Oak Grove School - Dedication Ceremony
April 14, 2007
Originally located in Tattnall County, Georgia, the Oak Grove School is typical of the many one-room schools that served most of Georgia’s rural students from the late 19 th century to the mid 20 th century. Today, few of these buildings survive.
Through the vision and generosity of Ms Jan Anderson, the school has been restored as a project to preserve the history of one-room school education as part of the Centennial of Georgia Southern University
As early as 1916 the University, then called the First District A&M School, offered teacher preparation courses to its students, thus establishing a nearly century long tradition of teacher education. Most of the graduates of Georgia Normal School and Georgia Teachers College would work in one-room schools across rural Georgia.
Now, Oak Grove School stands as a monument to those early educators and as inspiration to future educators.
Return To Roost|
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