Pictured: ODA Clark Road Rendering.

The Out-of-Door Academy is pleased to announce the expansion to a third campus in the Sarasota area. In addition to the current campuses on Siesta Key and in Lakewood Ranch, ODA’s third campus will be located on Clark Road just east of Lorraine Road. The additional campus will open in August 2024 with pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and Grade 1 classes, with plans to add an additional grade level each year thereafter up to Grade 5. Out-of-Door experienced tremendous growth and enrollment interest in recent years and began exploring potential expansion opportunities as part of its strategic planning. After listening to the desires of parents and staff, along with unprecedented interest in enrollment at the pre-K through Grade 5 age group, the school embarked on a mission to find an additional location closer to the Lakewood Ranch area and on the east side of I-75. ODA will soon celebrate its Centennial with a year-long program of events. While the Uihlein Campus in Lakewood Ranch housing the Middle School and Upper School opened in 1996, the Historic Siesta Key Campus dates back to 1924 with the school’s founding. Despite now opening a third campus for the same age group on Clark Road, the school has no plans to change its operations at Siesta Key. Out-of-Door is currently accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year. To inquire about enrollment at The Out-of-Door Academy, please visit www.oda.edu/admissions. 

Pictured: ODA Clark Road Rendering.