Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Susie Pickering

Oak Lane Day School

137 Stenton Ave, Blue Bell, PA 19422

Phone: 610-825-1055

Fax: 610-825-9288

Email: spickering@oaklanedayschool.org

The Community Scholarship Program

Oak Lane Day School is committed to providing education opportunities for a diverse socio-economic population. To support this commitment the school offers a Community Scholarship Program for children in Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grades. The scholarship covers 75% of the school's annual tuition through the Sixth Grade. Children who demonstrate strong academic achievement, good citizenship, and extracurricular involvement are encouraged to apply. The application process includes interviews with the family, visits to the school, and teacher recommendations.

Oak Lane offers students small class sizes with low student to teacher ratios, a rigorous academic program, and strong “specials” including an award-winning science curriculum, art and art history, music, and gym. In all areas, there is an emphasis on developing creative individual expression. Children who graduate from Oak Lane Day School do so with a solid sense of their ability to express themselves confidently and to think independently.

The Community Scholarship Program began in 2003, and the school's first two Scholars who started in Fourth Grade graduated last year. This year, there are four Scholars at Oak Lane: one Fourth Grader, two Fifth Graders, and one graduating Sixth Grader.

Oak Lane Day School Information

An independent elementary school, founded in 1916 and located in Blue Bell, Oak Lane Day School serves a diverse population of boys and girls. Oak Lane honors each child's unique individuality while fostering intellectual, creative, academic, and personal growth within a diverse community of active, engaged learners. Small class sizes and an atmosphere that encourages children to develop their academic and social skills are priorities at Oak Lane, where learning is a meaningful and joyous pursuit. Oak Lane's country-like property of 30 acres along Butler Pike and Stenton Avenue boasts a stream, pond, woods, meadows, and specimen trees as well as athletic fields and playgrounds.

Oak Lane Day School is accredited by the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS), and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS).