Teacher Feature: Meredith Thomas

Middle School Science Teacher and Service Learning Coordinator

In this brief but informative video, we learn more about our middle school’s unique science program from Meredith’s own perspective.

“This is exactly how I envisioned teaching going…being outside, in nature, but also having those classroom elements, it’s like the best of both worlds.” – Meredith Thomas

Recent Blog Posts:

Letting kids fail is part of the learning process

Letting Kids Fail

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Failure is not separate from learning. When a child fails, something essential happens – which we see if we are attentive. In this world of comparison, failure can turn into shame. We live in a culture that idolizes success and recoils at failure. This conditioning can seep into how we raise and educate our children.
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Apricot Lane Farms

Fifth Grade Visits Apricot Lane Farms

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Fifth graders visited Apricot Lane Farms, exploring regenerative polyculture systems, which work with nature rather than against it.
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Panel Discussion

Why Oak Grove School? Panel Discussion

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This year’s 2025 KFA May Gathering panel discussion about Oak Grove School featured a Q&A session with attendees and virtual viewers.
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