Oak Meadow: an accredited online school that fosters creativity and project-based learning

Oak Meadow is a rigorous homeschool curriculum for K-12 students that provides students with classes in a variety of subjects, courses with flexible schedules, courses to improve their communication skills, and classes to spark their curiosity. Oak Meadow aims to engage children and encourages them to combine their core knowledge, creative skills, artistic skills, communication skills, and empathy skills so they can develop more than just their minds. They excite students with opportunities to explore the world and make differences in their communities. Lawrence and Bonnie Williams started Oak Meadow because they believed children were creative and intelligent and deserved a safe place to learn and grow. Their online curriculum gave kids hands-on activities to keep engaged and was highly effective. Meadow Oak provides print course books as well as online course books for students to complete their classes. Students follow a schedule and send their assignments to teachers to get feedback, evaluations, and additional communication. Parents really enjoy the organized, comprehensive nature of Oak Meadow's courses. The curriculum covers a broad variety of subjects and delves into these topics from a creative and tactile aspect too. It's a good fit for any student, but specifically those who are excited to learn. Some parents find the Oak Meadow curriculum to be lacking in depth, especially in higher levels (high school courses). Certain advanced classes aren't offered and some subjects aren't as detailed as parents hoped for them to be. There is also a significant amount of planning required on the parent's/instructor's end.

Grades: K-12

Cost: The price for the courses depends on both the grade of the student and whether they are taking a full year of courses or a single semester of courses. Price details can be found at: https://www.oakmeadow.com/admission/tuition-and-payment/

OTHER DETAILS

Key features

Type of Tool: App, Textbook

Time required: The amount of time students spend on Oak Meadow varies on the individual. Grades K-3 usually spend about 3-4 hours per day, grades 4-8 spend about 4-6 hours per day, and high school students spend roughly 1 hour per course per day.

Special Needs:

Literacy Requirement (does a child need to know how to read):

Screens

Screens:  Oak Meadow is primarily print-based to allow for flexibility and movement. However, they also incorporate technology into their curriculum to help students develop computer literacy.

Online requirement:

Time

Parent/Caregiver Involvement: No, parent/teacher/caregiver involvement is necessary

Prep Time:  Significant prep time

Other characteristics

Modality: Hands-on/kinesthetic

Adaptive: Yes, it includes personalization

Educational Philosophy: Waldorf

Other characteristics:   Interdisciplinary

Accountability

Assessment:

State Standards: Yes

Teacher Accounts:

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