Live Oak School SF

Kindies didn’t have help from their eighth grade buddies for valentine making this year. Missing these moments in today’s celebration of friendship.

Celebrating friendship today acknowledging that these days we’re a little more distant, but not less connected. Looking forward to more lunch dates, walks, games, partner work, and coordinating outfits.

The Class of 2009 participating in service projects throughout their eighth grade year at Live Oak. From park and beach cleanups to letter writing campaign for Darfur, developing a sense of agency is key to service learning. Next week, we’ll spend some time as a school engaging in service projects during our annual Day of Service! #tbt #liveoakschoolsfalumni #lossfalumni

The extra time at home is perfect for our middle school students to practice their Spanish and get some chores done ¿Quien quiere limpiar el baño?

Happy Monday! Music seems like the ticket after lunch!

When did you get back from Mars? Can’t wait to hear more travel stories We’re back on campus this week! Starting the week with gratitude for the continued care our entire community is taking to make our in-person learning possiblethank you!

#tbt to engaging in peaceful demonstration during the Potrero Hill Peace March

Staying connected to classmates in the Branches program has been made easier with technology. Students engage in partner work that builds writing and reading skills, sharing feedback and comments with each other. It’s also a good time to catch up with a friend!

Post lunch chillin

We’re back! It’s been nice connecting today hearing about breaks and meeting new pups. It’s with this strong sense of community that our students develop the confidence to be curious. And when it’s still forming, it’s okay to ask questions via your cat. We’ll use all the tools to have important conversations about civil rights, leading to our annual day of service in a few weeks.

New York-based artist Kara Walker is best known for her candid investigation of race, gender, and violence through silhouetted figures. Using Walker’s work as inspiration, fifth grade students created silhouette vignettes that told a story.

A look back at how we learned, played, and built friendships the first half of the year! We’ll be ready for more laughter when we return from break on January 4!

Thank you seventh grade families for the yummy snacks to power us through Tuesday! Not pictured, all the La Colombe coffee in the fridge :)

Spotted. Class of 2021. So good to see y’all on campus!

Drop Everything and Read Day! Today deepened our love of reading and appreciation of stories!

Outside learning classroom for our middle school students. Our students and faculty continue to demonstrate flexibility like no other. Welcome back Middle School!

Next best thing to playing in the snow. Welcome back everyone!

Cardboard pop art sculptures inspired by Venezuelan artist Marisol created by sixth grade students! Much of our art curriculum has been reimagined this year to make it accessible to students on campus and those on School From Home. What’s true is that our students continue to explore their artistic identities in creative ways!

Our first author visits were a success! Thank you to Diana Farid and Afsaneh Moridian for sharing your stories and answering questions about the writing process, favorite books, and overall good fun with our K-3 students today. You can purchase copies of their books through Books, Inc during the Book Fest and support Live Oak using the code LIVEOAK2020.

Our fourth grade students are back on campus, and making themselves at home in our library!

We’re always excited about @speak.sf events, but we’re super excited about hosting this next one! Mark your calendars! SAVE THE DATE continues!!! A conversation panel with Valarie Kaur and the Head of School from @liveoaksf , Virginia Paik, on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 10AM. A virtual SPEAK event. Further details and registration link coming soon! #valariekaur #liveoakschool #speaksf #parenteducation #equality #justiceforall #100%human #liberty #freedom #respect #welearnandweeducate #togetherness #community

Okay Live Oakanyone else need a dance break? Follow along to C3PO, who joined us for our virtual Halloween celebration! #tbt

Do we have enough resolve in our hearts to act courageously, relentlessly, without giving up?

Our students have one message: Vote! It matters. Tune into our stories for glimpses into some of the conversations and ways our students and faculty have engaged in this election.

Our second graders wrote a song with the help of singer-songwriter Rachel Garlin to inspire change and positive actions. Take a listen. And be inspired! We can turn this world around for the better Starting today.

A few snaps of our Virtual Halloween Paradestill spooky and fun! Thanks to everyone who participated!

It’s a tradition for middle school drama students to practice makeup application. Here are photos from last year! We can’t wait to see what everyone will do for our Halloween Celebration tomorrow! Tag us :)

Conversations with John at recess40 years strong.

We held a reception for our kindergarten parents and guardians last week. Zoom allowed us to have a creative moment, as they sketched their neighbor. It was a fun way to make connections and meet our adult community!

Thank you to all our families who volunteered during our Garden Work Day events. They picked up leaf litter, fertilized fruit trees and shrubs, watered, pruned back vines, and harvested potatoes! Swipe through to see the results of their hard work!

We’re going into the weekend feeling the glow of 10 million golden suns! That expression (coined by a kindergartener) captures the joy we felt seeing our K-2 students back on Mariposa. Thank you to our supportive community for working with us to make this happen!

A Live Oak education is designed to inspire every learner! Hear from community voices about how Live Oak enagages students to become life long learners. #liveoaksf #inspireverylearner Find out more at https://www.liveoaksf.org/admissions/overview

Who’s ready for Halloween? #tbt