Give your child an opportunity to thrive in a balanced Christian education designed to . . .

• Feed the mind by equipping your child with critical thinking skills and a strong academic foundation.
• Touch the heart by nurturing your child’s curiosity and love of learning.
• Prepare for life by connecting your child’s growing knowledge and faith with useful service.

We are now accepting applications for the 2008-09 academic year.  For more information, call the school office at 248-652-3420.  Do you know a family that would be a good fit for the Oak Arbor School? Help us get the word out! You can refer them to the PDF advertisement or invite them to contact the school directly.

WE OFFER

Christian Foundation
Emphasizing a higher purpose in education

• Established to prepare students for a useful, happy and spiritually-balanced life
• A program that connects knowledge with faith and useful service
• Tools for the development of a strong civil, moral and spiritual conscience
• Focused on finding delight in the Lord and His Word

Academic Achievement

Preparing your child for lifelong learning

• Mastery of core academics, critical thinking skills and their practical applications
• Curriculum that exceeds National and State standards
• Consistently high scores on achievement tests

Positive Learning Environment

Encouraging your child’s love of learning

• An atmosphere that is safe, affirmative, and treasures childhood innocence
• Multi-sensory approach to teaching and learning
• Commitment to helping students build healthy relationships
• Field trips & service learning activities
• Frequent small-group interaction
  

Middle School Earth Science Presentations – Mon., May 19

Five of our 7th and 8th graders traveled to Arizona and one to Sleeping Bear Dunes to study the amazing geology presented there. Come and see pictures from their trips as they present about various concepts of geologic wonders. As a culmination of their science unit, the 7th & 8th grade students will make presentations of their studies on Monday, May 19 @ 7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome.

Oak Arbor’s LEGO Robotics – 2008-09

The school year is quickly winding down, but we are already gearing up for another exciting robotics season beginning in September. Click here to go to our LEGO Robotics page for more information and a sign-up form.

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Recent News:

"My Name is Rumplestiltskin"

The first through fourth grades did a fabulous job performing the fun-filled musical, "My Name is Rumpelstiltskin", on Fri., May 9. Congratulations to all the students, their teachers and the volunteers who helped in so many ways. These dramatic performances add to the richness of our program, and the students learn a tremendous amount from the experience.

Field Trip for Middle School Students

As a complement to our study of WWII the 7th/8th grade students had a very fascinating experience at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Farmington, MI on Wed., Mar. 19.  ~ Dawn Genzlinger

Science Fair - Mar. 13 @ 7 PM

Congratulations to all the students, parents and teachers! Oak Arbor School’s first Science Fair for grades 1-8 was a great success! The social hall was humming with conversation and demonstrations as the students showed their science projects and experiments to many visitors. What a great opportunity to stress curiosity about the wonders of the Lord’s creation. Thanks go especially to Gay Elphick and Elise Gladish for organizing and overseeing this big project.

Click here to go to the Science Fair web page. You can also find the page by going to the "Classrooms & Programs" link (on the left).

Math Fair & "Pi Day"- Mar. 14 @ 1:30 PM

On Friday afternoon, March 14 (3.14...) the middle school students led the first through sixth graders in math games. This was in honor of pi day: 3.14 (get it? March 14=3.14=pi). The older students set up various stations throughout the social hall to reinforce concepts taught in math classes in all grades. Afterwards the students enjoyed refreshments (including pie). Thanks to Dawn Genzlinger and her helpers for their initiative with this activity.

School Benefit Fundraiser - Mar. 8

Click here to go to page of photos & more information.

The third annual School Benefit on Saturday, March 8 was a great success - a fun and entertaining evening featuring various auctions, a delightful dinner and excerpts from Gilbert and Sullivan's classic light opera, The Mikado.

For a pdf list of some of the many items that were auctioned, click here.

For other recent news, click the links below

All-Day Scrapbooking Fundraiser Event - January 19, 2008

A celebration of the LEGO Robotics Season - December 5, 2007