Roundtable Q&A: Cultural exploration
From the classroom to the boardroom, and everywhere in between, culture plays an outsized role in how we interact with people and present ourselves to the world.
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.
I’m on TV!
Does everyone on your screen look like you? TV and movie stars run Hollywood, but they also affect how we see ourselves.
75 Years of Respect
One of the founders of Voices magazine shares her reflections nearly 30 years later.
75 Years of Social Justice & Diversity
Alumna Karina Murillo returned to college in search of ways to bring diversity and equity to the classroom.
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.
My American identity
Diversity is what makes America great. At a time when the country is increasingly divided, we embrace our differences in perspective.
Under the microscope: Education in America
In America's schools, teachers know best. It's time we start listening to them.
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.
Out with the new, in with the old
As conventional children’s toys become more obsolete, Pacific Oaks Children’s School is encouraging traditional methods of play to benefit child development.
Roundtable Q&A: Big problems, little minds
Wide-eyed childhood innocence, once lost, is difficult to recover.
Per-spec-tive: A word from President Dr. Jack Paduntin
President Dr. Jack Paduntin reflects on how embracing different perspectives helps strengthen our community.
