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Our History

Forestdale Christian School is operated by the Wodstock Seventh-Day Adventist Church in connection with the Northern New England Conference Office of Education. The School first opened on Tuesday, December 6, 1932 and has been in continuous operation ever since. The first teacher was Carl O. Franz. Originally the school met in one room, the middle room of the building. At first the larger, or front room, served as the church. In 1951, the Woodstock Church was established in a new building and Forestdale School then made use of the front room. In 1993, a classroom was added to meet the needs of a growing enrollment. Presently grades K-10 are offered to provide for our community’s needs. Hundreds of students have attended Forestdale Christian School since 1932.

In 2011 the Woodstock SDA Church broke ground directly next door to Forestdale School on a new complex that would house the church, school, food pantry and fellowship hall. The project was completed in the summer of 2012. The school year 2012-2013 was the first year in the new Forestdale Christian School which contains two large classrooms, an office, library, and entryway with student lockers.

The school's facilities also include a large well equipped playground, playing fields and indoor exercise areas. The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America has operated a system of elementary and secondary education since 1872. Forestdale Christian School is accredited through the Northern New England Conference Office of Education, and the Atlantic Union Conference Office of Education, respectively, and is evaluated on a continuous basis. It is also a Maine State recognized private school. The school is located one and one-fourth miles northeast from the intersection of State Route 26 and Andrews Road in Woodstock Township, Oxford County.

We are pleased that our school is continuing to be of service to our community, providing quality Christian Education. No religious test is required of any student for acceptance. It is expected that all who present themselves for enrollment be respectful of the religious principles on which the school is founded.