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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...