Oakland Overview

Oakland School is a small co-ed boarding and day school that enables children who have dyslexia, learning disabilities, or organizational and study skills difficulties to reach their academic and personal potential. Oakland’s mission is three-fold:

• to enable students to successfully return to mainstream education at their appropriate grade level;
• to provide students with the tools to learn; and
• to instill in students the confidence required to reach their academic and personal potential.

Student Profile

• Boys and Girls ages 7-14 at admission
• Average to above-average intelligence
• Learning disabled/dyslexic, organizational difficulties
• Oakland is not appropriate for behavior disordered or emotionally disturbed children.
• School size: Approximately 85 boarding and day students during the school year and 135 students during the seven-week summer program.
• Average stay is 2-4 years.

Academic Program

• Un-graded curriculum through 9th grade
• Individualized programs
• Overall student/teacher ratio of 4.5:1
• One-to-one and small group instruction
• Emphasis on basic skills (teaching reading is an Oakland specialty)
• Instruction in organizational and study skills development

Student Life

• Home-like atmosphere
• 450-acre grounds, the centerpiece of which is the pre-Revolutionary “Big House”
• Fully-equipped gym and recreation building
• Structured athletic and recreational program
• Intramural and team sports
• Strong horseback riding program
• Emphasis on character development
• Supervised evening study halls

Oakland is licensed by the Virginia Department of Education, accredited by the Virginia Association of Specialized Education Facilities (VAISEF) and is a member of the Small Boarding Schools Association (SBSA). All teachers are certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia.