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OS40

Zoé Murphy

09/11/19

Zoé Murphy's article "Bonding Over Art" about OS40 and their Oxbow community experience is featured in the Summer/Fall 2019 issue of Inside Napa Valley magazine.

"At The Oxbow School, I found a family of different, yet like-minded people. I now have and am part of a support system that stretches across the United States and encompasses all Oxbow students past or present. At The Oxbow School, I found people that helped shape me into a better more open person. From the supportive staff to the incredible student body, they built me into a better version of myself. Oxbow pushed me out of my comfort zone and showed me a whole new world. I would not be the person I am right now without this experience."

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Oxbow School is one of the preeminent choices for creative high school students interested in the arts. Their project-based, integrated approach to learning mirrors the approach of many top art schools. At California College of the Arts, we are thrilled to see applicants who have attended Oxbow because we know they are well prepared for the rigors of college level work. I wish there had been an Oxbow School when I was a high school student!

— Stephen Beal, President, California College of the Arts

Oxbow forced me to create, and by creating, I established foundation for my thought.

— Jamie Roux, Spring 2003

In the year leading up to Oxbow, I became obsessed with the program, I was entranced with reading testimonials and researching interdisciplinary learning styles. When I arrived at Oxbow I was never disappointed, despite my endless expectations. I will forever cherish the time I spent at Oxbow and the connections I made there. Through Oxbow I was able to hone into the ideas I was thinking about, to refine my artistic process and to see the world in a new light every day of my life. I'm not going to say that without Oxbow I wouldn't be the person I am today, but I will say that without Oxbow it would have taken me at least four years to become who I am after one Oxbow semester.

— Phoebe Dubisch, Fall 2018

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