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High School Honor Band Performs Preschoolers’ Song About Lucky
Blog, News, Outdoor EducationEnjoy this short story about Lucky, Oak Grove’s resident hawk, along with a song performed by preschool and high school students together.
Student Newspaper, Spring 2023 Edition
Alum, Arts, Blog, Frontpage Article, News, Student PerspectiveOur student newspaper The Oak Grove Inquirer is one of many outlets students have for sharing their passions, expressing their artistic visions, and guiding community conversations.
High School Digital Media Class
Blog, News, Student PerspectiveDigital Media class offers students many ways to explore the power of image making, storytelling, and conveying messages through digital art, digital photography, and video.
Always Learning
Blog, Krishnamurti, Staff & FacultyWe are always learning. Not only is implicit learning offered from minute to minute in our interactions with our students, with parents, and with colleagues, but we also have ample time throughout the year for explicit learning as a community of educators.
High School Spring Showcase 2023
Arts, Blog, Events, High School, HS Showcase, News, Student PerspectiveEnjoy video and photos from this year’s High School Spring Showcase highlighting student work in studio arts, ceramics, woodworking, & music.
Alumni Profile: Nikolette Huberman Jacob ’04
Alum, BlogAlumni Genevieve Sky Waltcher reflects in her brief bio: “Oak Grove was more than a school; it was a family and a sanctuary to learn to be.”
Alumni Profile: Lewis Lu ’19
Alum, BlogIt is from the small things of everyday life at Oak Grove, living with the people and the philosophy the school is so closely tied to. It can be how everyone is willing to listen to what you have to say and to live through the better and the worse of life with you; it can be feeling welcomed by everyone with open arms regardless of who you are and where you are from; it can also be a trip to India where you get to see the different lives people live in this world, just to name a few.
Welcoming Artist in Residence, Benjamin Mertz
Arts, Blog, News, Parent Education, Staff & FacultyThrough student assemblies, class meetings, faculty and staff in-service, and parent education, students of all ages, parents and staff will have the opportunity to engage with Benjamin throughout his stay in April.
Seeds of Belonging
Blog, Events, Parent Education, Staff & FacultySeeds of Belonging Ojai is an anti-bias/anti-racism initiative for early childhood educators and parents that aims to cultivate futures of understanding, accountability, accommodation, and respect among differences in the local community and in the world at large.
Theater Production of Shrek
Arts, Blog, Events, Student PerspectiveAfter months of rehearsal and countless hours put in by the Oak Grove Theater Team, student performers & crew members, as well as inexhaustible parent & caregiver volunteers, the curtain was finally raised on four delightful performances of Shrek the Musical.