The Wholeness of Responsibility

Our theme for the 2023/24 school year

Each year we choose a school theme as a way to frame our ongoing inquiry into the intent of the school as articulated by our founder, J Krishnamurti. The following is a short video based on this year’s theme, The Wholeness of Responsibility, produced in the fall for our Annual Fundraising Tea.

Recent Blog Posts:

Theater Program presents Matilda

Students on Big Screen for Matilda the Musical!

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Oak Grove families and friends gathered on campus for a socially-distanced outdoor screening of our all-school musical production of Matilda.
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Press – Our Pandemic Story

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“Our Pandemic Story,” installed inside the school’s new Reflective Classroom, gives students, families and staff the opportunity to share their individual pandemic stories and to create a shared, community-wide story, according to Head of School Jodi Grass.
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Parent Ed, Social Relationships & Health

Parent Ed – Social Relationships & Health

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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

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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

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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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Annual Fundraising Tea

Journey to the Present

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UNPLUG DAY 80s

It’s Back to the 80’s for Unplug Day!

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To make Unplug Day more festive for our students and staff, we are embracing a theme – School Day in 1984. We invite our students to join our staff and dress as if it were the 1980's! Parent Council will add to our celebration by creating a “1984 Museum” in the Gazebo, where students will see items like VCRs, Reebok high-tops, cassette tapes, and rubix cubes.
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Ojai Magazine

Ojai Magazine Article: Space to Roam

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Among the many intriguing articles in this month's edition, we appreciate the thoughtful feature written by Karen Lindell and published in Ojai Magazine.
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moment of silence ladybug

Moment of Silence

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At Oak Grove School in Ojai, California, we often share moments of silence with our students, from preschool through 12th grade, as a whole community, in small groups, and individually.
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