Oakcrest School

Logic & Rhetoric 101

October 20, 2019

Dean of Faculty and Curriculum, Elizabeth Black, gives Oakcrest parents their very own mini-class in Logic & Rhetoric, an essential class in our liberal arts curriculum.

Oakcrest alumna parent Michael Moynihan (Theresa, '18) shares his perspective on the awesome task of raising daughters and sons who embrace God's plan for human love and marriage. He includes thoughts about the complementary roles of both fathers and mothers. Your daughter can benefit tremendously from her father's strength and confidence. You can help raise her so that she judges any man who would aspire to date her by the standard of the gentleman she knows her father to be.

Confident Parent Leadership

September 20, 2019

Parent partnership is foundational to the mission and philosophy of Oakcrest School. We are committed to supporting parents as the primary educators of their daughters. By offering inspiring speakers, classes, and spiritual help to our parents and their friends we assist parents in their noble mission of forming their daughters to be passionate, confident, empathetic and service-oriented leaders. Director of Parent Support Terri Collins dives into the philosophy behind Oakcrest's Parent Support Program, and describes the many exciting opportunities the school offers for parents.

Inspiring Faculty: A Hallmark of an Oakcrest Education

March 21, 2019

Science teacher Angela Fortunato, English and classical languages teacher Elizabeth Black, history teacher Ginny Boles and Theology teacher Holly Salls share how they tell the human story in each of their subject areas. They offer reflections on the many ways that a liberal arts education can tell the story of the human person and help students realize their own place in the narrative of human history. Discussion moderated by Paula Rondon-Burgos, Latin teacher.

The Second Greatest Story Ever Told: The Life of Cicero, Roman Statesman, Politician, and Friend

March 21, 2019

In an address given for Oakcrest's Fifth Annual O'Donovan Humanities Lecture, Oakcrest Classical languages teacher Paula Rondon-Burgos discusses the life of Marcus Tullius Cicero, a first-century B.C. Roman statesman. He provides a much-needed mirror for our times, one which reflects back the truth of the human person, both in its inherent fallibility and in its capacity for greatness. Introduction given by Mary T. Ortiz, Head of School.

Testing and Trickery: Love and Marriage in Homer’s The Odyssey and Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice

February 21, 2019

English Master Teacher Lisa Kenna discusses what makes a comedy in literature. She delves into how both The Odyssey and The Merchant of Venice can be called comedies and some of the qualities both stories share.

How to Parent Children with Their Temperaments in Mind

January 28, 2019

Dean of Studies, Dr. Edwina Maksym, examines the four temperaments—choleric, phlegmatic, melancholic and sanguine. She discusses their strengths and weaknesses and how we can make the best of our particular personalities by growing in virtue.

Lost and Found

January 16, 2019

Oakcrest parent Amy Miller—mom to two current Oakies, one alumna and one future Oakie—talks about how she made the decision to send her daughters to Oakcrest and why she's so happy that she did.

Educating in Freedom

January 15, 2019

Dean of Students Ginny Boles speaks about the atmosphere of freedom that we cultivate at Oakcrest in everything we do. She delves into the crucial difference between training and educating and explains how our goal is to instill life principles in our students that they will carry with them when they graduate. The principles that they internalize here will ultimately help them choose the good from personal conviction, not a sense of forced obligation.