Student life
Before and after the bell
Killian Oaks offers a variety of clubs throughout the school year, and involvement in these specially designed and coordinated clubs enhances each student's educational experience.
Unless otherwise noted, clubs meet from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. on their assigned day, and participation fees may apply to some activities. The day is bracketed by morning care and Homework Club, so the person helping with homework at 4:00 p.m. is the person who taught the lesson at 10:00 a.m.
- Morning care7:30 to 8:00 a.m. for students who arrive early. All students on campus by 8:10 a.m.
- Homework ClubMonday through Friday until 5:00 p.m. Small groups with Killian Oaks teachers finish the day's assignments and build organizational skills.
- TutorialsIndividual and small-group sessions with our teachers after school, in 30, 45, and 60 minute blocks, in reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies.
- UniformEvery school day, from Dennis Uniform or Lands' End. Requirements by grade
The clubs
Instrumental Club
Mondays. An understanding of music through instruments including the guitar and the keyboard, learned by practicing and playing.
Volleyball Club
Mondays and Wednesdays in the first quarter. Serving, passing, setting, spiking, and blocking, plus offensive and defensive strategy.
Soccer Club
Mondays and Wednesdays in the second quarter. Kicking, blocking, and running with the ball, and how to build an offense and a defense.
Basketball Club
Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fundamental, mental, and physical training to reach a player's potential as a teammate, with sportsmanship and the lifeskills that go with it.
Interactive Games Club
Tuesdays. Strategy games that build critical thinking and reinforce cooperation, problem solving, and friendship, with visual-motor and visual-spatial skills developed through digital games and Lego creations.
Summer
Four weeks in June of reading, writing, and mathematics in classes of six to eight, with after care available.
+Leadership, the arts, and physical education
Leadership and public speaking
Leadership is developed through practice, responsibility, communication, and the confidence to contribute. Students organize their thoughts, express ideas clearly, speak with confidence before others, listen and respond respectfully, and accept age-appropriate opportunities to lead.
Art and performing arts
Part of the program in every division, because the growth of a student requires enriching experiences in every area of development. The assembly room, with its stage and the crest behind it, is where the school gathers for performances and ceremonies.
Physical education
Every day in Lower School, and in every division, supporting coordination, fitness, teamwork, and wellbeing while balancing the academic day.
We'd love to meet your child
The best way to know whether Killian Oaks is right for your child is to walk the campus on a school day, watch a lesson, and talk with the people who would teach them. Tell us your child's grade and we'll set a time.