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Live Oak Education
2025/2026 Calendar ─ Live Oak 25/26 School Calendar First Day of School- Tuesday, September 9th Live Oak Fall Festival- Thursday, October 30th Thanksgiving Break- November 25th and 27th Christmas Break- December 23rd- January 8th All Staff and Parent Meeting- Thursday January 8th Live Oak Spring Festival- Thursday April 2nd Easter Break- April 7th and 9th…
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Form 3
Schooling utilizing the Charlotte Mason philosophy through the Junior High years, what is that like? So many of us are asking this question. Moving forward what will the CM method look like for my student when they are older? One of our substitutes shares her experience from helping us with our oldest students at Live…
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A Day in the Life of Form 1
Our day “officially” begins at 10:00, kids are being dropped off and immediately climbing trees and jumping right into play that they had left a few days before. For those looking to get an earlier start to their day we begin with what we call “morning meeting” from 9:30-10:00am. The morning meeting sets our intention…
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Our first “real” rainy day!
Until this day, we had not received more than a drizzle at Live Oak! Thursday was our first “real” rain. The moment we stepped out of the van we were reaching for our umbrellas. The first thing we all wanted to do was check our dry creek bed. It was still dry- despite it raining…
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Form 2 Daily Happenings
Our lessons begin at 10:15 with recitation and copywork; this term we are working through two poems by Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken” and “Fire and Ice.” We are also working on a sonnet from “As You Like It” by William Shakespeare. Through recitation the children are learning to speak effectively. I read a…
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Form 1 Daily Happenings
Our lessons begin at 10:15 with a poem from “Now We Are Six” or one selected from “A Child’s Book of Poems.” We then begin conversation about what we had read the previous day and what we will read today. “Before the reading for the day begins, the teacher should talk a little (and get…
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Live Oak Drawing Classes
Drawing seems to be the perfect way to end the day. At Live Oak Education, each form has a drawing class once a week at the last hour of the day. Form 1 sees their daily nature discoveries come to life on their paper through guided drawings. Following step by step instructions from Brittany Riedel,…
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Live Oak 2023-2024 Calendar
Live Oak Education 2023-2024 School Calendar Meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:15-2pm Note: No Parent Meeting in December
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