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for: oakwoodschool.org Stories Home Search Stories on life at Oakwood School April 15, 2024 Marching Through Time in First Grade April 15, 2024 Game Changers April 15, 2024 Transforming Lives with A Sense of Home April 15, 2024 Wonderful Beginnings: Alumni Spotlight on Lucas ‘09 and Noah ‘05 Kraft April 14, 2024 Immersion: Everywhere and Here April 10, 2024 Never Enough” with Jennifer Wallace March 5, 2024 Voices Envisioned in 2023-2024 January 31, 2024 Alumni Connections Across Generations Jade Nowak January 31, 2024 Alumni Spotlight: CJ Silas ‘84 January 30, 2024 The Great Library Escape January 30, 2024 Owls Soar at Spirit Night January 29, 2024 Hoops, Heart & Soles January 18, 2024 Voices Envisioned: The Feminist Fight Forward with Dolores Huerta November 29, 2023 Kindergarten Engineers November 28, 2023 Celebrating Diwali November 27, 2023 Celebrating Across Generations November 17, 2023 Love & Laughter On Stage November 16, 2023 Books, Culture & Community October 6, 2023 Gathering in Community October 6, 2023 Highlighting Latinx/a/o/e and Hispanic Heritage Month at Oakwood October 5, 2023 Making Meaning in Math October 5, 2023 Campfires & Connections October 5, 2023 Full STEAM Ahead October 3, 2023 A New School Year Gathering September 11, 2023 Elementary Campus Explorations September 7, 2023 Teaching the Holocaust & WWII August 23, 2023 Indigenous Perspectives in Mural Making August 9, 2023 New Faces at Oakwood School in ’23-’24 May 25, 2023 ESPORTS Power Up May 23, 2023 Focus on Fencing May 11, 2023 A Sense of Belonging William Perkins Tift / High School Principal May 11, 2023 Advancing Our Curriculum Erin Nowak / Middle School Principal May 11, 2023 Empowering Students to Put Learning Into Action Denise Ross / Elementary Campus Principal May 2, 2023 Finding a Haven at Rockhaven April 3, 2023 Voices Envisioned in 2022-2023 February 8, 2023 Students Lead Toward Gender Justice November 3, 2022 Spooks + STEAM for Halloween September 23, 2022 Welcoming Julie Lythcott-Haims August 18, 2022 New Faces at Oakwood School June 16, 2022 The Year in DEIB Toyin Augustus / Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging June 9, 2022 Welcome to Our Newest Trustees May 31, 2022 Racing World Champs May 18, 2022 Into the Woods! May 17, 2022 Giving Voice to Young Feminists May 11, 2022 Voices Envisioned March 23, 2022 Immersive Learning in Los Angeles March 11, 2022 The State of Us Jaime A. Dominguez / Head of School February 17, 2022 Black Excellence on Campus February 8, 2022 Year of the Tiger February 4, 2022 Winter Sports Senior Night January 27, 2022 Voices of History for Holocaust Remembrance January 18, 2022 4th Grade Ecology Action Project: Stop the Smoke November 18, 2021 A Creative Start for Elementary Art November 16, 2021 5th Grade Memoirs of Los Angeles November 15, 2021 Experience the Oakwood Kitchen November 11, 2021 Operation Gratitude November 9, 2021 Student 2 Student October 19, 2021 First Look at The Oakwood School OWL! August 18, 2021 Forward Together Jaime A. Dominguez / Head of School August 18, 2021 New Faces at Oakwood School June 21, 2021 Anti-Racism at Oakwood School June 21, 2021 We Made It. Jaime A. Dominguez / Head of School June 3, 2021 Debate Perseveres Despite Pandemic Justin Sweitzer / Middle School Debate Coach May 20, 2021 We are the OWLS! May 13, 2021 JustART! May 13, 2021 Oakwood’s Spring Musical: The Fantasticks April 29, 2021 Student Perspectives on Diversity Leadership April 29, 2021 Kitchen Prep with Jaime & Chris April 28, 2021 KOAK Special Show with The Pad Project April 28, 2021 4th Grade Learning for Hope of the Valley April 25, 2021 Voices Envisioned in 2020–2021 April 5, 2021 The HAP COVID-19 Project March 7, 2021 2021 Oakwood Summer Programs February 17, 2021 The Colored Museum… Bravo! February 17, 2021 Breaking Ground in Theatre Online February 12, 2021 Menus of Change in The Oakwood Kitchen February 4, 2021 Oakwood Theater Presents: The Colored Museum February 2, 2021 The New Mascot Project January 28, 2021 Embracing the Political Moment January 15, 2021 A Quarantine Camp Backpack for Parents James Alan Astman, Ph. D. / Headmaster Emeritus January 13, 2021 Performing Arts Courses for All December 10, 2020 The Kitchen Project: Transformation Underway December 10, 2020 Students Reflect on Inclusion & Community October 27, 2020 Inspiring Teens to Take Political Action September 28, 2020 First Look: The Oakwood Kitchen Project September 28, 2020 Addressing Food Scarcity in the Community September 16, 2020 Black Lives Matter: Why This Matters at Oakwood August 24, 2020 New Faces at Oakwood School August 24, 2020 Embrace the Moment Jaime A. Dominguez / Head of School July 9, 2020 Announcing an Alumni Task Force on the BIPOC Experience at Oakwood June 28, 2020 Taking Action to Be a Just, Equitable, Inclusive & Responsive Community Jaime A. Dominguez / Head of School May 18, 2020 Celebrating our Seniors! April 9, 2020 The Quarantorchestra of Oakwood School February 27, 2020 Black History is Our History February 18, 2020 A Tribute to Phyllis Gottlieb James Alan Astman, Ph. D. / Headmaster Emeritus February 14, 2020 Seeing Black History Month February 14, 2020 The Pad Project, One Year Later February 14, 2020 Oakwood Spirit January 31, 2020 Celebrating Lunar New Year January 31, 2020 Fully Charged for Grand Prix Season January 29, 2020 Welcome to Learned, a Podcast from Oakwood December 17, 2019 Facing Life Through Theater in Spring Awakening” December 13, 2019 Oakwood’s Historic Trip to NAIS PoCC December 12, 2019 Lasting Impressions from the Student Diversity Leadership Conference November 21, 2019 Middle School Debate Sweeps Tournament Justin Sweitzer / Middle School Debate Coach November 7, 2019 DEI Beats: Reflections on Diversity Week November 5, 2019 Affirming Identity in Second Grade October 28, 2019 Courageous Conversations at Diversity Week, 2019 October 1, 2019 Voices Envisioned, 2019–20 September 27, 2019 Climate Change Literacy & Action September 27, 2019 What Lifts You? September 13, 2019 Better Together—and All Together! September 13, 2019 Joyful Returns September 13, 2019 Welcome Back! September 12, 2019 Russian River Adventure August 14, 2019 Better Together Jaime A. Dominguez / Head of School July 1, 2019 Our Gratitude… June 7, 2019 2019 Oakwood Athletics Awards June 7, 2019 Arthropods—The Musical! June 6, 2019 The Arts Festival 2019 May 17, 2019 1st Graders Present Earth Gallery” May 16, 2019 Debate Excellence, Changing Student Lives Justin Sweitzer / Middle School Debate Coach May 3, 2019 Gratitude for Oakwood Families, Past and Present April 19, 2019 A More Green Oakwood School April 18, 2019 Voices of America April 4, 2019 Fourth Graders Shine in A Spark of Freedom” April 4, 2019 Los Angeles City Council Honors The Pad Project April 3, 2019 It’s Kind of Weird to Say I’m Beautiful March 29, 2019 Oakwood Tops at Horizon Grand Prix March 25, 2019 Confidence & Artistry in Dance March 6, 2019 Grand Prix Win & On To State March 6, 2019 The National African American Read-In February 25, 2019 An Oscar for the Oakwood Community! February 21, 2019 A Profound Experience from Start to Finish February 15, 2019 From the Heart of Teaching & Learning James Alan Astman, Ph. D. / Headmaster February 7, 2019 Engineering Teamwork For The Win January 25, 2019 Memories from Spirit Night! January 22, 2019 Period. End of Sentence.” is an Oscar Nominee January 11, 2019 Oakwood Back in Orbit January 3, 2019 Your Annual Gift Makes a Daily Impact December 11, 2018 It’s That Kind of School…” Anne Kurashige / Oakwood Alumni Parent December 3, 2018 The Freedom to Ask Questions Ivan Johnson / Dean of Student Life November 16, 2018 Tree Talk: Katie Shapiro ’01 November 16, 2018 Diwali Returns to the Elementary Campus November 15, 2018 Lesson Planning for the Future of Oakwood Athletics November 15, 2018 Period. End of Sentence” Filmmakers on KTLA News November 14, 2018 Returning Kindness Monifa and Will Sims / Oakwood...