Research tells us that girls thrive in the single-sex classroom. Parents and educators agree that single-sex classrooms offer adolescent girls exceptional opportunities. The Upper School develops qualities essential to a meaningful life—qualities such as self-discipline, self-confidence, leadership, critical thinking, respect for a diversity of ideologies, and the ability to solve problems.
In the grades 9 to 12 program, nearly all girls take four years of math and science. Physics in grade 9 challenges even the most prepared science student to think in new ways and to gain a comprehensive understanding of the natural sciences. Physics, chemistry and biology are taken by all Oak Knoll students and many students take a fourth year of science in one of the advanced placement offerings or in the honors science electives program.
Oak Knoll students travel the world whether in the classroom or as an exchange student in Australia or a foreign traveler in Europe or Canada. All students take three years of a foreign language working to achieve proficiency in speaking and writing a language. Students find the curriculum encourages them to make connections as they begin to understand the world today demands “understanding and appreciation of differences.”
Students find their classes encourage “making connections” and they find learning in one discipline supports learning in all disciplines. Explore our Upper School curriculum that meets the highest standards and provides a strong college preparatory program.