We’ve designed the athletics program at Oak Meadow School around a very practical and wise concept… to do what best serves the learning needs of students. We do this by…
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Head of School Blog
Jay Scheurle
Head of School
This week Upper Elementary students performed a re-enactment of the events surrounding the Montgomery bus boycott. As you may know, it started when Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving…
Parents often ask me what the success of students looks like as they progress through each of the program levels in our school, from Beginners through Middle School. In fact,…
Every student, from the youngest to oldest, sat quietly during last Monday’s morning meeting, listening with rapt attention to the stirring “I have a dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther…
What an amazing and rejuvenating experience to go trekking through the woods this week with Mr. DeFlorio and two groups of Oak Meadow students, from Lower Elementary and Upper Elementary….
Over the last few months, I’ve had many meetings with Oak Meadow graduates. Every graduate has told me their experience at Oak Meadow prepared them for high school in ways…
Students who attend Oak Meadow School have many different offerings available to them as part of our Performing Arts Program, which include music, dance, and drama. Parents will not be…
In the last fifteen years, how much have computers and new communications changed the way you do things each day, at work and at home? Now look forward — how…
“What distance do we need to measure? Which angle should we use in the formula? When do we start timing with our stopwatch? Does it matter how far the steel…
Dear Oak Meadow School Community, In my first year at Oak Meadow School, I am filled with gratitude for our school community. Tina and I were warmly welcomed with countless…
“I want more for my own child than just the best grades and the status symbols of success. People who narrowly follow that path end up being depressed and unhappy….
From the year 1999 to the year 2002, the amount of new recorded information was equal to all recorded information in the five thousand years leading up to the year…
Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood brought rare kindness and depth to children’s television. This year marked the 50th anniversary of Fred Rogers’ unique show, which started in 1968 and ended in 2001….
One at a time, each sixth-year student stands in front of their peers to present their Spanish project. The only language spoken in this classroom is Spanish. All questions and…
Parents were seated at tables in small groups, deeply engaged in animated conversations. They were focused on one specific question, “what are your deepest aspirations for your child.” This was…
The early elementary students watched with wide eyes, transfixed by a large, concealed object at the front the classroom. They waited with anticipation and excitement. Their teacher had saved the…
Many of the great innovations of the last few decades came about through the application of the scientific method. GPS navigation, hybrid cars, advances in biomedicine and biomechanics. All of…
This was the subject of a presentation at Oak Meadow School last night by Josh Golin, Executive Director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood CCFC. Josh’s organization, based in…
The thirty-foot-long balancing platform sat precariously in front of them, the whole length supported by one large, round cylinder underneath, just slightly off-center. Oak Meadow Middle School students looked nervously…
Upper elementary students are about to launch an intensive scientific exploration of biology, botany, habitats, and animals. How do you imagine the students would approach the introduction of these studies?…