The Spanish classroom headed by veteran teacher Gretchen Wachter has become a haven for the students who want to escape the fast-paced school day by learning how to knit.
As referenced in an April New Yorker magazine article (see cover art above), there has been a disturbing shift away from the humanities at all levels of education, especially at the university level where fewer and fewer students are choosing to pursue those areas of study.
Recent playoff runs by the OVS girls and boys basketball teams pointed up the long-stated need to build a gym at the Upper Campus as a way of boosting athletics, admissions and fan support.
Continuing a long-standing tradition, Ojai Valley School has launched a woodshop program at the Upper Campus, allowing high school students to explore a discipline that until now had only been available to their counterparts at the Lower Campus.
Three OVS students embarked on a very long day of service last weekend, joining Head of Upper Campus Craig Floyd as he delivered backpacks to Northern California flooding victims.
As the 2022 World Cup is well underway, the action on the field is shadowed by its horrors of it.
What has transpired over the 12 years since Qatar was named the host country is something that many had never seen before, but in reality, it’s just another addition to a long saga of sports washing.
