This Week at Oak Grove - Newsletter Archive
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Oak Grove School Board Message
Blog, News, Parent UpdateMarch 18, 2020 Dear Friends, One of the benefits of community is that we may be there for each other in challenging times. Clearly this is one of those moments. As Board Members and stewards of the school, we applaud and respect our administration’s commitment to the health and safety of students and staff while […]
Oak Grove’s Accreditation
Blog, Krishnamurti, News, Staff & Facultyoday, we welcome five administrators from other California independent schools, including Lick-Wilmerding High School, Presidio Knolls School, Westridge School for Girls, Village Christian School, and Trinity School. They are our Accreditation Visiting Committee, and they will be with us through Wednesday. Oak Grove has a dual accreditation through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges […]
Alumni Focus
Alum, Blog, Student PerspectiveOak Grove alumni are just as much a part of our community now as they were when they attended Oak Grove School. Each month we focus on one, keeping up to date with their current adventures in life. Here is a growing list of our recently formed Alum Focus pages, listed in order of date […]
Alum Focus: Mary Eliza Gilden
Alum, Blog, Student Perspectiveary Eliza Gilden began her schooling at Oak Grove in 1989 and graduated in 1996. She then went on to obtain a BA in Dance, Performance, and Choreography from San Francisco State University. Later she pursued an MA in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University. Mary lives in Durango, Colorado, with her husband and two beautiful […]
A Holistic Human Being
Blog, Krishnamurtiach Kindergarten student is taking a turn sharing a word that sums up their inward feeling. We are seated on meditation pillows on the floor of the Reflective Classroom. Some students have difficulty choosing just one word, “Happy, calm, and silly… well, just happy!” Another shares decisively without hesitation, “Sad.” My heart sinks a little. […]
Alum Focus: Jay Jayanetti
Alum, Blog, Student Perspectiveay Jayanetti joined Oak Grove School in 3rd grade back in 1988 and graduated in 1998. He went on to obtain his B.S. in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior (NPB) with a minor in Studio Art from University of California, Davis. Jay subsequently obtained his Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS) and Specialty Certificate in Prosthodontics from […]
Authority in the Classroom
Blog, News, Staff & Facultyeven and a half years ago, I started my first day of teaching at Oak Grove School. I had spent the summer lesson planning, figuring out how to adjust from teaching 40 students a class to teaching 12 to 16. As 8:00am approached, I put on my game face, ready to show the kids that […]