Post Oak Voices
Global Learning
Extending the Classroom
Post Oak students are not limited by the walls of a classroom. They are encouraged to grow their minds and get to know the world around them, from observing nature, discovering their passions outside of books and lectures, and taking on work for a more peaceful society.
Opportunities abound for Post Oak students to explore and learn about the region in which they live. Students in Elementary begin taking short trips, while Middle School and High School students take on service learning and internships in the Museum District and beyond.
Just a plane ride away from the hub of Houston, Post Oak students join programs that take them on historical, cultural, and environmental learning adventures. And our own state of Texas offers paleontological treasures and coastal excursions within a day's drive.
Passports? Check. Our students have the opportunity to travel internationally for field schools, cultural exchanges, Montessori Model United Nations conferences, and enriching experiences that they will remember for a lifetime.
Europe Upper Elementary classes join together for this exciting four-day adventure to Nature’s Classroom Institute (NCI) in New Ulm, TX. Each year students experience new curriculum and activities while also anticipating the fun traditions, games and challenges that make this outdoor school special.
Asia The highlight of overnight travel in Elementary is the 6th grade trip to Williamsburg. This uniquely developed and operated township serves as an ideal setting to experience and study American history. This week-long excursion is packed with too many events, programs, and meals to mention here.
Find Your Adventure
Popular Programs
Popular Programs
- Middle School
The Middle School April-Term (A-Term) is a one-week course intensive for students. Each student participates in a single class (possibly involving local travel) for the duration of the term.
- local
- Middle School
Students assist with laundry, sort toiletries and necessities, and distribute items to people experiencing homelessness.
- local
- service learning
- High School
The objective of the first half of this mini-intensive course is to discover the culture, politics, and history of Ireland in its capital city, Dublin.
- international
- mini-term
Local
Local Trips and Programs
- Middle School
The Middle School April-Term (A-Term) is a one-week course intensive for students. Each student participates in a single class (possibly involving local travel) for the duration of the term.
- local
- Middle School
Students assist with laundry, sort toiletries and necessities, and distribute items to people experiencing homelessness.
- local
- service learning
- High School
Flatiron School Internship
At this coding school, interns are involved in coding JavaScript, CSS, and HTML, and helping to make web applications. Another student has interned in the marketing department where he aids in strategizing and implementing new marketing ventures.
- coding
- internship
- local
United States
United States Travel
- High School
The paleontology fieldwork in the red beds of Seymour, Texas, gives students a good overview of paleontology in the Permian Period. They have the chance to participate in a dig for fossils from this period, learning both proper fieldwork skills and fossil preparation.
- mini-term
- Seymour
- Texas
- United States
- Middle School
The Odyssey trip focuses on a part of the country or theme that encourages students to experience their country through a different lens than can occur in the classroom.
- United States
- Middle School
This trip reinforces the Humanities curriculum related to Law and Government by visiting many of the sights and experiencing many presentations that are available in the nation's capitol.
- humanities
- law and government
- United States
International
Travel Abroad
- High School
The objective of the first half of this mini-intensive course is to discover the culture, politics, and history of Ireland in its capital city, Dublin.
- international
- mini-term
- High School
Students connect what they learned during January-Term (J-Term) "China, the Chinese, and Chinese Culture" with travel to China.
- international
- mini-term
- High School
On this trip, students experience the majestic countryside and diverse ecology on Ometepe island, where they visit coffee plantations and hike in the rainforest. From there, they step back in history and stay in the colonial city of Granada, exploring the old churches and architecture.
- international
- mini-term
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512
Students at Post Oak
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56
Countries represented by Post Oak families
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48%
Student population diversity
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60
Locations for High School internships
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1,836
Middle School community service hours in a school year
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11%
of the budget is devoted to need-based student financial aid