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1200 E. Jackson Rd.
Back
Building
Carrollton, TX 75006
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NEW EDUCATIONAL METHODS THAT RESULT IN COMPETENT AND HAPPY
STUDENTS
- Pre-K Through Middle School
- Co-educational Private School
- Welcoming Students of All Races and Religions
- Small Classes
- Friendly Teachers
- Challenging Individualized Program & Attention
- Building Confidence Through 100% Mastery
- Personal Attention
- Happy Students
Our students strengthen
and expand their abilities throughout each school year. They do not become
burdened with an ever-increasing amount of partially or wrongly understood
material. We work hard to maintain and increase a child's innate joy of
learning. We measure our success by the degree of increase we see in our
students' desire to continue discovering new knowledge and to use what they
have learned in the world around them.
Oak Crest
Private School is a co-educat ional private school, founded in 1999 and
located in Carrollton, Texas, near the George Bush Tollway and 35E. With a very
small student/teacher ratio, we deliver a great deal of one-on-one attention.
Our mission is to
help students to maximize their potential and to create a solid educational
foundation, which builds a joy of learning in each child.
We feel that
it is vital that the children have a solid grounding in the basics from which
they can expand into any field they may choose. Not only should a student
master these underlying tools very well, but he should then be able to use what
he has learned. Our teaching and study methods stress
practical application, and whenever possible, students work with the actual
material or objects being studied. In this way, the student is able to evaluate
new information learned and compare its value to the real world.
Due to
the emphasis on complete mastery of each subject presented, our school does not
use traditional grades where children are advanced based on a school year and
their age. Instead, students must acquire a mastery of certain skills which are
grouped in "Forms". In order to graduate from a particular Form, a student must
master the material within each subject. Forms vary in length, but generally
take between 15 and 18 months. In our curriculum, the momentum of each Form is
continued and built upon in each succeeding Form. This approach breaks learning
 down into several programs
that stress those skills that are most important for success.
Our
school is licensed to use the Heron Basics Curriculum™: a rich, diverse,
individualized and practical program which focuses on real-world application
and responsibility of the individual. The children are taught very effective
learning techniques utilizing the educational philosophies of L. Ron Hubbard. A
full description of these methods can be found at
Applied
Scholastics.org.
Reading has always been
the key to one's education. Starting with a strong foundation in phonetics and
moving through an intensive reading program, the student is introduced in a
personal way to history, science and geography. This results in a student who
reads well, reads a wide variety of books and literature, and through this
enjoys reading also.
The Math Facts on the
Computer Program is a supporting part of the Heron Basics Mathematics Program
that teaches a student to know the facts of arithmetic on an instant response
basis. This program uses a computer to present math facts to the student
requiring the student to enter the correct answer. It requires regular drilling
of 15-30 minutes daily, and results in students having the tool of instant
response ability while doing their other mathematics. Arithmetic
 just becomes an "invisible" skill so
students can put their energy into getting on with actual mathematics learning.
There is also a mental math section that gives students practice in rapidly
figuring out problems "in their heads".
These programs are supplemented by
supervised independent study courses in Learning and Study, Geography, History,
and Science delivered to children as they become ready for them. These courses
stress a hands-on approach that demands that students can apply what has been
learned.
The
school's Art class has the dual purpose of teaching the joy of creating art as
well as the appreciation of well-known artists. Music, like-wise, has a
two-pronged approach with some time spent in listening and learning about
music, and the remainder spent stressing the fun of singing. All students
participate in P.E.
No study is meaningful unless it can be related to the real world,
so in addition to all of this classroom work, the school has frequent field
trips. The school has visited the Museum of Nature and Science,
 city hall, the 911 emergency center, a
fire station, the Fort Worth Zoo, the Kimbell Art Museum, the symphony and many
other locations.
No
course is passed until the student understands all of the material in it, so no
letter grades are given. There are, however, progress reports that let a parent
see how rapidly their child is progressing. Due to our flexible format,
mid-school-year enrollments are not a problem.
For more information about the
school, please contact Hildegard Jessup at (214) 483-5400.
© 2006
Oak Crest Private School. All rights reserved. Oak Crest Private School is a
non-profit educational organization and does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs
and activities.
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