Waldorf Public Charter School Open to Everyone Oakland, California
Community School welcomes you!
our mission & vision
The Community School for Creative Education partners with families and communities to provide a rigorous college-preparatory program integrated into a culturally rich, arts-infused, highly personalized curriculum Waldorf education for the diverse students of Oakland to promote equity and prepare culturally competent, well-rounded, lifelong learners to lead, contribute to, and successfully participate in our rapidly changing multicultural society.
The Community School for Creative Education envisions a future in which all children have access to quality education; all children experience success in community and career; and youth voices contribute in valued and meaningful ways to the success of a thriving, equitable, and multicultural society. Community School is an organization that stands with and for children, families and the community of Oakland and its surrounding neighborhoods. In our service, we aim to align head, heart and hand, following our Waldorf Equity-Focused Model. As Oakland and the country's first Intercultural Public Waldorf School, we partner with organizations that are aligned to our vision, mission, values, and actions.
With your donations we can continue to fund our mission and further the development and education of our students!
Community Announcements
BREAKFAST IS SERVED!
Mornings can be hectic and making sure your kids eat a healthy breakfast can be difficult with today’s busy lifestyle. The easiest way to assure that kids are getting a nutritionally balanced meal in the morning is to participate in the School Breakfast Program. Fortunately, a nutritious, balanced meal is offered at CSCE at the start of each school day from 8:00-8:30am. The best part is that students eat for free!
School breakfast will energize your child’s day. It provides them with a healthy start and gives them the fuel they need to perform their very best. A nutritious breakfast is proven to help students be more alert so they can learn more in class and it gives children plenty of vitamins and nutrients for a strong and healthy body.
So, help your child start the day right! Participate in CSCE’s School Breakfast Program. This instituion is an equal opportunity provider.
CSCE provides free breakfast, lunch, snack, and supper to our students regardless of income.
Find our upcoming and current school meal schedules on our 2022 news page!
Dear CSCE Community:
Thank you for your support over the last 13 years! We’re excited to confirm the Alameda County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve CSCE’s charter for the 2021-2026 term.
We are thankful to:
Alameda County Board of Education President Knowles, Vice President McDonald, and Board Trustees
Alameda County Superintendent of Schools Monroe
Alameda County Office of Education Executive Director and Staff
CSCE Students and Families
CSCE Teachers and Staff
CSCE Key Partners AHC and FIAEB and Many More
CSCE Community
Our team has been hard at work providing the best educational opportunities for our students, and we look forward to a strong finish to the school year and our future growth and improvement over the next five years.
If you’d like to apply for the 2021-22 school year, click here.
Congratulations to all!
Dr. Oberman and CSCE Administration
From Mills College :
Head, heart, and hand. The Community School for Creative Education (CSCE), our public school partner offering Waldorf Education in Oakland, CA, is a perfect example of the intersection of leadership and compassion toward community care. Like school leaders across this nation, new principal, Candice Paul, and Executive Director and School Founder, Dr. Ida Oberman, along with the school leadership team, staff, community, and families, found it necessary to not only figure out the continuity of instruction upon receiving the county’s shelter-in-place order but soon realized there was more to consider.
Enjoy some clips from the Celebratory 8th Grade Graduation
Change the Story/ Change the World, The Story of Community School
Interview with CSCE ED&Founder Dr Oberman
Waldorf Public Talk and Workshop Series
Join Ms. Anna Rainville's Dancing Feet and Shining Stars Around the Zoom Hearth
Veteran Waldorf Educator Ms. Betty Staley Discusses Tending the Spark - Lighting the Future for Middle School Students. Recording of talk available here.
CSCE NEWS
Join us for the 2022 new families orientation and onboarding! For more details on times and activities click here.
Globally Mills / CSCE is making the news.
See "International Waldorf Campus" Speaker Series Fall Winter 2021 where the CSCE ED makes top billing as 2nd speaker in this global speaker series - drawing from the work here in Oakland.
Learn more and register by clicking here:
www.international-campus-waldorf.com
Award Winning School!
- CSCE Wins High Growth Award
- Award-Winning Public Oakland School!
- CSCE Parent Wins State-Wide 2019 Hart Vision Volunteer of the Year Award!
CSCE is proud to be CA/USA Center of the Global Emergency Pedagogy. With our siblings around the world we say in many languages and one voice: Crisis is a Chance
Noted FIAEB Director of Organizing Ms Emma Paulino and CSCE make the news!
learning continuity plan
School Video
Community School for Creative Education, 2020
Change the Story/Change the World Podcast
At the Center for the Study of Art & Community we believe that arts-centered learning is necessary for the healthy development of every child. Ida Oberman has spent the last 10 years making this a reality for public schools students in east Oakland. Hear the story and get inspired on the most recent episode of Change the Story / Change the World.
We stand against racism
CSCE Stands United Against Racism
CSCE is a Sanctuary School
CSCE prides itself on creating a safe environment for our students, our staff and our community. We will continue to offer support and guidance for the challenges students face so they can be prepared to contribute to a successful future for all.
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Students will be considered for admission without regard to ethnicity, national origin, gender, disability, or achievement level. The CSCE will strive to meet the district % of sub-group representations. The Community School for Creative Education will be non-sectarian in its programs, admission policies, employment practices, and all other operations, and will not charge tuition nor discriminate against any student based on ethnicity, national origin, gender, or disability. The Community School for Creative Education is open to all students in the state of California who wish to attend the school.
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