Oak Meadow Students Are Demonstrating Amazing Skills
June 10, 2022
8th Grade Graduation Comments 2022 It’s your big day, 8th graders, and I’m so happy to be able to share it with you, and to share a few words with…
Jay ScheurleJune 10, 2022
Head of School Blog
Jay Scheurle
Head of School
Healthy student conversations about “mask optional”
March 17, 2022
I had the opportunity to sit with a group of students last week who were talking about the school’s shift to being “mask optional” starting April 4th. One of the…
Jay ScheurleMarch 17, 2022
The horrific events occurring in Ukraine are weighing heavily on the hearts and minds of many of our students, just as they are for teachers and parents. This week I…
Jay ScheurleMarch 11, 2022
Elementary students explore the relevance of the scientific method
December 10, 2021
While walking in the woods with your child, have you ever wondered how many different kinds of trees exist in a particular forest? Has your child wondered about the kinds…
Jay ScheurleDecember 10, 2021
Mr. Scheurle goes to middle school
November 12, 2021
This week I spent an entire school day in our Middle School, going to all of the classes, learning more about what our students do each day, and better appreciating…
Jay ScheurleNovember 12, 2021
Classrooms that promote student learning and engagment
October 29, 2021
Students in Middle School are studying a unit based on the book Omnivore’s Dilemma, which explores the impact of food choices on the environment and animal welfare. Students are seated…
Jay ScheurleOctober 29, 2021
Children’s House: pathway to independence and self-confidence
October 22, 2021
Watching our students in Children’s House busily engaged in work shows the unique value provided by our early childhood program. Children are given a lesson on each “work” that is…
Jay ScheurleOctober 22, 2021
Optimizing the learning experience of Toddlers
October 8, 2021
In our Beginner’s classrooms, there is so much amazing growth and development going on every day. I spent time this week visiting both of the Beginner’s classrooms. For these children,…
Jay ScheurleOctober 8, 2021
Hands-on learning in science
October 1, 2021
This week, students in Middle School have been studying the complex relationship between cells, tissues, and organs of the human body. This is part of the biology and life sciences…
Jay ScheurleOctober 1, 2021
Giving children agency
September 24, 2021
In visiting one of our Children’s House classrooms this week, I observed all of the students engaged in self-directed learning with guidance from the teacher and assistant. Some were working…
Jay ScheurleSeptember 24, 2021
