In the fall of 2025, the staff at Ohlone, in partnership with the Core Values Committee, set out to revisit the Core Values and the Goals of an Ohlone Education. Our charge was to reshape current Ohlone Core Values & Goals into a clear, cohesive set of 3–5 Core Values that reflect our school’s vision and culture for today and tomorrow.   Considerations: The committee was charged with incorporating broad input at every stage of the process as well as thinking carefully about h

On September 10, 1985, Ohlone principal Jim Matthiott conducted an opening ceremony on the new farm – a chain-link fence around a bare patch of dirt. With the vision of teachers, parents and students, the farm grew into the thriving learning environment we know today. Over the past four decades—and through innumerable hours of parent volunteer work—the farm has become the amazing outdoor classroom we’ve inherited in 2025. From the first apple trees planted in memory of the Ch

"The Ohlone way is not about any one way of instructing, it's not about any one way of volunteering. It's about the community spirit."

The former Ohlone principal reflects on what makes the school special and resilient through tough times during the pandemic.

Dive into the history and wonders of Ohlone's Farm in a video tour.

Newspaper articles archived by the Palo Alto Historical Association

2024 description of an Ohlone education from the PAUSD website.