Apparel Magazine’s Publisher Writes About Dr. Yong Zhao’s Visit to the Upstate
Apparel Magazine’s publisher, Susan Nichols, attended Five Oaks Academy’s ten year anniversary event Synergy with Dr. Yong Zhao in September at the Hyatt downtown. Dr. Zhao is an internationally known scholar, author and speaker whose work focuses on the implications of globalization and technology on education. Dr. Zhao’s quick wit and amazing insight enthralled hundreds […]
The Science of the Superhero!
On Thursday, October 16, Five Oaks Academy was proud to welcome Jerry DeCaire to Five Oaks as a guest artist for the Upper Elementary and Middle School students. Jerry has served as an artist for Wolverine, Thor, X-Men, Conan and many other famous comic book and film characters. His presentation showed how mathematics, science and […]
FOA’s Annual Fall Fete
On Friday, October 18, Five Oaks Academy Annual Fund held their annual Fall Fete. The Fete is an evening devoted to creating community among our parents and faculty as well as a time for our Annual Fund committee to give a short report on the Annual Fund. Tara Ann Garrett, Director of the Annual Fund, […]
FOA’s Fall Festival Celebrates the Season
On October 4, Five Oaks Academy held our annual Fall Festival. As parents watched, FOA students performed songs about fall in both English and Spanish and performed songs practiced in their World Music class. Our talented and poised Middle School students, Ari Flanagan and Sydney Pinochet, were the masters of ceremony. As part of our cultural […]
Five Oaks Academy Makes Headlines in the Greenville News
The Greenville News recently gave Five Oaks Academy recognition of our 10th Anniversary by saying, “One Upstate school is trying to change education, and not just in the way it teaches kids inside its own walls.” One of Five Oaks Academy’s missions is to improve education for all children and for this reason we invited Dr. Yong Zhao to […]
FOA Hosts International Tea to Welcome New Families
On September 27, Five Oaks Academy held an International Tea to welcome our new international families and celebrate the unique diversity of our community. We appreciate all who attended and made this event a success. It was so exciting to find out where each person was from and see how many countries are represented by […]
Dr. Yong Zhao Visits the Upstate in Celebration of FOA’s Ten Year Anniversary
In celebration of our ten year anniversary, Five Oaks Academy is working with community partners to bring internationally known scholar, author and speaker, Dr. Yong Zhao, to the Upstate for a very special event. His works focus on the implications of globalization and technology on education. On September 19 at 6pm, Dr. Zhao will host […]
FOA’s Art Program Gets High Praise From Parent
One of our Lower Elementary parents, Kelly Barnhardt, has shared her experience with FOA’s Art Program and Annual Art Show on her blog. Her blogs are wonderfully written and this particular blog post, “Heart and Soul”, is a testament to our art program. You can read more of her blogs posts at http://peekawhoo.com . “On […]
The Next High School to Open for 2014-2015 School Year
We are very excited about a innovative new high school that is scheduled to open in Greenville for the 2014-2015 academic year. FOA’s Executive Director, Kathleen Trewhella-Grant and Executive Coordinator, Jessica Greer, attended the Next High School Education Summit where the plan was unveiled to create the Next High School. The Next High School, modeled […]
FOA Hosts Annual International Festival
On Friday, May 3, FOA held our annual community wide International Festival to celebrate our wonderful cultural differences. We are very proud that FOA’s student body is composed of students from over 16 countries. We seek to expose our students to a global vision of our world. This festival is a favorite of many of […]
