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 […]
Fall 2023 – Under The Canopy Digital Newsletter
Click the link below to enjoy the Fall 2023 edition of Five Oaks Academy’s Digital Newsletter, Under the Canopy. Fall 2023 – Under The Canopy Digital Newsletter
MPIA – Stress: Transitions Workshop
Join us Friday, September 8, 2023 from 8:30am – 9:30am for Montessori Parents in Action (MPIA). Dr. Caitlin McLear (VIVE Greenville) and the Five Oaks Academy Core Curriculum Council Teachers will present “Stress: Transitions Workshop”. Visit our Linktree to register to attend: https://linktr.ee/fiveoaksacademy
Back to School
Welcome (or welcome back) to Five Oaks Academy for the 2023-2024 Academic Year! Please note some important dates coming up: New to School/Class Orientation Days are August 10 and 11. All Students return on August 14. Also on August 14, there will be a Back to School Social and PTO Meeting from 8:45am – 10:00am. […]
Save the Date! Discovery Island Splash Party
All FOA Students and their families are invited to attend this fun back-to-school event! Admission is free to families and is being sponsored by FOA and the FOA PTO! Make plans to join us on August 3 at Discovery Island Water Park in Simpsonville!
Five Oaks Academy and SCISA News
This year the students at Five Oaks have had the opportunity to participate in several South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) activities. We had 5 students go to the Spelling Bee, representing 3rd – 8th grades. Upper Elementary and Middle School each provided a team to compete in the Battle of the Books competition. Lastly, […]
SC Governor’s School of the Arts and Humanities Odyssey Summer Camp
Congratulations to our Five Oaks Academy Middle School students chosen to attend the 2023 South Carolina Governor’s School for Arts and Humanities Summer Program. SCGSAH Arts Odyssey Summer Program is a highly competitive one-week arts-immersive overnight summer program for students in 6-8 grades who want to explore Creative Writing, Drama, Music, or Visual Arts. While […]
Save the Date! FOA Harvest Hustle 5K and Fun Run
Save the Date for our first-ever FOA Harvest Hustle 5K and Fun Run on October 29, 2023! More details coming soon! If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Ms. Catherine Haskell at catherine@fiveoaksacademy.com.
National Spanish Exam Awards
Congratulations to FOA Eighth Grade Students, Coleson Davenport, and Sophia Malave, for earning bronze medals in the National Spanish Exam Awards. Earning bronze medals means they both placed above 75% of the national average (Sophia obtained this in the bilingual category). The National Spanish Exam (NSE) is an online, standardized assessment competition for Grades 6 […]
