Ocean Day School's History

Ocean Day Schools History

Our History

Ocean Day School was founded in 1982 by a group of Ocean County educators and businessmen. Having recognized a need for early literacy education, intensive phonics, fullday kindergarten and an affordable alternative to public and parochial school. Ocean Day School opened its first facility in the Cross River Mill Professional Center in Lakewood. The school opened with forty-five students in kindergarten through third grade in a six room space. Two administrators taught the kindergarten and first grades. One additional teacher comprised the first faculty.
By 1986 the school expanded to include pre-kindergarten through sixth grade relocating to our present location on North Lake Drive, next to Georgian Court University within the Christ United Methodist Church complex.

Our Present

Today, eight full time state certified teachers facilitate learning in small classes of no more than eighteen children. Additionally, specially certified teachers work individually or in small groups with children requiring remedial instruction in reading, writing, math, speech articulation, language development, and English as a second language. Full child study team services are provided by Catapult Learning Center to eligible students on site if needed. Academically talented children enjoy an accelerated program as part of our unique policy of cross-grading.

Our present air conditioned facility includes fourteen classrooms, an all purpose room, a faculty crib nursery and a fenced, outdoor play area. Three modular classrooms house Special Services and our library. A wireless iBook laptop computer lab is housed in the main building for daily use by all students. Every classroom is equipped with internet accessible computers and age appropriate software.

Our Future

As we prepare to celebrate our twenty fifth year (2007/2008) of providing quality education in Ocean County, we are also proud to announce that the school will be relocating to a new state-of-the-art facility on West Veteran's Highway in Jackson. Come join us as our silver anniversary begins a new journey of learning.