Admissions Process
The admissions process at Oak Grove Classical Academy is designed to ensure cooperation between prospective families and the staff towards the goal of a classical, Christian education with an emphasis on character development and parental involvement.
The admissions process involves the following steps:
1. Attend an Informational Meeting to receive an overview of the school and an application packet. Parents must attend at least one informational meeting before their child begins classes at Oak Grove.
2. Read required books on Classical and Christian education and University-Model Schools®, all of which may be obtained from Oak Grove.
- Character Driven College Preparation by Dr. John Turner, Jr. (a small, 62 page book on UMS)
- Classical and Christian Education by Gregg Strawbridge (a 10 page booklet)
3. Prayerfully consider your family’s needs for education and whether those needs would best be met by Oak Grove.
4. Complete an application and subsequent registration form for each student and mail to Oak Grove Classical Academy. Attach transcripts, recent report cards, standardized test results, immunization records and anything else requested on the application. Please note that the actual date when you formally apply for admission may be used to help determine course registration priority relative to other new students. Enclose the application fee and notify references they may receive a call from Oak Grove’s admissions team.
5. Participate in a family interview to be scheduled after your application has been received and reviewed. This interview is for the purpose of discussing the compatibility of the family’s goals with the school’s methods and philosophy. Parents need to have read the required reading prior to the scheduling of a family interview.
6. Bring your child to placement testing to be scheduled after the family interview. A testing fee (usually around $40 per child) will be required at the time of testing. Placement testing is not required for students entering kindergarten.
7. Receive Acceptance Letter along with a registration schedule.
8. Before the first week of classes, receive a Course Schedule Confirmation with your child’s course schedule and room/teacher assignments.