Oaks Christian School

Description

Oaks Christian School dedicates itself to Christ in the pursuit of academic excellence, artistic expression, and athletic distinction while growing in knowledge and wisdom through God’s abundant grace.

History

The history of Oaks Christian School (OCS) begins with the generosity of David Price and Dallas Price-Van Breda. Their vision was to create a Christian high school of the highest caliber in the West Los Angeles area. Their search for a suitable property began in March 1994 but yielded few options and no success.

In 1997, after much prayer and patience, an 18-acre piece of property became available in Westlake Village. Although at first this location seemed too far away from the original vision for a West L.A. school, the Prices felt led to consider the Conejo Valley as the place for their dream. Shortly thereafter, the property was purchased, board members were secured, and Jeff Woodcock was hired to be Oaks Christian High School’s founding headmaster.

After more than a year of preparatory work, an interest from the community began to sound: the need for a middle school. In May 2000, the development of the OCS Middle School began and a seed was planted in the form of 40 sixth grade students. In thirteen years that seed flourished to become a thriving student body of nearly 500 students, encompassing grades 5-8. The high school grew to over nearly 1,000 students in grades 9-12.