Five Oaks Academy Family Day at the Greenville Drive was Big Fun!
Five Oaks Academy Students, Families, and Faculty had a fun family day at The Greenville Drive stadium Sunday, August 24. FOA families participated in a parade around the field, the “Field of Dreams” run with the Players, and games between innings. Everyone had tons of fun and showed lots of school spirit! It was wonderful […]
International Tea Celebrates Diversity and Builds Community
Please join us on Tuesday, September 9 from 8:30am -10:00am for an International Tea. We look forward to officially welcoming our new international families and celebrating the unique diversity of our school. This event creates both a social and networking opportunity for our new families to help them feel connected to the Greenville community. Members […]
Splash Party Provided Perfect Kick Off for the New School Year
The Five Oaks Annual Fund would like to thank all of the families who were able to attend the Splash Party at Discovery Island Waterpark. This was the perfect way to celebrate a new school year by allowing our new families to make connections within our community as well as providing a fun atmosphere for […]
FOA Accredited by SCISA
Five Oaks academy (FOA) is the first Montessori school in the state to received both the Independent School Accreditation and a Montessori Accreditation from the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA). Kathleen Trewhella-Grant, Executive Director of FOA, was presented with an award of accreditation from Lyndi Bonnette, SCISA’s Activities Director, on May 2. FOA is […]
International Solar Energy Artist Visits FOA
Alexander Dang, a scientist and artist from Brussels, visited the Elementary and Middle School programs on Monday, March 31 to raise awareness of the potential of environmental friendly technologies and sustainable development. Alexander studied Engineering in Paris and decided to couple his scientific background with his love of art. His desire to raise awareness world […]
11th Annual Art Show to be Held at Five Oaks
The students here at Five Oaks are eagerly awaiting the annual Art Show to be held April 10th. This event showcases artwork created in the Art History curriculum taught by Ms. Jill and the Creativity program taught by Ms. Amy. Kindergarten students through 5th graders participate in these programs. Toddlers and younger Primary students who […]
FOA Hosts Miss SC 2012
On Thursday, March 13 Miss South Carolina 2012, Ali Rogers will be a guest speaker for FOA’s monthly Parent Lecture Series. Her presentation will be about the impact Montessori education has had on her life. Ali attended Laurens 55 Public Montessori school from Primary through Middle School. Ali Rogers spent a year serving the great […]
Govenor Haley Signs Govenor’s Proclamation Recognizing Montessori Education Week
Happy Montessori Education Week! Governor Haley continued the tradition of acknowledging the contributions of Montessori Education by signing the Governor’s Proclamation declaring February 23- March 1 2014 to be Montessori Education Week. By doing this, Haley recognizes the child-centered education method that Dr. Montessori developed using the scientific method over 100 years ago as a […]
FOA Hosts Leaders of the Next High School
Please join us for a presentation to learn about the vision and implementation of the new Next High School (NHS) during our monthly Parent Lecture Series on February 20 at 6:00pm. NHS will be a free public charter high school and is scheduled to open fall 2015. The mission of this new school is “to […]
FOA Hosts Open House
Five Oaks Academy will host an Open House on Tuesday, January 28 and Tuesday, February25 from 9am- 11am. If you are interested or know someone interested in touring our campus, please call to schedule a tour. We are currently enrolling students for the 2014-2015 school year.
