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Our Program

 

Now in its 10th year, The Oaks Academy offers an ISACS (Independent Schools Associationof the Central States) accredited liberal arts education for students from pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade.

The mission of The Oaks is to be a Christ-centered school that provides a rich, classical education to children of diverse racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds, preparing them to succeed in a rigorous secondary educational program and to demonstrate spiritual, social and emotional maturity.

The concept for The Oaks Academy began in 1996 when the leadership of Tabernacle Presbyterian Church appointed a task force to determine the possibility of an independent, urban school centered on high educational standards and strong moral teaching. Concurrently, St. Vincent Hospital was exploring possibilities for an urban community center. Jubilee Partnerships, a partnership between Tabernacle Presbyterian Church and St. Vincent Hospital, was formed in 1997 to acquire Indianapolis Public School 45, located at 23rd and Park Avenue, which had recently been put up for auction. Their bid was successful, and the beautiful building was brought back to life as The Jubilee Center and The Oaks Academy.

Soon after the acquisition, community members from different racial and economic backgrounds joined in planning and implementing the vision for a school that would be accessible to all. The vision for The Oaks Academy came to fruition in September 1998, when 52 students enrolled in grades pre-kindergarten through fifth. Enrollment today has grown to 285 in grade pre-Kindergarten through eighth.  Oaks Academy alumni have been accepted into a variety of fine high schools in metro Indianapolis.