Our Community

Oakwood is a very special community of faculty, staff, administration, students, and families who have created an extraordinary educational environment. We believe that it is our combined mission to provide the best possible education for our students and to make sure that we educate the whole child with a broad range of quality classes and valuable activities. We know that Oakwood’s mission is not only to promote our students to higher levels of academic excellence, but also to instill in them a love of learning, respect for others, and a deep understanding of the critical role of character and integrity. 

Oakwood is proud of its culture of kindness and expects that all members of the Oakwood community will treat others with dignity. Oakwood focuses on moral behavior so that students learn to make good choices. We follow a simple, secular moral code, which supports a person’s natural inclination to do what is right. We fondly call such good behavior “Oakwood Appropriate,” which to us means that values like respect, service, honesty, kindness, and citizenship inspire us to make good choices in all our endeavors. These values are evident in students’ dress, actions, and attitudes. Students take these values to heart and feel proud to honor them. Older students remain especially mindful that they are setting examples for the younger ones. Students can feel safe taking social and academic risks in this environment, and they rise to meet high behavioral expectations. They know they are helping to create a safe, encouraging community where everyone can be their best, most authentic selves.