Oxford Elementary School
Janet Levenson, Principal
Lety (Leticia) Marquez, School Secretary
1130 Oxford Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone: (510) 644-6300
Aaron Grayson, Coordinator
LEARNS After School Program
Phone: (510) 644-8883
- Bell Schedule
- Oxford School Plan 2010-11
- Oxford PTA
- School Accountability Report Card 2008-09
- School Accountability Report Card 2007-08
- School Accountability Report Card 2006-07
- API Report
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School Information
Oxford School is a small school tucked into the hillside in north Berkeley with approximately 270 students in 13 classrooms. The small size of the school combined with the excellent staff and the strong support from families makes it a wonderful community. The teachers at Oxford are committed to educating every child and are very sensitive to students' individual needs. We offer rigorous and stimulating learning experiences in a nurturing and supportive educational environment. This setting is sustained by the responsible, disciplined attitudes our students acquire through discussion of essential values that teach them to do the right things in their daily living with each other. Our weekly school-wide community meetings explore the nature of empathy, conscience, self-control, respect, kindness, tolerance and fairness, and promote solid learning progress and strong self-esteem for all students. In addition, Oxford continues to educate with community involvement in mind. Our staff has a keen understanding that what makes this all work is learning to listen to students and working in collaboration with their families.
There are many opportunities for enriching experiences aside from the regular classroom activities and lessons. All our kindergarten through third graders work weekly in our school garden which has recently been expanded and renovated thanks to the Berkeley Schools Excellence Project. Students learn to investigate and ask inquisitive questions, which in turn lead them to reflect upon their place in and responsibility for the world. All students in the school receive weekly music instruction, with 4th and 5th graders getting instrumental music two times per week. We work collaboratively with Bay Area Children First to provide students the opportunity to learn social skills and self-awareness strategies in a small group setting. Oxford has a long tradition of infusing the arts and a concern for humanity and the environment into all aspects of the curriculum.
Parent support provides a strong foundation for our students. We are so fortunate to have ongoing parent support for our endeavors. When something needs to be done, when we need to raise funds to support our supplemental programs, there is always a parent willing to help. Whether it's taking time to read with a sick child or "organizing the troops" for the Harvest Fair, our learning community extends beyond teachers and students to include families as well. "At Oxford," sums up Principal Janet Levenson, "the whole school comes together to make sure that every child receives support to grow and learn and to achieve his or her full potential. We invite you to be part of our school community!"