Dear OCA Families,

Since OCA was founded 15 years ago, our goal was to create a safe environment in which your children - our students - would thrive, educationally, socially, and emotionally. We have been blessed to grow as a community in our rented space. We are now at a pivotal moment in our history and have the opportunity to start our next chapter in a home of our own.

With gratitude to Hashem, we are thrilled to announce that we have recently invested in a permanent home for our school! All grades will be united under one roof at 7133 Rutherford Road in Windsor Mill. We have tremendous hakarat hatov to the Building Committee and OCA Board for their tireless efforts over the past three years to help make this dream a reality.

There is much to be done before we are able to move into the building, including undertaking significant renovations and raising the funds necessary to transform the space into a learning environment that supports our educational model. We are in the very beginning stages of planning, so a firm timeline has yet to be established. The building of our home is a multi-year process and we will not move in until it is ready. For the coming school year, we will be at our current location.

While we are very excited about this development, we know that change comes with many questions and uncertainties. We promise to keep you - our valued families and partners - informed throughout the process. Our first opportunity to share more information and address your questions will be at our Annual Meeting on June 16 at 8:00pm.  All questions must be submitted in advance here, no later than Tuesday, June 9.

In the meantime, we hope that you will join us in our excitement as we look forward to a new chapter for OCA. Together, we can lead OCA toward a vibrant future.

Best,

Dr. Holly Vanderwalde

Board President

Dr. Deborah L. Rapoport

Head of School