Founded in 1796, Oakwood Friends School is New York State's oldest co-educational boarding and day school. It is an independent, college preparatory school serving grades 5-12.
Growing at Oakwood
Classes are in session at Oakwood Friends School!
At Oakwood Friends School in Poughkeepsie, we were excited to welcome students back to campus this Fall. Investing heavily in faculty, students, families, and facilities, Oakwood’s five-day a week in-person program supports both boarding and day students. Serving grades 5-12, Oakwood students engage in a full array of academic, music and theatrical programming this term.
Oakwood News
Alumnus Zachary Jones was recently featured in an NPR article addressing the potential educational inequalities of wilderness education. The article by Ben James from NPR is included in its entirety below.
Oakwood kicked off its annual summer college prep workshop with new College Counselor Haniya Mee at the helm offering a socially distant program for college bound students.
Student Interviews
I've been involved with Oakwood Model UN for a total of three years, and have attended five conferences. I joined because I'm very interested in global affairs and working with others to try and resolve problems that seem to be bigger than myself.
