About
About Us
Great Oaks Elementary School was founded in 1993, established as a private non-denominational Christian School situated in East Flatbush, a multi-cultural, multi-socio-economic community chartered by the University of the State of New York Education Department. Great Oaks Elementary School was established to assist parents seeking to educate their children in a Christ-centered and supportive educational environment. Teachers, administrators and parents work together to prepare children to be moral, responsible life-long learners for their community.
What We Do
Aim
Create, stimulate and perpetuate excellence
How We Teach
Our faculty is experienced, qualified and implements into practice a range of teaching, instructional and learning styles. Our teachers offer a rich cultural diversity and experiences from their Caribbean, Latin American and American cultural heritages.
Objective
- Promote Christian values and ethics
- Promote and practice a research based progressive curriculum. The curriculum is aligned with New York State and New York City Academics Educational Standards. Academic and cultural literacy is emphasized.
- Promote reading and writing across the curriculum.
- Promote good health and physical fitness through sports and games.
- Promote an appreciation for music, poetry, drama, the visual arts and the diverse aspects of American culture.
- Promote a concern for nature and preservation of the natural environment.
- Promote an awareness of the community and be involved in the community.
We choose Great Oaks, because of the school’s history of producing scholars who were well rounded. The decision to send our son to Great Oaks Elementary School has allowed him to excel not only academically but also spiritually, mentally and physically. He began playing chess at five.
From the very 1st day that Masen started at GOES we have not regretted it. Great Oaks is not just a
school it’s a family. When you walk into the building you don’t feel as if you are delivering/dropping off
your child to total strangers you feel like you are leaving your child in the care of aunts, uncles and
grandmothers it is very close knit, very warm and inviting environment.