The Oxbow School | Get Involved

In addition to your generous donations and gifts, or for those not currently able to contribute financially, there are many other ways to get involved and show your support for Oxbow. Some only take a few moments and, while they may not seem like much, they really do make a big difference!

Please contact development@oxbowschool.org to learn more.

Get Involved

Outreach

Help Oxbow reach prospective parents and students, potential donors, educators, and other new friends of the School by

Organizing events: hosting an Oxbow gathering at your home for prospective students and alumni
Submitting articles about Oxbow to your local paper; sending in Oxtales updates
Giving talks: we love having members of our Oxbow community speak at our events!
Spreading the word: telling people you meet about the many positive ways that Oxbow impacts teens

Volunteer

Attend our Visiting Artist lectures
Attend our fall and/or spring Student Final Show & Open House
Help organize small events
Volunteer at our fundraisers
Help stuff envelopes for mailings

Social Media

Oxbow is very active on Social Media!

Following us on any of the main outlets will give you a great and fairly regular glimpse into life on campus
Please tag us, and share pictures and experiences about Oxbow!

Like us on facebook, follow us on instagram and feel free to leave reviews at the following websites:

Privateschoolreview.com
Facebook Review
Google Review
Greatschools.org
Teenlife.com

Our daughter graduated summa cum laude from NYU with a double major in Studio Art and Art History. She is now working for Calvin Klein. She is contemplating getting a law degree and pursuing a career repatriating art objects. She still keeps in touch with several of her Oxbow classmates and they have regular reunions in Manhattan... I would say that Oxbow was the best semester that any of my four children spent in their cumulative 16 years of high school. Our daughter was the right kid, and for the right kid you do a wonderful job. You changed her life. Thank you.

— John Powley, Parent

Oxbow opened me up to what was out there in the world to go out and grab, and gave me so much that I take with me everywhere I go, with everything I do.

— Nina Palomba, Spring 2008

It's been a whirlwind week, but also a time when I sang the praises of Oxbow to my colleagues. I've been thinking much about how Oxbow is an exemplar of true education. That art centers the curriculum is hardly surprising, and for those of us who work within the traditional educational mold Oxbow offers a gold standard of focused project based learning. Beyond the school's approach to immersive experience are the intangibles which make Oxbow different. The sense of community and of working together, even as each student retained their strong individual presence is palpable. The feeling of warmth and trust between the adults and the nearly adults in the Oxbow community could be felt throughout the campus. The openness of the architecture and interconnectedness of the three studios in themselves speak of the Oxbow philosophy and identity. More than form follows function, the physical attributes of Oxbow have a distinct warmth and invite exploration.

I'm sure that the ongoing challenges of leading and reinventing your school might sometimes keep you from having the time to see Oxbow with the fresh eyes of a visitor, but your steady presence and vision are really visible in every detail. Thank you for inviting me to one of the most profound experiences in my career.

— Ken Rush, Visual Arts Department, Packer Collegiate Institute

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