Clubs (High School)

Oakwood supports a variety of extracurricular activities to enrich the overall experience for our students. The primary purposes of these programs are to provide opportunities for smaller groups to come together to learn about a special topic or develop a particular skill. Participation in these activities is optional, and most clubs meet during lunch.

While the school supports a wide array of possible clubs, no group should disrupt the primary operation of the school or advocate controversial positions that could adversely impact the school’s social environment. The school understands that people of good character and genuine motives can have strong feelings about various topics. These may include some of the most divisive topics of our time. While these topics will undoubtedly be discussed inside and outside the classroom, the school expects its faculty to avoid advocacy of a particular position and to do everything in its power to maintain an environment of respect for the various views deeply held on these topics. It is also expected that our students will be respectful of these varying views, even when they may strongly disagree. The school does not support the formation of any group that it believes will use school time and resources to advocate one position or another on such topics. This policy is not an indication that students should not develop informed opinions on these important topics, but that they will need to primarily look outside of the school environment, such as to their family or other organizations, as their primary source of information and opinion.