Montessori · Primary through 8th grade
Minds opened here.
Real work, real world, real curiosity. Our students learn by doing, at their own pace, on a beautiful campus in Simpsonville, South Carolina.
One school, one path
From age 2½ through 8th grade, in one place.
We’re the only Montessori school in the area where your student can start at 2½ and stay through 8th grade. Rigorous academics and the skills of working with others are taught side by side, because each makes the other stronger. We teach the whole student, for school and for life.
Explore our approachOur four programs
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2½ to 6 years
Primary
Students choose their work, finish it and put it back. Independence and concentration grow from there.
1st–3rd
Lower Elementary
Big questions about the world, and the reading, writing and math to explore them.
4th–5th
Upper Elementary
Long projects, abstract thinking and responsibility for their own work.
6th–8th
Middle School
Internships with Greenville businesses, and a graduation trip that 8th graders plan themselves.
By the numbers
23
Years of Montessori
Opening minds since 2003
250
Students
Primary through 8th grade
30+
Countries
Represented by our families
I am FOA
I am Rylee
“At six, I began to find my voice. By 8th grade, I was ready to use it.”
Primary through 8th grade, Class of 2026
Campus
Woods, a pasture, a creek and a century-old farmhouse. On our Simpsonville campus, the outdoors is part of every school day.
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Community
Leadership does not wait for adulthood. It starts with our youngest students and reaches every corner of our school.
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News
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Coming up
Full calendar- Nov20Fall Fête at Windy Hill Barn (Adults-Only)6:30–9:30 pm
- Nov25Thanksgiving BreakSchool closing · Through Nov 27
- Dec16Holiday Open House8:45–11 am
- Dec18Last Day of School before Break (Half-Day)School closing
- Dec21Holiday BreakSchool closing · Through Jan 4
- Jan5All Students Return / First Day of Second SemesterAll day
- Jan18MLK Jr. DaySchool closing
- Jan21MPIA: Middle School Alumni Panel5:30–6:30 pm
- Feb9MPIA: “Beyond Montessori” Parent Panel8:45–10 am
- Feb11A Night to Remember: A Parent-Child Dance5:30–7 pm
- Feb12Re-Enrollment Due for 2027-2028All day
- Feb12Kindergarten Valentine’s Tea2 pm
- Feb22Winter BreakSchool closing · Through Feb 26
- Mar5Lower Elementary Character Parade & Portfolio Viewing8:45 am
- Mar15March Madness, Spirit Week and Coin ChallengeThrough Mar 19
- Mar22Golf Tournament at Holly Tree9 am
- Mar25Kindergarten Montessori Moments1:30–2:30 pm
- Mar25Middle School Dance5:30–7:30 pm
- Mar26School HolidaySchool closing
- Apr8Annual Fund Day of GivingAll day
- Apr12Spring BreakSchool closing · Through Apr 16
- Apr23Community Day (Parents-Only)9 am–12 pm
- May7World’s Fair (Half-Day)9 am
- May14Annual Fund Founders Cocktail ReceptionAll day
- May18Graduate Walk (Graduating Seniors Who Are Five Oaks Academy Alumni)All day
- May25Kindergarten Graduation1 pm
- May26Graduations (3rd Grade 9:00am and 5th Grade 11:00am)9 am
- May278th Grade Graduation (Reception Follows)5 pm
- May28Last Day of School (Half-Day)School closing
No upcoming events right now. See the full calendar.
