Promoting Creativity and Critical Thinking

MISSION STATEMENT

Oakland School for the Arts is a diverse and inclusive public 6-12 charter school that blends immersive, robust arts with comprehensive academics, providing integrated opportunities for collaboration, expression, and personal growth.

VISION STATEMENT

OSA students will be creative and critical thinkers who demonstrate a commitment to equity, community, collaboration, and self-reflection. Through meaningful engagement with pathway-integrated curriculum and work-based learning opportunities, graduates will be resilient and ready for college and career. Alumni will exemplify the essential value of the arts in all they do.

Hand-in-hand with the philanthropic community, OSA works to improve the greater community by:

• Serving the Oakland community through providing a unique and enriching educational experience through its arts and academic programs.

Providing a 21st Century education to over 800 creative youth through work-based learning, rigorous academics, and comprehensive student support.

• Ensuring diversity, equity and representation.

• Achieving and maintaining excellence in its programs leading to robust university acceptance and career success for students.

• Teaching and preparing the next generation of leaders in an ever-changing, turbulent world.

TOP IMAGE: Without the annual Spring Runway Show, Fashion Design students still wanted to make something that was cool and quirky, kind of like the department itself! Students created department’s zine called ‘Lilac.” BOTTOM IMAGES: Art created by Visual Art students during shelter-in-place.