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Regent Preparatory School… A Thriving, Family Environment
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egent Preparatory School of Oklahoma continues to grow, welcoming wonderful families and students to an expanding campus at 86th and Memorial. Enrollment exceeded 500 students for the first time this year and Regent’s participation in student activities and competitions throughout the state hit an alltime high. The school's original mission and philosophy still guides decisions with the goal of providing an excellent, classical education built on a solid biblical foundation. As Regent grows, God continues to meet all of the school's needs, bringing excellent faculty, supportive families, and financial resources to build out the facilities. Academics are central to the Regent experience. Parents and students prioritize the studies, but allow the other school activities to shape the overall involvement. Students read classic literature throughout the grade levels. They learn to analyze and discuss ideas and the point of view of great authors. They study Latin and see its influence on the English language and many of the vocations they might consider in the future. They build skills of speech and persuasion that lead them into high school and ultimately, to a capstone project, Senior Thesis, when they research, write about, and defend a position about a specific topic of their choosing. These skills prove to be very useful based on the testimony of
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Regent graduates who report back to the school faculty. A parent of two Regent graduates shares, “As a lawyer, what appealed so much to me about (rhetoric training) was that the kids were not only learning reading comprehension and how to express themselves in writing, they were also learning how to speak in front of people, which is so valuable. And you don’t see that as much in schools these days, but it’s so emphasized at Regent. They’re learning the Christian worldview, but they’re also being given the confidence to express it.” The Regent community is a thriving family environment. Parents are involved at every level, helping with academics and supporting and planning special educational days and activities. A Regent parent recently said, "Honestly, when we came to the open house at Regent, we were blown away by just the kindness. The parents who took us through . . . were so kind to us; they were genuine people, and we sat in the classroom and were flabbergasted by the amount of information that four- and five-year-old children were learning in a short period of time". Regent is a place where the mission and the daily pursuit of virtue and character, on the court, on the field, on the stage, or in the classroom is a high priority. Over the years, parents frequently express that while a good education is a valuable thing, the com-