Ojai Valley School

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Coordinates34°27′0″N 119°9′38″W / 34.45000°N 119.16056°W / 34.45000; -119.16056
TypePrivate, Boarding, Day
Established1912
Head of schoolCraig Floyd
Ojai Valley School
Location
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United States
Coordinates34°27′0″N 119°9′38″W / 34.45000°N 119.16056°W / 34.45000; -119.16056
Information
TypePrivate, Boarding, Day
Established1912
Head of schoolCraig Floyd
Faculty13
Campus size425 acres (1.72 km2)
ColorsGreen and White
AthleticsCross Country, Basketball, Soccer, Flag Football, Track and Field, Baseball.
MascotSpud
Websitewww.ovs.org

Ojai Valley School is a co-educational independent boarding school in the Ojai Valley near the city of Ojai, California, United States. The school was founded in 1912 and offers pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade education.[1]

The motto of the school is Integer Vitae ("wholeness of life" or "symmetry of life").[2]

The school is located on two campuses in the Ojai Valley. The Lower Campus, located near downtown Ojai, enrolls day and resident students in grades pre-kindergarten to eight. The facilities include a performing arts center, dormitories, a library, an art studio, a woodshop, a technology center, athletic fields, a swimming pool, two fields totaling half an acre, and stables for the equestrian program.

The Upper Campus is located seven miles (11 km) from downtown Ojai, in the east of the valley in Upper Ojai. The 195 acres (0.79 km2) campus enrolls day and resident students in grades nine to twelve. The campus is situated on a former cattle ranch and facilities include dormitories, classrooms, athletic fields, a climbing wall and ropes course, a swimming pool, and art and ceramics studios.

Students participate in outdoor education, equestrian, fine and performing arts programs, as well as athletics and community service.

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