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A Sense of PresenceMarch 31, 2025 - 12:38 pm
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- A Sense of PresenceMarch 31, 2025 - 12:38 pm
- News from Our School GardenMarch 28, 2025 - 4:18 pm
- OGS Theater Presents Into the Woods Jr.March 24, 2025 - 1:42 pm
- First OGS High School Swim MeetMarch 17, 2025 - 6:53 pm
Learning is AliveFebruary 28, 2025 - 2:29 pm
Outdoor Education
Blog, Events, News, Outdoor EducationCamping Trips Our spring trips have officially begun! Last week, the freshman and sophomore classes backpacked the Gene Marshall trail, beginning at Reyes Creek Campground in Lockwood Valley and ending at Rose Valley. They arrived safely home on Friday to warm showers and reports of ice cream and large amounts of pasta. Our juniors are […]
Living Education: Self-Discovery
Blog, News, Parent Education, Parent PerspectiveMarch 31, 2019 by Christina Sbarra Self-Discovery: Making Space for What Really Counts The recent college admissions scandal, dubbed Varsity Blues, hit the news just a few days before the release of Turning the Tide II, the second installment of a report on the college admissions process from the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Making Caring Common Project. As if part of a […]
Talking to your Child about Sex and Sexuality
Blog, Parent EducationTobi Jo Greene of The Empowerment Workshop joined some Oak Grove parents a few weeks ago for a discussion on how to have healthy and productive conversations with children and adolescents about sex and sexuality. Here are a few of the key points from the discussion: How do I start conversations about sex and relationships […]
On Implementing a Growth Mindset in the Home
Blog, Parent Education, Parent UpdateThank you to those of you who were able to attend our Parent Education workshop on implementing Growth Mindset practices in your household. It was wonderful to see such a dedicated group of parents working together to discuss what actions and language will best help their children to embrace a culture of effort and perseverance. […]
Cultural Differences
Blog, Events, Student PerspectiveWatch video of the speech below. Travelling has always been something that I really enjoy. Exploring different places, seeing different people, experiencing different cultures. You can really see how colorful this world is and how amazing our globe is. I have long yearned to visit India. In fact, the Senior India trip was one of […]
High School Seniors Spend Month in India
Blog, Boarding Program, News, Outdoor EducationFor the past 20 years, thanks to the continuing support of AGET (an independent charitable organization that underwrites a portion of the trip), Oak Grove seniors have spent the end of December and the majority of January visiting Krishnamurti schools in Chennai, Rishi Valley, and Bangalore as well as traveling to cities and rural communities.
Adult Learning Environment at Oak Grove
Blog, Parent Education, Parent UpdateA school is a place for learning, and not just for our students. It includes an active learning environment for the adults, too. In addition to an emphasis on inquiry and self-reflection, which in and of itself supports a culture of learning, we also set aside time in our regular schedule for professional development, shared […]
Incoming Family Experience
Blog, News, Parent PerspectiveYou can also read this article in context by viewing our 2017-18 Annual Report » One of my most memorable experiences growing up in India was that my twin sister and I would travel to Chennai during the warm days and cool nights in December. It was something we waited for eagerly, as we would […]
Friendship in Early Childhood
Blog, Parent Education, Parent UpdateIn early childhood, children are developing skills at school to help build a strong foundation for cooperative social play. During early childhood, kids actively seek ways to assert their own identities and to find ways to be powerful. Unfortunately, because of their developmental level, young children often don’t know how to make themselves feel more […]
The Whole Movement of Life Is Learning
Blog, Parent UpdateFrom the Head of School Oak Grove School was established by our founder, J. Krishnamurti, in 1975. He communicated his intention through dialogues, talks, and written works, most explicitly in Letters to the Schools, which he wrote from 1978 to 1981. Although Krishnamurti shared a great deal on the topic of education, he intentionally […]