Oakwood School Tinton Falls, NJ

Oakwood art students learned how to needle felt and create artful objects with wool. For the month of December, students donated their skills and time to create useful felted cat toys for the homeless kitties at Monmouth's SPCA in Tinton Falls. Using cookie cutters as a container for the wool, students created a base layer of felt, sprinkled catnip inside, and continued felting on top to create a treat for the cats. Some students were motivated to create 2 or 3 bonus toys for the cats waiting to be adopted. The photos serve as proof that the cats and kittens had a bright and cheerful holiday season.

Check out our Community Garden project.

Fall Harvest | Oakwood School A proud new addition to the Oakwood School is our Community Garden. Our student volunteers have been working hard since late spring, early summer to clear the area, plant, water and maintain the garden.

Our Art class took a wonderful trip to Atlantic Farms to enrich their learning about natural fiber. Read about their trip and see some pictures of their art

Art with Natural Fibers Fresh from the Farm | Oakwood School Mrs. Jen’s art classes have been busy producing tremendous projects using natural fibers. Using needle felting techniques, they have created amazing figures including birds and dragons. While creating their stuffed animals they have been learning about the process of sheering, carding, cleaning, s...