Join Us

We would love to have you!

“Draw succinct and tangible connections between education and communities and the land.” Wendell Berry

First Steps:

1. Email liveoakeducation@gmail.com and schedule a visit! We would love to meet you! We function as an entirely outdoor school which is very different than the traditional model. We highly encourage you to spend the day with us to see if it is a good fit for you. If we have space available we will send you our registration form. Please do not request funding from your charter until you have filled out a registration form.

2. Complete the registration form if we have space. Otherwise we will put you on the waiting list.

3. If there is space, you will be sent the medical release/liability form to sign and return. Otherwise your child will be placed on a waiting list and you will be notified as soon as a spot opens up.

Read an overview of Form 1 here:

https://liveoakeducation.org/2023/10/14/form-1-daily-happenings/

And here: https://liveoakeducation.org/2025/02/07/a-day-in-the-life-of-form-1/

Read an overview of Form 2 here: https://liveoakeducation.org/2023/12/06/form-2-daily-happenings/

Program Cost

Tadpoles: ages 5-6 years old

Program options for Tadpoles

Meets Tuesday and Thursday in San Juan Capistrano or Monday and Wednesday in Costa 9:30am- 2pm

$385 a month

Meet one day a week

$200 a month

Form I: ages 7-8 years old

Program options for Form I

Meets Tuesday and Thursday in San Juan Capistrano or Monday and Wednesday in Costa 9:30am- 2pm

$385 a month

Meet one day a week

$200 a month

Form II: ages 9-12 years old

Program options for Form II

Meets Tuesday and Thursday in San Juan Capistrano or Monday and Wednesday in Costa 9:30am- 2pm

$385 a month

Meet one day a week

$200 a month, email for availability!

Form III: ages 12-14 years old

Program options for Form III

Meets Tuesday and Thursday in San Juan Capistrano or Monday and Wednesday in Costa 9:30am- 2pm

$385 a month

Meet one day a week

$200 a month

Specialty Classes

Cost: $25 an hour

Handwork

Literature Emersion

Marine Biology Exploration

Live Oak is a vendor with the following charters:

Cabrillo Point

BEST Academy

Suncoast

Blue Ridge Academy

Payment Center

Our Payment Center is where families can submit payments for family fees, events, and specialty classes when payment is not being made through a charter school.

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Payment Terms

  • Late fees may be applied to balances unpaid after the 5th of each month.
  • All payments are non-refundable.