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Parent Education

In order to help our parents, students, and teachers work together as a “family unit,” we offer a Parent Education program that spans the Oak Grove experience from preschool through 12th grade. Parent Education events are led by teachers as well as outside professionals, covering topics like Growth Mindset, social media wellness, college readiness, inquiry-based dialogue, diversity & equity, teen sexuality, and more. In addition, the program emphasizes building relationships and support networks among parents, teachers, and community members.

Parent Ed Schedule

Our Parent Education program takes a two-pronged approach

First, the program is designed to support parents in raising children and adolescents through workshops on subjects such as child development, communication strategies, harm prevention, and academic support. As students advance to the secondary level, we also include sessions on college readiness and the transition into adulthood. The second goal of the program is to build relationships and support networks among parents, teachers, and community members. Oak Grove is a close-knit community, and we seek to create a healthy dialogue between staff and families in order to best serve the needs of our students.

You can refer to the button above to see the current Parent Education schedule.

On February 11, 1974, the day the school was officially announced, Oak Grove School founder J. Krishnamurti said:

And this school here, we have been discussing with the teachers, with the parents, and with the architects for the last two years. This school is entirely different from the other schools in India and England. Here the parents are involved in it, which is a new kind of experiment because if the children are going to be different then parents must also be different, otherwise there is a contradiction between the child and the parents, and there will be conflict between them. So to avoid all that we thought it would be right that the parents as well as the teachers and the students work together as a family unit.”

Parent Education Blog Posts:

Podcast Interview with Jodi Grass

Blog, News, Parent Education, Parent Perspective

In Episode 23 “Education as a Vehicle for Social Change,” Founding Mothers Podcast host Emily Race and Head of School Jodi Grass discuss the freedom that Oak Grove’s teachers have to implement activities that foster personal and social growth, outdoor and travel experiences to prepare youth and parents for the transition to adulthood, how students can support their mental health, and the value of questioning one’s thoughts to develop compassion.

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Friendship in Early Childhood

Blog, Parent Education, Parent Update

Learning how to make and be a friend is one of the major developmental tasks of early childhood. It’s like learning to read – it’s a foundational skill for building later competencies that depend on this.

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Benjamin Mertz

Blog, News, Parent Education

Oak Grove is thrilled to support an on-campus residency with Benjamin Mertz, composer, performer, and song leader who specializes in music of the Black Spiritual tradition.

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Parent Ed, Social Relationships & Health

Parent Ed – Social Relationships & Health

Blog, Events, News, Parent Education

Humans are social animals. Does the quantity and quality of our social relationships impact our state of health, future risk of disease, and our life span?  Are the effects of relationships via social media the same or different from those of in-person relationships? Please join our presenter Dr. Pathik Wadhwa in a discussion that will touch on the biological and behavioral science behind social relationships, both in-person and virtual.

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Do Lecture, Meredy

Embracing The Agile Mind

Blog, Events, News, Parent Education, Staff & Faculty

Former Head of School, Meredy Benson Rice, now the Director of Teaching and Learning spoke about her personal journey as an educator and how students experience education at Oak Grove School as part of the 2015 Do Lecture Series.

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Parent Education Unplug

Parent Ed – Unplugging in Pandemic Life

Blog, Events, News, Parent Education

If you were not able to join us for this timely Parent Education event, or would like to review, we have provided this recording of  parenting expert Dolly Klock’s  special presentation on the challenge of finding a balance between screen life and real life. The recording includes attending parents’ Q&A.

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As a partner to #seedsofbelongingojai, Oak Grove h As a partner to #seedsofbelongingojai, Oak Grove hosted an event featuring guest speaker Monique Marshall. Teachers from Oak Grove,  Monica Ros, and the OUSD attended this professional development opportunity.
...
Seeds of Belonging 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 difference in our local Ojai community and in the world at large.

Thank you to Liz Fish for the wonderful photos.

#moniquemarshallconsulting #dei #deib #oakgroveschoolojai #prekthru12 #ojaicalifornia
Oak Grove School staff visit The Krishnamurti Cent Oak Grove School staff visit The Krishnamurti Centre and Brockwood Park in the UK.
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