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Oct 17

Three Lessons from Saint Francis: Celebrating the Season of Creation

Each year from September 1 to October 4, faith communities worldwide unite in prayer, advocacy, and action to protect Earth, our common...

Dec 5, 2023

Immersive Trips and Travel Studies

Justice Immersion Trips O'Dowd students are invited to participate in our justice immersion trips as they learn about social justice,...

Mar 10, 2022

Gender Justice at O’Dowd

Over the last five years, O’Dowd has been taking intentional steps to respond to the broader cultural problems of sexual misconduct,...

Oct 13, 2021

Dragon to Dragon: Career Day Conversation Leads to Leadership Opportunity

Lou Richie ’89, Cordelia Kuiper Rauch ’22, Gianna Galvan ’23, Elizabeth Leslie ’89 Logging on to virtual Career Day last Spring, Cordelia...

Jul 20, 2021

Students Give Back to the Oakland Community through O’Dowd ‘Friends Project’

Service learning at O’Dowd calls students to engage with our school’s charism of Finding God in All Things – supporting students to find...

May 3, 2021

Public Art: O’Dowd Students Think Critically about Memorializing the Past

This spring, our AP English students engaged in scholarship and debate on issues related to public art – researching the removal,...

Sep 28, 2020

O’Dowd Students Support Vulnerable Seniors: Transforming Lives with Healthy Food

One of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is rising food scarcity and hunger for individuals and families across the United...

Jul 30, 2020

Community Healing and Change

A Message from President J.D. Childs and Principal Chris Smart, Ed.D. Dear O’Dowd Students and Parents, We want to recognize and respond...

Jun 22, 2020

Racial Justice at O’Dowd

A Message from President J.D. Childs and Board of Regents Chair Kevin Kelly Dear O’Dowd Community, Our recent letter, “A More Just,...

Feb 4, 2020

O’Dowd Students Lead Bay Area Teach-In for Justice

On January 25, 2020, two days before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, nearly 150 students and teachers from ten Bay Area high schools...