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Middle School Students Travel to Washington D.C.

On Sunday, March 25, 2012, Five Oaks Academy Middle School students departed from the Amtrak Station in downtown Greenville on a journey to the nation’s capitol, Washington D.C.

April 11, 2012

Enroll Now For Five Oaks Academy 2012 Summer Camps

Existing and prospective students may now sign up for Five Oaks Academy’s 2012 Summer Camps.  All camps are filled in the order completed registrations and payments are submitted to the Five Oaks Academy front office. If a student signs up for both morning and afternoon camps, they are invited to stay on campus during the […]

March 29, 2012

Violinist Visits Five Oaks Academy

Cathy Meng Robinson, violinist with the Miami String Quartet, performed for a captivated audience on her violin which dates back to 1735.  Ms. Robinson is a founding member of the Miami String Quartet, one of the most widely respected quartets in America. She teaches at Kent State University where she is currently an artist in […]

March 23, 2012

Upper Elementary Makes Lunch A Community Effort

“It is fun to cook with the teachers.  It’s kind of hard to plan.  You know they like the food when everyone says, ‘It’s an awesome meal’.” – Walker The Five Oaks Academy Upper Elementary classroom involves all of the members of its community in as many classroom activities as possible.  One of these activities […]

March 14, 2012

Guest Artist Appearance Promotes Creative Art Program

Ann Douglas Leineweber appeared on February 23, 2012 as a guest artist for the Upper and Lower Elementary Programs.  Her project was Folk Art using a variety of reclaimed wood such as old wooden pallets, barn wood, and branches and twigs.  The Elementary students listened to her presentation then moved to the back deck of […]

March 05, 2012

All-Health Team Films Commercial at Five Oaks Academy Campus

Five Oaks Academy was awarded a $500 All-Star Health Award for our organic gardening program. All-Health Team was so pleased that we utilize our garden for food preparations, feeding our classroom animals, and for the infusion of oils used in our classroom cooking that they offered to film a commercial on our campus. Twenty-five students […]

February 29, 2012

Middle Schoolers Learn to Make Bread the Old-Fashioned Way

Article by Ms. Rachael Cross, Music and Movement Instructor Mmmmm – everyone loves the smell of freshly baked bread!  This year I wanted to pass on that tradition to the next generation by giving them a skill that mustn’t be lost. In groups of five or six, the middle school students have come to my […]

February 28, 2012

National Childhood Behavior Presenter Visiting Five Oaks Academy

Five Oaks Academy is pleased to host Kathryn Kvols, author of “Redirecting Children’s Behavior” and national presenter on childhood behavior, on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. on its main campus.  This event is open to all Five Oaks Academy families.  Members of the public may reserve a seat by calling the front office […]

February 17, 2012

Movement Matters Wraps Up for FOA Faculty

Recently the healthy faculty challenge, Movement Matters, came to an end. Movement Matters provided the faculty with a fun and healthy challenge along with the opportunity to track our movement on a daily basis.

February 03, 2012

Five Oaks Academy Enrollment for 2012-2013 Academic Year

Enrollment for the 2012-2013 academic year began two weeks early to give parents ample time to review the launch of the Modified Calendar schedule.

January 22, 2012