair Strengthens Community
Five Oaks Academy’s Annual World’s Fair offers opportunities for our students to perform songs and dances for their parents, followed by a viewing of art & STEAM projects throughout campus. Five Oaks is a STEAM-accredited school through the South Carolina Independent Schools Association. Maria Montessori’s unique educational approach was featured at the 1915 World’s Fair […]
Indigo Artist Residency: Precious Jennings & Nina Jamison
Precious Jennings, an interdisciplinary artist from Charleston, led our students in making indigo dye from plants she had harvested by the South Carolina coast. After having prepared cotton fabric by folding, clamping, sewing, and tying, our students dipped their fabric into a large dye vat she prepared with them. Students learned about the unique history […]
MPIA: “Why is Montessori the Ideal Investment for Education Today?”
We would like to invite you to join us for a special event featuring author and Montessorian, Paula Lillard Preschlack. This event will be held at Holly Tree Country Club on February 1 at 6 pm. She will dive into child development and explore why Montessori is the ideal investment for education today. Paula was […]
Five Oaks Academy Celebrates 20 Years of Continuous Innovation
Looking back, no one could have predicted what Five Oaks Academy, a Montessori School opened in the fall of 2003 on a quiet road in Simpsonville, SC, would become. Not its founder and owner, Laura Baur. Not its founding Executive Director, Kathleen Trewhella-Grant. And certainly not the five teachers and a couple of dozen parents […]
