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February 8, 2023

Students Lead on Gender Justice

January 4, 2023

Voices Envisioned in 2022-2023

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 Parents and Board of Trustees Member
November 13, 2018

Spreading Gratitude, with a Fifth Grade Hand

November 2, 2018

Awakening Beyond Binaries

October 18, 2018

Seeing Diversity Week, 2018

October 15, 2018

Reading for the Head and for the Heart

October 12, 2018

Champions in the Community

Phu Tranchi, Director of Experiential Learning
October 3, 2018

Voices Envisioned, 2018–19

September 21, 2018

Reorienting a Goal-Oriented Generation

Ivan Johnson / Dean of Student Life
September 7, 2018

First Day Memories

June 14, 2018

4th Graders Voice their Opinions in Sacramento

Nicola Berlinsky, Elementary School Teacher
June 14, 2018

Class of ’18 Makes Memories in Malibu

Christie Guevara, Director of Alumni Relations
June 7, 2018

The 2018 Hall of Fame Inductees Are…

June 4, 2018

The Arts Festival Celebrates Creativity & Community

June 4, 2018

Alumni Love Story Returns to Campus

May 18, 2018

8th Graders Pass the Debate Torch

Justin Sweitzer, Middle School Debate Coach
May 7, 2018

GLI Members Take Spring Break Journeys for Empowerment

April 6, 2018

From Fairy Tales to Virtual Reality

April 5, 2018

Fourth Grade, “Welding America”

March 7, 2018

The Pad Project: Working Across Borders to Close Gender Gaps

March 1, 2018

Middle School Debate Builds on 10 Years of Success

Justin Sweitzer
February 27, 2018

Girls Basketball Playing for School History

February 16, 2018

Community Youth Partnership: Transforming Students into Teachers

Dina Dean, CYP Program Coordinator
February 2, 2018

A Legacy of Oakwood Spirit

January 19, 2018

Building Team Players

December 1, 2017

Living History at Saint Andrew’s Abbey

November 30, 2017

In First Grade, the Universe Comes into Being

November 29, 2017

Middle School Debate Sweeps Colina Tournament

November 9, 2017

Overlapping & Intersecting Identities

November 9, 2017

Eco-Art on View at the Story Center

November 7, 2017

Diwali: The Festival of Lights

October 27, 2017

“Times Like These”

October 25, 2017

Oakwood Kicks Off 4th Year of Assisting the Homeless

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