Guests at the Institute’s launch gathering at Oak Crest Academy. Original photograph supplied by AIWSL.
MEET OAK CREST ACADEMY
Three strengths.
One place to grow.
Oak Crest Academy’s Pomona campus serves a K–12 community. Its educational approach connects individual learning needs with academic challenge and opportunities beyond the classroom.
Personal attention, purposeful learning.
Small-group teaching and differentiated instruction help students build on their strengths. The school combines its gifted curriculum with creative, hands-on learning.
A path toward university study.
AP and dual-enrollment courses connect high-school learning with college-level study. Through the CUPA educational network, students can explore flexible academic pathways and college counseling.
A diverse, connected community.
Students learn alongside peers with different backgrounds and perspectives. Social and emotional learning, creative activities, and shared experiences support belonging and confidence.
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Establishing a framework
Launch coverage reports that AIWSL and Oak Crest Academy signed a memorandum of understanding on youth development. It identifies the school as the Institute’s first school partner and describes a framework for campus sport and leadership activities.
What the planned program brings together
The proposed approach combines regular movement, team challenges, mentor support, and student reflection. It aims to create opportunities beyond school teams, including chances to lead warm-ups, take responsibility for group tasks, and support younger peers.
Planning with the school
At the time of the coverage, the project was in preparation. Student needs, facilities, equipment, and teacher capacity were to inform the initial pilot. The sources do not establish a completed pilot or current enrollment schedule.
Learning before expanding
The account describes attendance, continued participation, movement habits, and feedback from students, teachers, and families as planned evaluation inputs. Further school connections were described as an ambition, not as established partnerships.
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