News & Features

This Month at OVS

The school year concludes this month, but first students will participate in final exams, sports playoffs, spring camping trips, Advanced Placement exams, the annual Festival of Talent, and more. Here are a few key upcoming dates to remember: May 1-3 – Elementary Camping Trips May 2 – Baseball CIF playoff game at Upper Campus at […]

Outdoor Education

Spring beckons OVS students into the outdoors! From our Kindergarten students exploring Rose Valley Falls in the Los Padres National Forest to our high school students backpacking beneath the towering red arches of the Utah wilderness, outdoor adventures are a core part of the OVS experience. At all grade levels, students learn to appreciate, respect, […]

College Acceptances

After more than 400 applications and nearly 160 acceptance offers, our 30 seniors have made their decisions and are college bound. They will attend universities large and small, public and private in every region of the United States, as well as Europe. The matriculation list includes: UCLA, UC San Diego, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, […]

Track Heads to CIF

By Avery Colborn (L16) Ojai Valley School runners and throwers brought home nearly a dozen medals this past week at the school’s first Omega League final track meet with two athletes earning spots in CIF preliminary meet at Carpinteria High on Saturday, May 4. The two headed to CIF are junior Corbin Muller, who dominated […]

Resident Life

Dress dinner, chess matches, basketball pick-up games, study hall, laughter with friends, and so much more. Resident Life at OVS gives students in grades 3-12 the opportunity to live and learn among their peers with a support of a family-like environment and caring dorm parents. Learn more about the Resident Program under the Student Life […]

Robotics

At OVS, we seek to foster creativity and problem solving by incorporating robotics and engineering into the technology curriculum. In middle school, students have the opportunity to program drones, robots, as well as electronic and word processing skills. Students are further challenged in high school with computer science classes as well as opportunities to get […]

Equestrian

Our middle school equestrians ventured into the outdoors this past weekend in preparation for their upcoming spring camping trip! Four riders and two instructors explored the trails in the Ventura River Preserve, a protected area for hikers and horseback riders that meanders along the Ventura River in the Ojai Valley. The site offers an excellent […]

Performing Arts

The middle school will perform The Sound of Music during one spectacular show in the Greenberg Activities Center at 3:30 p.m. on March 23 during Spring Family Weekend. Come out and support performing arts at Lower Campus!

Baseball

Ojai Valley School’s baseball team continues to have a strong  season, with only one loss in league play.  

Competitive Robotics

The OVS competitive robotics teams participated at the LA/SoCal Regional Championships last weekend, concluding a stellar season in the FIRST Tech Challenge’s robotics league. Teams Spudnik and Spudbot fought hard against 46 other strong teams at the event hosted at Monrovia High School. Although they did not advance to the World Championship in Houston, they […]