Learning Beyond the Classroom

Live Oak students are regularly leaving the classroom to learn from the world around them. Kindergartners experience an array of San Francisco's parks, sights, and neighborhoods on weekly Friday field trips. We make it a point to help expose our students to experiences that deepen their understanding of academic concepts while collecting valuable insights into how these skills make meaning in their everyday life. Field trips like the sixth grade "Our Changing City" exploration of San Francisco's evolving neighborhoods allow our students to experience the richness of the city they live in. In the spring of 2025, eight graders embarked on a new experiential learning opportunity with a week-long tour through the South that brought them closer to their learning about the Civil Rights Movement. 

Overnight outdoor trips present opportunities for our students to pursue learning goals beyond the walls of our school. The trips allow our students to deepen their learning and expand their connections with peers. The administrative and faculty teams work in partnership with outside organizations to provide our students in grades 4-8 with opportunities ranging from recreating a Russian settlement in Ft. Ross to a backpacking trip in Pinnacles National Forest. Some new overnight experiences in recent years have included a fourth grade visit to Westminster Woods, a sixth grade outing to Big Sur, and a seventh grade trip to Yosemite.

Every Live Oak student and staff member is a member of a mixed grade Grove. Groves encourage a sense of belonging, connectedness, and responsibility. Middle school students take on leadership roles in these groups, acting as models for social interaction and supporting younger students in Grove activities and community projects. One of Live Oak's long-standing traditions is the annual Sunflower Assembly where new kindergartners in each Grove are formally introduced by their eighth grade buddies to the broader school community at the beginning of the school year as an expression of welcoming and inclusion. 

活橡树营是一年中最令人期待的活动！在教师和家长的支持下，学生们接受了新的挑战，从与同学们一起睡在小屋里，攀岩，"北极熊游泳"，到安静地写日记，以及表演节目。在教师、营地工作人员和家长的支持下，学生们接受了新的挑战，从与同学睡在小屋里、攀岩、"北极熊游泳 "到安静地写日记，以及在才艺表演中表演。 

Twice a year, Live Oak middle school students stage a full play geared for the enjoyment of San Francisco families. The productions give seventh and eighth graders the opportunity to sharpen their acting skills or participate in the stage crew to help bring the production to life. These performances are open to the public and sell out every year. Live Oak students put on two full scale productions each year. In recent years, productions have included, James and the Giant Peach (fall 2025), The Princess and the Pea (spring 2025), and At the Hop (fall 2024). 

五至八年级学生的课后运动包括越野、排球、篮球和五人制足球。教练的重点是技能发展、良好的体育精神和领导力，同时为社会和团体互动提供积极的机会。低年级学生有机会参加足球和跆拳道，这是我们的根与枝强化项目的一部分。 

Live Oak offers a robust and engaging slate of afterschool activities through its Extended Day Programs. From the popular taekwondo courses to foreign language, art, and robotics, there are so many ways for Live Oak students to continue learning and growing beyond the school day. Extended Day offerings are available to all students across grades K-8 and are built around providing students even more opportunities to pursue their interests and challenge themselves in diverse ways.