Band
is offered to students in grades 5 and up. Orchestra
is offered to students in grades 3 and up (possibly lower,
if desired). All students through grade four also participate
in music class and art class each week at
Oakbrook. Students in grade five choose band,
dance,or drama to take all year.
Students grades 6 and up may choose band, art,
dance, drama/chorus,
and/or guitar as elective courses.
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All students, beginning at age 5, participate in world
language class each year. Grades K through 4 take
a "survey class" of three languages (Chinese,
Spanish, French, & German). Students in grades 5-7
choose Spanish or German to study for the remainder of
their stay at Oakbrook. For more in-depth development,
German I and Spanish I are offered for high school credit
beginning in grade 8. Second and third year Spanish and
German are offered for further study. AP Spanish and AP
German are also currently offered for possible college
credit.
The world language department also sponsors Oakbrook's
annual International Festival.
Oakbrook
also offers an after-school German school, "Deutsche
Schule," for students as well as the community. In
addition, an adult conversational Spanish class was added
last year.
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Students
in grades 6 and 7 work in the computer lab
on keyboarding skills as well as applications such as
Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Access. High school
students may choose computer science
as an elective course.
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Oakbrook
has active Jr. & Sr. Beta Clubs as well as
an active Student Government organization.
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We also have both a MATHCOUNTS team and a "Battle
of the Brains" team.
Oakbrook
students also enjoy participating in other clubs
such as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes & Guitar
Club.
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