Great Oaks Academy

A Classical Education for a Lifetime of Flourishing

Help Great Oaks Academy grow the opportunities, experiences, and resources that prepare students for lives of learning, purpose, and virtue.

At Great Oaks Academy, we believe education is about more than academic achievement. It's about cultivating minds and hearts, nurturing curiosity, developing character, and preparing students for the opportunities and responsibilities that lie ahead.

As a tuition-free public charter school serving families across the south metro, Great Oaks Academy provides a classical, liberal arts education that is rigorous, literature-rich, wondrous, and virtuous. Through the study of great books, history, mathematics, science, and the arts, our students are encouraged to think critically, seek truth, appreciate beauty, and develop a lifelong love of learning.

Our vision is simple but meaningful: a classical education for a lifetime of flourishing.

Growing Our School. Deepening Our Impact.

Great Oaks Academy continues to grow, and our community has much to celebrate. With campuses in Farmington and Eagan, we now serve students from kindergarten through 10th grade as we continue building toward a complete K–12 classical education community. More families are joining us because they believe in an education that cultivates wonder, wisdom, and virtue.

Now, our focus is on continuing to strengthen the educational experiences that take place within these spaces.

Our buildings provide the space for this education. Your generosity helps us build what happens inside them.

As more students join the Great Oaks Academy community, we have the opportunity to invest in the teachers, programs, resources, and meaningful experiences that make our school such a special place to learn.

What Your Gift Makes Possible

Public education funding provides an important foundation for Great Oaks Academy, but as a charter school, we do not have access to the local property-tax levy funding available to traditional school districts.

The generosity of our families, friends, and community helps us go further, strengthening the educational opportunities we can provide to our students.

Your gift supports:

• Exceptional Teachers and Student Support: Providing classroom resources and targeted academic support to help students succeed.

• Literature-Rich Learning: Expanding access to books, curriculum, and educational materials that cultivate curiosity and a love of learning.

• Engaging Classrooms: Equipping learning spaces with the tools and materials teachers need to bring their lessons to life.

• Arts and Enrichment: Supporting music, visual arts, and experiences that encourage creativity and an appreciation for beauty.

• Student Experiences and Community: Creating opportunities beyond the classroom that help students develop leadership, character, friendships, and a sense of belonging.

These investments make a meaningful difference in a student's daily experience and contribute to something much greater: preparing them for a lifetime of learning and flourishing.

Join Us for Give to the Max Day on November 19

This Give to the Max Day, we invite you to be part of the next chapter for Great Oaks Academy.

As our school community grows, so does the opportunity to provide an exceptional classical education to each of our students. Every gift, regardless of size, helps us build upon the strong foundation already in place.

Our students and families are also coming together through classroom fundraising challenges, bringing a little friendly competition and a lot of community spirit to this year's Give to the Max Day! From now through November 19, each gift counts towards their goal so make a donation directly to your student's classroom(s) and help them reach their selected reward! 

Whether you're a parent, grandparent, community member, or friend of Great Oaks Academy, your generosity is an investment in the students of today and the young adults they will become. 

Together, we can support a school community where students are known, challenged, inspired, and equipped for the lives ahead of them.

Thank you for helping Great Oaks Academy flourish.

NEW THIS YEAR: Another Way to Make Your Gift Go Further!

This year, Great Oaks Academy is excited to offer a new way to support our students and teachers! Through our direct giving platform, Givebutter, you can make your donation directly to Great Oaks Academy, helping more of your generosity go toward the classrooms, resources, and experiences that make a difference for our students.

And the best part? Your gift still counts toward your student's classroom or First Period fundraising challenge and their $2,500 goal!

Whether you give through Give to the Max Day or directly through Givebutter, your generosity helps build a lifetime of flourishing for Great Oaks students.

GIVE HERE!