{"id":9160,"date":"2023-06-02T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T15:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/?p=9160"},"modified":"2023-06-27T11:30:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T15:30:56","slug":"a-message-from-the-executive-director-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/news\/a-message-from-the-executive-director-3","title":{"rendered":"A Message from the Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dear FOA Family,<\/p>\n

The end of each school year is always a busy and stimulating time and this year\u2019s end has been exceptionally full.\u00a0 We passed our new S.C. Independent School Association (SCISA) accreditation process for Academics, Montessori,\u00a0and STEAM on April 24th and our academy has kept an exciting pace ever since then.\u00a0 Our first World\u2019s Fair was a celebratory event for the community, academics, the ARTS, and for student engagement.\u00a0 Each class prepared songs from their cultural studies and developed their STEAM projects.\u00a0 My favorite part of the performances was seeing the excitement from our students.\u00a0 Uniting science and education, as Dr. Montessori did, in our own World\u2019s Fair seemed the most appropriate way for us to start our 20th-year celebration.\u00a0\u00a0 The blending of interests and talents that take place every day at Five Oaks Academy was on full display at this event.<\/p>\n

Our Guest Artist reception on May 9 features FOA Mural Artist, Jean Wilson Freeman, as well as local artist, Allison Ford.\u00a0 This was another community event celebrating art and fellowship WYFF4 News featured the event on their news segments throughout that day and recognized FOA\u2019s commitment to creativity and the arts.<\/p>\n

Our year will end with our meaningful graduation ceremonies reflecting years of guidance, growth, and love.\u00a0 This year, we will be adding our National Spanish Exam awards to the Lower and Upper Elementary ceremonies in recognition of our outstanding program and to celebrate the academic achievements of our students.\u00a0 Since this is our 20th year of graduation ceremonies you would think we would have mastered the art of saying goodbye.\u00a0 However, each year and each ceremony brings many memories and accomplishments to mind for each student and for us.\u00a0 We watch these students grow and develop into world citizens who carry the torch of our mission with them wherever they go.<\/p>\n

Five Oaks Academy opens minds to the world and enlightens individuals on a journey to discover their true potential.\u00a0 We wish each graduate continued joy as they follow their hearts and their minds to the next stage of their lives.\u00a0 It is a privilege to be a part of this miraculous process of growing and learning.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s to our many celebrations and successes and to our community of students, parents, and educators who make this all possible!\u00a0 Happy 20 years of Five Oaks Academy!<\/p>\n

With gratitude,<\/p>\n

Ms. Kathleen<\/p>\n

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Congratulations to our 2023 Eighth Grade Graduates!<\/p>\n

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Dear FOA Family, The end of each school year is always a busy and stimulating time and this year\u2019s end has been exceptionally full.\u00a0 We passed our new S.C. Independent School Association (SCISA) accreditation process for Academics, Montessori,\u00a0and STEAM on April 24th and our academy has kept an exciting pace ever since then.\u00a0 Our first […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":374,"featured_media":9161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9160"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/374"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foastatic.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}