Oakwood School

They wanted a learning community which would foster independence of thought, intellectual integrity, sensitivity to the needs of others, and prepare students for participation in a democratic society. Oakwood remains committed to the founders' goals. We believe that a school environment should foster individual growth and an active communal life, should hold intellectual attainment in high regard, and should encourage young people to exercise increasing autonomy and responsibility-for one another, for the environment, and for the larger world. We believe that a school best prepares children for the future by focusing on the quality of their experiences in the present. We believe that teachers and learners should inspire one another, and that school must be rewarding in its own right. And we believe that young people's feelings and thoughts should be accorded respect and dignity. We intend an Oakwood education: To guide students toward mastery in their academic, artistic, and athletic pursuits. We want students to grapple meaningfully with ideas, to discover relationships among disciplines, and to become independent and moral thinkers. To spark passion.