Oakview Elementary School is helping all students develop World Class Skills of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate by providing a safe, caring, and academically challenging learning environment. We envision a “Habitat for Learning” by challenging students to reach their full potential, promoting continuous professional growth for teachers, and engaging the school community and its parents.
Our teachers pursue research based instructional strategies to use in the classroom such as: small group guided reading and math, technology integration, web-based individualized instruction, arts integration, and more! This year alone, the faculty received over $12,000 in grant funding to carry out innovative instruction. Oakview PTA received numerous awards from the SC PTA for family engagement and communications! With continued “Excellent” report card ratings, 14 consecutive Palmetto Gold Awards recognizing high student performance, and over 50,000 volunteer hours logged again this year, Oakview takes pride in the accomplishments of its students, teachers, and parents.
Oakview Elementary School offers many programs and student opportunities which focus on the development of the whole child. This year, the school focused on “kindness” as an area of focus through its school counseling program. This culminated with the establishment of a Kindness Rock Garden being installed on campus. The school connects students with life and career through its partnerships with community organizations and businesses. Southern First Bank provides reading volunteers and Greenville Technical College delivers architecture lessons. In addition to these partnerships, Oakview offers a wide variety of programs and student opportunities such as an apple orchard, artist in residence, author visits, Barrier Island field trip, Biltmore House field trip, blueberry patch, bridge building contest, butterfly garden, career club, C.A.T.C.H., chess club, chorus, climbing wall, Columbia Statehouse and Museum field trip, Cultural Arts Festival, a daily news broadcast with green screen, digital nature trail, distance learning lab, drama team, Environmental Engineers, fitness station, garden club, Fossil Fun Day, geography bee, golf instruction, gifted education, on-line student newspaper, Grandparents Day, Lego robotics, morning tutors, parent workshops, sculpture club, Space Day, a walking track, and much more!
With a Strategic Plan, Oakview sets goals for improved student performance, while at the same time, teaches the “whole child.” Through the efforts of parents, faculty, and community partners, we anticipate success as we fulfill Oakview’s mission!
Mr. Dan Cremmins, Chair of the School Improvement Council
Dr. Phillip Reavis, Principal
