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Above: Students in gardening class helped build a bioswale before the winter rains.
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A Message from
The Head of School
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Learning is Alive
It is the beginning of the school day, still misty outside; a 1st grader guides me to the top of a pile of rocks, branches, and dirt. I am not wearing the most practical shoes for this exhibition, but I am still upright. I ask, “Where are we now?” She responds, gliding swiftly off the pile and toward a new construction, “It’s the dump!” Ah. This is a quick tour of Roxaboxen, which is located adjacent to the Lost Meadow. It is an emergent civilization born out of these students’ collective imaginations, rocks, and other found items. This may look like recess play, but it is a highly engaging interdisciplinary approach to learning integrating math, engineering, language arts, social justice, social cooperation, science, and the creative arts.
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One of the things I have the privilege of doing in my role as Head of School is to visit classes and witness the dynamic ...
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Student Perspective
Reflections on India
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Each year, our high school seniors embark on a transformative three-week journey to India, designed to foster confidence, self-sufficiency, awareness, and an appreciation of beauty, as well as self-knowledge through a deep connection with nature and each other.
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Oak Grove Theater Presents
Into the Woods Jr.
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Ticket sales are now open for this year's theater production of Into the Woods, Jr.
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Be careful what you wish for, as Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s cockeyed fairytale comes to life in this adaptation of their groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical. Into the Woods, Jr. features all of your favorite characters — Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk), and the Witch — in this lyrically rich retelling of classic Brothers Grimm fables.
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Day of Reading
A Wonderful Day
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On Friday, February 14, the Day of Reading, Oak Grove students, faculty, staff, and participating parenting adults came to school in their jammies, along with a favorite stuffed toy and a treasured book, for a day spent exploring the magic of words and pictures. There was a book swap by 6th grade, and lots of students reading with buddies.
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Research has shown how important play is for children. Recent studies have shown that play is just as important for adult health. Take a moment to put aside the shoulds and musts and go play!
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Enjoy this playful video.
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Oak Grove Family
Why We Give
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When we first began searching for a school for our young son, Easton, nearly a decade ago we were looking for a place that valued more than ABCs. A learning environment that nurtured creativity, curiosity, and connection with the natural world.
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A school that recognized each unique child in the collective whole. A safe place to thrive in knowledge and learning.
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We found an overwhelming sense of wonder and peace among the oak trees. Our first year on campus, we would always say that we wished we had gone to school here. It’s something we hear echoed in conversation with other parents, as well. How might it have changed our lives? How might we have grown? What might we have understood about ourselves and the world we live in, had we experienced the influence of such a thoughtful, inquisitive, educational environment as children?
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Supporting Oak Grove is easily a priority for us because we have witnessed first hand its impact on our son, his classmates, and the student body; on personal development and critical thinking; on self-confidence, patience, and understanding. Our experience here feels like more than we had hoped for. And more hope for all of us, as our children grow inward and outward into the world as active participants.
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In a climate that feels increasingly divided and uncertain, a school like Oak Grove feels more important than ever. Our children are prepared with more than academic knowledge, but also the confidence, resilience, and compassion needed to navigate the challenges and opportunities that lie beyond the shade of these trees.
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Easton is now in 8th grade, and we realize how silly it was to lament that we didn’t get to go here, because we do! This experience is all of ours. We are wildly grateful to have partnered with this special group of teachers, parents and caregivers in our shared learning.
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Recent
Lizard Talks
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Our Lizard Talks provide our students with real life accounts from professionals to help them gain a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the specific topic they’re dealing with, empowering them to decide who and how they want to be based on that information.
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K Quote
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"There is no path to truth. Truth must be discovered, but there is no formula for its discovery. What is formulated is not true. You must set out on the uncharted sea, and the uncharted sea is yourself. You must set out to discover yourself, but not according to any plan or pattern, for then there is no discovery. Discovery brings joy – not the remembered, comparative joy, but joy that is ever new. Self-knowledge is the beginning of wisdom in whose tranquillity and silence there is the immeasurable."
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Socially Speaking
A recent Instagram post —
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"Winter Clothing Swap" - a Middle School Student Council initiative to reduce waste and reuse gently used clothing.
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