A Christian classical homeschool program

Helping families cultivate wise and virtuous students.

Oaks Classical partners with parents through two campus days, supported home learning, and a Christ-centered community for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Christian Rooted in Christ

Faith shapes the curriculum, community, habits, and purpose of the program.

Classical Ordered toward wisdom

Living books, careful attention, discussion, and meaningful work cultivate lifelong learners.

Collaborative Parents remain central

Campus instruction and supported home days work together in partnership with families.

Local Serving Albemarle

A shared learning community for homeschool families in Albemarle and the surrounding area.

A shared weekly rhythm

Homeschooling with structure, teachers, and community.

Students meet on campus Tuesday and Thursday. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, parents guide supported home learning that extends the work begun in class.

The result is neither five-day private school nor a drop-off co-op. It is a homeschool partnership that keeps parents central while adding dependable instruction and a rich community.

Lower School K-5

Wonder, habit, living books, narration, nature study, and meaningful work across the disciplines.

Upper School 6-12

Humanities, mathematics, science, language, logic, rhetoric, and guided home-day assignments.

Oaks Outdoors

Nature study, conservation, physical training, common arts, and habits of observation and stewardship.

Oaks Classical

A Christian classical homeschool partnership.

Oaks Classical serves homeschool families through Lower School, Upper School, and Oaks Outdoors. Parents remain responsible for their home schools while Oaks provides campus instruction, home-day guidance, teachers, resources, and community.

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Two campus days

Students meet Tuesday and Thursday for instruction, discussion, practice, and community.

Three supported home days

Families continue the week at home with clear plans and age-appropriate parent guidance.

One partnership

Parents, teachers, and students share the work of cultivating wisdom, virtue, and faithful habits.

Lower School K-5

Cultivating wonder, habit, and a love for learning.

Lower School partners with parents through campus days and home days, drawing from Charlotte Mason principles, living books, narration, discussion, nature study, and meaningful work across the disciplines.

Lower School hands-on learning
Weekly rhythm

Lower School meets Tuesday and Thursday, with home learning on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.

Common subjects

Bible, history, literature, art, music, science, geography, copywork, narration, memory work, and math foundations.

Parent partnership

The model keeps parents central while giving families structure, shared community, and teacher support.

Program year

Oaks Classical begins the first Tuesday in August each year. Applications should be submitted by June 1 for the upcoming year.

Visit and information meeting

Oaks begins admissions by getting to know your family. Visits may include Collective, a campus tour, curriculum conversation, and time for questions.

Location

Lower School meets in Albemarle, NC and serves homeschool families from the surrounding area.

Upper School 6-12

Rooting young scholars in truth, virtue, and disciplined study.

Upper School classes support older students through humanities, mathematics, science, foreign language, logic, rhetoric, and supervised home-day assignments.

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Full or a la carte

Families may participate in the full program or select individual classes as needed.

Weekly rhythm

Upper School classes meet Tuesday and Thursday, with home-day assignments designed to support class instruction.

Classical sequence

Upper School work moves students toward deeper discussion, careful reading, ordered thinking, and mature expression.

Family portal

Enrolled families use the portal for classes, assignments, resources, announcements, calendars, and shared program information.

Program year

Oaks Classical begins the first Tuesday in August each year. Applications should be submitted by June 1 for the upcoming year.

Visit and information meeting

Oaks begins admissions by getting to know your family. Visits may include Collective, a campus tour, curriculum conversation, and time for questions.

Oaks Outdoors

Learning beyond the four walls of home and classroom.

Oaks Outdoors draws students into nature study, conservation, physical training, common arts, art, music, and the habits of observation and stewardship. Oaks Classical enrollment includes Oaks Outdoors, and families may also enroll in Oaks Outdoors on its own.

Oaks Outdoors activities
Nature study

Students practice close observation, recording, and wonder in creation.

Program start

Oaks Outdoors begins the first Wednesday in August of the program year.

Common arts

Hands-on work connects students to practical skills, useful habits, and embodied learning.

Conservation

The program encourages care for place, stewardship, and outdoor community life.

Enrollment

Oaks Outdoors is included with Oaks Classical enrollment and may also be joined on its own.

Application deadline

Applications should be submitted by June 1 for the upcoming program year.

Meet the instructors
Lower School

Andrea Herring, Kathryn Yow, Kellie Sides, Nicole LuQuire, Jen Barker, Katie Brooks, and Andrea Anderson serve across preschool, K-5 academics, nature study, art, music, science, math, and literature.

Upper School

Christian Herring and Rev. John Black teach history, literature, citizenship, biblical studies, and related upper school coursework.

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