A Greater Purpose
Alumna Denise Smith knew she wanted to do more to help children. The water crisis in her hometown of Flint, Michigan provided the chance to answer the call.
How a helping hand created a humanitarian
Meet the Pacific Oaks College alumnus whose personal experience fleeing Vietnam as a child refugee inspired him to become a mentor and advocate for those experiencing homelessness.
How Pacific Oaks Prepares Early Childhood Educators to Support the Whole Child
Explore how Pacific Oaks equips future educators with trauma-informed strategies, emergent curriculum, and culturally responsive teaching to support every child.
Meet the Nelsons
As Eric and Elyssa Nelson, Pacific Oaks alumni and the founders of the Child Educational Center, begin their next chapter, we revisit their history and legacy.
A Word from Pacific Oaks: In-ten-tion
in.ten.tion. n., an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result
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.
Lessons for life
For nearly 75 years, young minds have been nurtured beneath the trees of Shady Lane. Those experiences—ripe with discovery—can stay with them for years to come. We asked four generations of alumni to share their favorite memories and lasting lessons from their time at the Children’s School.
7 Ways Pacific Oaks Integrates STEAM in Early Childhood Education
At Pacific Oaks College, STEAM in early childhood education means hands-on, child-led learning that builds curiosity, problem-solving, and confidence from the start.
Trending: #FightforJustice
From pounding the pavement to using hashtags, activists have found a new way to unite.
On the Shoulders of Giants
Since the founding of Pacific Oaks Children's School, visionaries have passed the torch from one generation to the next. Their legacy endures.
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.
Hope: A word from President Jack Paduntin
This year's theme from Voices magazine shows how Pacific Oaks has been a light in trying times.
