Welcome to Oak Meadow! If you have just heard of us, we’d like to take a moment to introduce ourselves. We started in 1975, when our own four children were young. With a dedicated group of parents and teachers, we opened a day school based upon a simple philosophy: children are sensitive and intelligent, and learning should be enjoyable. For years we learned together, and the children developed creatively and intellectually.
After three years, the property we were leasing was sold to a developer, and we suddenly found ourselves without a building for our school. We began teaching our children at home and found that homeschooling provided a very effective framework for learning. So we developed homeschooling courses for parents and children, based upon the same philosophy that had worked successfully in the day school. Our homeschooling approach was simple and natural, but it proved to be very effective: give children a safe, nurturing environment, creative activities for head, hands, and heart, lots of appreciation and time to unfold naturally. Parents followed this approach and found that it worked, so they told other parents.
Over the years, we've expanded considerably. Our homeschooling courses for Preschool through High School are now used worldwide by thousands of families, but our original philosophy hasn't changed. We still believe in children. We believe they can change the world, and we believe that homeschooling can play a significant role in this by helping children become strong, creative, independent human beings. Oak Meadow courses and programs are developed by experienced homeschooling teachers who know how to create effective learning environments. In addition to providing a firm foundation for academic excellence, Oak Meadow courses show you how to cooperate with individual learning styles and natural unfoldment processes to maximize your child's potential for imaginative activity and creative thought. We'd be happy to discuss your child's individual needs and help you find the best alternative for your family. We look forward to hearing from you soon.