OAK KNOLL
SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILD
SHAPING THE FUTURE. RootedinPurpose.
RootedinPurpose. SHAPING THE FUTURE.
When your foundation is rooted in purpose, there’s no limit to your future possibilities.
That’s the power of Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child’s transformative, Catholic independent education. For 100 years, our intentionally designed program of excellence has inspired young people to dream big, lead with integrity, seek justice in the world, and prepare for one-of-a-kind futures.
Coed Lower School Pre-K to Grade 6
Our Lower School plants the seed for a lifelong love of learning, encouraging boys and girls in Pre-K through Grade 6 to grow into joyful learners, confident explorers, and compassionate citizens with a sense of responsibility that guides them for life.
All-Girls Upper School Grades 7-12
Our Upper School opens doors for young women in Grades 712, empowering students to develop their individual gifts, set high educational goals, excel at the nation’s most prestigious institutions, and emerge as leaders.
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At Oak Knoll, we help students of all faiths discover and celebrate their purpose to become the joyful, values-driven community members our
As a Catholic independent school, Oak Knoll offers the best of both worlds: a strong emphasis on Catholic teachings and values, and the flexibility to provide experiential, transformative experiences that meet the needs of today’s students and tomorrow’s graduates.
Our 7 Holy Child Goals
As part of a network of Holy Child Schools across the U.S. and internationally, Oak Knoll stands committed to the seven principles that connect our schools and ensure we provide students with purpose and direction.
Explore Academics
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Here, learning is vibrant and interactive at every stage. The result: graduates who are as wise as they are smart.
Oak Knoll students discover knowledge through a bold and interactive academic program that inspires young people to voice their opinions, think creatively, take risks, and develop the best parts of themselves.
Coed Pre-K to Grade 6
We believe young girls and boys learn best when they learn together. Our engaging curriculum emphasizes foundational skills and critical thinking, empowering students to collaborate, ask questions, and explore subjects thoroughly.
All-Girls 7-12
Our Upper School empowers young women to shatter gender barriers in the world that lies ahead. With a dynamic curriculum that emphasizes interdisciplinary study and holistic learning, students are prepared to excel in diverse fields.
Lead Exampleby
Here, students are compelled to take action and become compassionate leaders with the courage to make a difference.
They cultivate intellectual, spiritual, physical, and emotional development, embrace challenges with curiosity, and develop a global sense of responsibility that guides them for life. Oak Knoll students emerge as leaders because they have lots of practice within our walls. They explore and create robust leadership opportunities at each stage of their education, from our broad leadership training programs to student-led clubs, councils, and activities.
Oak Knoll’s curriculum challenges students to achieve their potential by emphasizing hands-on learning, where risks are encouraged, and mistakes become normalized as part of the learning process.
Kristen Ehinger, 2004 Oak Knoll graduate
The Way Royal
Building Character and Community Through Athletics
At Oak Knoll, we imbue our athletes with more than just competitive spirit we weave our faith-based mission into the very fabric of our sports programs. Our student-athletes don’t just play; they live The Royal Way on and off the field.
Coed Grades 3-6
In our Junior Royals program, our approach to youth sports focuses on the enjoyment of physical activity and skill development, igniting a lifelong love of movement that sets the foundation for a healthy, active lifestyle that benefits any sport, dance, or extracurricular activity.
All-Girls 7-12
14 High School Sports
5 Middle School Sports (6-8)
27 Teams
100+ Collegiate Athletes
40 State Championship Titles
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inCreativeExpression
At Oak Knoll, we celebrate artistic expression and encourage students to explore their unique talents through a diverse array of creative opportunities.
Our foundational passion for the arts energizes every student’s creative spirit, nurturing growth and imagination across all age groups and transforming them into innovative thinkers and passionate creators.
Dance Music Theater Visual Arts
Signature Learning Opportunities
From our state-of-the-art IDEAS Lab in the Lower School and MakeHERspace in the all-girls Upper School, to 18 AP courses, global studies, and leadership programs, Oak Knoll’s signature programs empower students to challenge themselves and step outside of their comfort zones.
Global Studies
Our annual Upper School international trips and exchange programs, including those with our fellow Holy Child Schools, offer students immersive global learning opportunities. Lower School students collaborate with sister schools worldwide, fostering early global understanding.
Faith Life & Spiritual Growth
The faith life of our community is of utmost importance. Through campus ministry, mass, and prayer, and dynamic learning experiences through Catholic social teaching, Oak Knoll students reach new levels of spiritual growth and deepen their relationship with God.
Character Education
We encourage and empower students’ holistic success by proactively weaving social-emotional learning and character education into the daily fabric of all school activities and events.
Service
At Oak Knoll, part of living our faith means leading and serving with compassion. That may look like decorating and packing bagged lunches for those experiencing homelessness, weeding and planting to support environmental causes at the nearby arboretum, or creating care packages for American soldiers serving overseas.
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