Last week, eight ninth-grade ODA students travelled to Boston for a three-day tour of Harvard University. During this time, students stayed in the Harvard dorms and dined in the Harvard dining halls, while also completing tours of the business school, law school, medical school, and undergraduate campuses. All eight students also sat in on an international economics class (at the …
Un Viaje a Harvard La semana pasada, ocho estudiantes de ODA de noveno grado viajaron a Boston para realizar una gira de tres días por la Universidad de Harvard. Durante este tiempo, los estudiantes se quedaron en los dormitorios de Harvard y cenaron en los comedores de Harvard, mientras que también completaron recorridos por la …
Oxford Day Academy knows that students benefit from real-world learning experiences that are integrated with academic content. This week began with all students attending Camp LEAD, a three-day leadership retreat. After 20 years of operations in Southern California, this program selected ODA as the first partner for their expansion to Northern California. Our students had this …
Oxford Day Academy students experienced their first finals week this December. In keeping with the traditions of the University of Oxford, all took their exams in official ODA wear — in our case, a bright blue tie. Also in keeping with the university experience, students were required to complete rigorous, cumulative exams that tested not only their content …
Oxford Day Academy scholars are serious about their education. Though still in ninth grade, they are already hungry for opportunities that will connect them to life after high school. Last month, all 50 students completed a clinical anatomy mini-course before attending a training at Stanford Medical School. There, they learned the basics of suturing as well as the components …
NOV 2016. The ODA team has been hard at work testing and refining its instructional model. Read more about the pilot work we’re doing with students around the Bay Area to prepare for our launch in fall 2017.
AUG 2016. Thanks to the energy and support of our community, ODA won charter approval in August 2016 from the San Mateo County Office of Education with a unanimous (7-0) vote.
JUL 2016. The San Jose Mercury News shares how ODA is revolutionizing the high school experience by channeling the methods of one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
NOV 2015. ODA has been called out in the White House’s Next Generation Learning summit as a promising new approach to education. Click on the link above to read the White House press release describing ODA and other parties receiving recognition.