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:

Service Learning Turtle Conservancy

Service Learning

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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.
Peace Day art

Peace Week

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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.
High School students on the trail

The Living Movement of Relationship

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

Garden Dispatch: Our Living Ecosystem

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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.

The Quality of Our Attention

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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.
Alumna Siya

Alumni Spotlight: Siya Dahanukar ’23

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My time at Oak Grove reinforced a lesson that had begun at Rishi Valley: Growth happens when you step outside your comfort zone.
Alumna Beth

Alumni Spotlight: Beth Hankoff ’86

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The school’s emphasis on inquiry, autonomy, and relationship continues to influence how she thinks about learning today.
threshold of adulthood

On the Threshold of Adulthood

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The work of liberation calls us to listen deeply, learn continuously, & dismantle racism & the structures that perpetuate inequality and oppression.
Golden Carrot Award on NBC News

Flashback 2006 – OGS Wins Golden Carrot Award

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NBC News feature from 2006 about Oak Grove School winning the Golden Carrot Award, which honors healthy school lunch programs.