"Trash" Assembly

Oak Lane Day School kicked off its year long focus on sustainability with an all-school assembly focused on trash.

An Evening with Armand Mednick and Author Doreen Rappaport

Whether she is writing about Jewish resistance fighters, former slaves, civil rights workers or presidents in historical fiction or non-fiction stories, Doreen Rappaport writes stories that she believes need to be told. One of these stories, The Secret Seder, miraculously found its way back to Oak Lane Day School, where it has such special meaning for this community, telling the story of our own cherished art teacher, Armand Mednick.

A Hands-On Lesson Using An Alternative Energy Source

Imagine this - powering your hair dryer or radio while riding a bicycle! Farfetched? Not really, as the 4th-6th grade students at Oak Lane Day School recently discovered in science class. As explained by science teacher Dottie Baumgarten, "the science curriculum this fall, which is focusing on sustainability, is geared towards having the students choose something that impacts their environment in a positive way."

STARLAB Comes to Oak Lane

"Suddenly we were surrounded by constellations. We spotted Taurus the bull, Orion, Ursa Major and Ursa Minor," wrote Oak Lane Day School third grader, Julian. "It looks like we're really in space," described second grader John, in his journal.

Art, Music, Science, & Physical Education Classes - Customized for Homeschoolers

Homeschooling has become an increasingly popular option for parents when choosing an educational setting for their children.

An Original Eric Carle On Stage At Oak Lane Day School

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Mixed up Chameleon, The Tiger and the Puppy, all are books by noted children's author and illustrator Eric Carle. Wait a minute, The Tiger and the Puppy?!

Whales Come To Oak Lane Day School!

"A field trip that never leaves the classroom!" This is how Susan Dunswell describes her Virtual Whale Watch, a program that she takes into schools, libraries, etc., to teach and enrich children about a topic that never fails to fascinate and enthrall children of all ages, and which has become a tradition for first graders at Oak Lane Day School.