Preschool - 8th Grade Dress Code

• Students should practice good hygiene;
• Make-up must be natural-looking;
• Nail polish must be conservative, tasteful, and discreet;
• No temporary or permanent tattoos, or drawings on skin.

General

• No visible undergarments at any time;
• No visible midriffs;
• Clothing may not have prominent holes or tears.

Uniform

• Use Lands' End Oakwood Uniform Webpages as a reference for color and style; if an item isn’t listed with Lands’ End, it isn’t Oakwood appropriate wear;
• All uniform outerwear must have an Oakwood logo (available through Lands’ End);
• Polo shirts may be worn tucked or un-tucked; shirts may display Oakwood logo, but is not required; all other brand logos are not permitted;
• Undershirts (solid white, solid navy blue or solid light gray; short or long sleeved) may be worn under uniform shirts;
• Uniform outerwear (sweatshirts/vests/jackets) may be worn inside the classroom; if sweatshirt has a hood, the hood may not be worn indoors;
• Non-uniform heavy winter jackets may be worn over an Oakwood sweatshirt, sweater, or uniform jacket outside only (never in the classroom) on cold days; non-uniform sweat suit jackets or non-uniform sweatshirts, zippered or pullover, may not be worn;
• Non-uniform shirts/sweatshirts/vests may not be worn.

Free Dress

• Shirts/sweatshirts/vests/jackets should be modest and tasteful, and should not contain offensive wording or images;
• Shirt straps must be at least two fingers wide and have a modest neckline;
• No pajama-style tops, shirts, or outerwear is to be worn.

General

• No visible undergarments at any time;
• Bottoms should be worn at or near the waist;
• Skirts and shorts (both uniform and free dress) must be mid-thigh in length
• Pants/shorts/skirts/skorts must have a hem;
• Clothing may not have prominent holes or tears.

Uniform

• Use Lands' End Oakwood Uniform Webpages as a reference for color and style; if an item isn’t listed with Lands’ End, it isn’t Oakwood appropriate wear;
• Solid navy blue, black, or white leggings may be worn under a skirt or dress;

Free Dress

• Pants/skirts/shorts/skorts should be modest and tasteful;
• No pajama-style bottoms are to be worn (flannel pants, etc.).

General

• Shoes must be comfortable with good support, closed-toed, and appropriate for activities/play;
• Shoes must be closed-toed and have a heel strap or covered heel. No flip-flops, or slides;
• Shoes should not have a heel or platform of more than two inches;
• Laced shoes must be tied;
• Athletic shoes must be worn for all PE classes;
• In preschool - 5th grade Crocs are not acceptable due to playground safety

Uniform

• Socks must be worn at all times;
• Knee socks should not extend past the knee;
• Acceptable colors for socks or tights are solid white, navy blue, or black; no color stripe should be visible;

Free Dress

• Shoes and socks should be modest and tasteful.

General

• Cut/Style:
  • Must be clean and neat;
  • Natural human hair colors, only (i.e. not blue, green, etc…)
  • No extreme or distracting haircuts/hairstyles;
  • Hair must not cover the face or eyes, and must allow full eye contact at all times.
• Hair Accessories:
  • Students may wear small/conservative and tasteful hair accessories such as headbands in solid white, navy blue, light grey, or forest green.

General

• Piercings:
  • Students may have pierced ears, only (no more than two holes per ear);
  • No gauges;
• Other jewelry must be simple, tasteful, and discreet;
  • Chandelier-type, large hoop, or overly long earrings are not permitted;
• Watches must be simple, tasteful, and discreet and should not make noises of any kind, including alarms, chimes, etc.;
• In preschool - 5th grade, smart watches that allow for texting and phone calls are not permitted
• Sunglasses should be stored out of sight in the classroom;
• Hats, hoods, and sunglasses may not be worn indoors;
• Animal or other costume accessories (such as cat ear headbands) are not permitted.

Free Dress

• Belts are optional and should match the style and colors of the school uniform.

Middle school students are expected to dress out for PE and remove all accessories (jewelry, watches, etc.). The Oakwood Middle School PE uniform consists of:

• Basic t-shirt: a gray short sleeve t-shirt with the Oakwood logo (available through Lands' End);
• Mesh shorts: plain navy blue mesh shorts (no stripes or non-Oakwood logos);
• Athletic shoes and white, navy blue, or grey, socks;
• Optional: plain navy blue sweatpants (no stripes or logos). May have the Oakwood logo (available through Lands’ End).

Students are occasionally granted the privilege of free dress days, on which they have the opportunity to wear non-uniform clothing. On free dress days, students must still abide by the Oakwood Dress Code. Generally, lower school students have a free dress day once a month and middle school students enjoy free dress privilege every Friday unless directed otherwise.

Specific free dress days for lower school are indicated on the Academic Calendar.