Essential to the Oxbow experience is the presence of compassionate adults—as artists, teachers, mentors, and advisors—in every aspect of the life of the students and the School. Oxbow faculty members are passionate about sharing the excitement of inquiry-based learning and personal growth with students. Their firm commitment to developmental concepts such as self-reliance, individual responsibility, resourcefulness, and self-reflection, leads students to the development of the skills and habits of mind that build to life-long learning.
Oxbow was, without a doubt, the best part of my high school experience. A year after leaving, and I still feel as though it were yesterday that I was sitting on the lawn, eating in the dining hall, and laughing with my friends in the studios.
— Julia Weir, Fall 2015
Hey guys! OS33 alumni here! I received a full ride to California College of the Arts and just wanted to tell you guys that if it wasn't for the Oxbow experience and the great faculty who saw the potential in me I wouldn't have gotten as far as I did. I am still waiting for other colleges at the moment but I think this might be the school I will attend this fall!
— Keily Maldonado , Fall 2015
Oxbow gave Will a voice and a community. Under the nurturing attention of his wonderful teachers, he learned that he had the intellectual capability to express himself and that his unique point of view was, in fact, an asset.
— David Becker, Parent
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