A Light to Oneself, A Light to the World

Our theme for the 2024/25 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, “A Light to Oneself, A Light to the World,” produced for our Annual Fundraising Tea.

Recent Blog Posts:

Annual Fundraising Tea

Alum, Blog, Events, Giving, Head of School, Parent Perspective, Student Perspective

Thank you to all parents, volunteers, students, teachers, staff, board members, and alumni for coming together to make our Annual Fundraising Tea a success.

Beginnings of Learning

Blog, News

It can be easy to think of service as something we do for others. There is a need, and we step in to help. But being part of a community asks for something more.

The Living Movement of Relationship

Blog, Head of School, News, Parent Education, Staff & Faculty

The yearly theme becomes a shared inquiry across the school in classrooms, professional development, and conversations throughout the year.

Peace is Not the Absence of Conflict

Alum, Blog, Events, Head of School, Krishnamurti

Perhaps peace asks something more of us. To stay present. To listen with curiosity. To speak honestly without causing harm. To remain connected even when we disagree.

Garden Dispatch: Our Living Ecosystem

Blog, Garden, News

Gardening at Oak Grove is a living ecosystem—a relationship between the land, the plants, and the people who tend, create, learn, and heal within it.

Service Learning

Blog, High School, News

It can be easy to think of service as something we do for others. There is a need, and we step in to help. But being part of a community asks for something more.

The Quality of Our Attention

Blog, Head of School, Outdoor Education, Parent Education, Staff & Faculty, Student Perspective

Sitting in the morning sunlight, standing on a ridge with students, their parents, and two colleagues 1600 feet above Ojai. We are listening to the story of Tonantzin told by a young mother with her infant snuggling in a rebozo on her chest.