75 Years of Legacy
Priscilla Gamb, current board member and the daughter of Pacific Oaks’ first president, has seen the school evolve and shape minds her entire life.
The Center for Community and Social Impact Puts Theory Into Action
Based at Pacific Oaks College, the center has expertise to address community concerns.
Just my size!
Before the early 20th century, the classroom wasn’t built for children. Maria Montessori’s theory revolutionized education. Included among her many contributions to the field were child-sized tables and chairs, in a room built just for them.
Rejoicing in our views, visions, and variety
Respect, diversity, social justice, and inclusion are core values at Pacific Oaks. Enjoy highlights below from events this year that celebrate the unique voices of our shared community.
Excursion into empathy
Ten days abroad gave Pacific Oaks students a new perspective on the global immigration crisis and a new tool with which to practice their profession: compassion.
Under the microscope: Education in America
In America's schools, teachers know best. It's time we start listening to them.
Global citizen
On November 22, 1963, 13-year-old Patricia Breen woke up in Tokyo to news she would never forget. President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated in Dallas. Within minutes, word spread across the globe—all the way to the American Embassy where her father was stationed.
Who’s afraid of AI? Not these award-winning educators.
Two experts in high-tech education address the future of AI technology in classroom instruction.
Healing a house divided
Partisan lines are being drawn in the living room and at the dinner table. But it's never too late to erase them.
Ordinary magic in extraordinary times
What does history and research teach us about what we can expect for the COVID-19 generation, after enduring a crisis like no other?
Broken Bootstraps
Along with financial hardship, people living in poverty face physical, mental, and emotional trauma. Social workers are uniquely positioned to help overcome it.
A Word from Pacific Oaks: In-ten-tion
in.ten.tion. n., an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result
