OAKLAND SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (OSA) IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDED BY GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN - THEN OAKLAND'S MAYOR - IN 2002. FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, OSA HAS BEEN SERVING OVER 800 STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-12 TUITION-FREE. OSA IS HOUSED IN UPTOWN OAKLAND'S HISTORIC FOX THEATER AND NEWBERRY BUILDING. OSA IS A LINKED LEARNING PATHWAY SCHOOL OFFERING AN IMMERSIVE ARTS PROGRAM AND A STRONG ACADEMIC CURRICULUM. WE SERVE YOUTH FROM ACROSS THE BAY AREA WITH A PREFERENCE FOR OAKLAND-BASED STUDENTS. OSA STUDENTS COMPLETE A CHALLENGING ACADEMIC CURRICULUM WITH AN EMPHASIS IN ONE OF TEN ARTISITIC FIELDS: AUDIO PRODUCTION AND ENGINEERING, DANCE, DIGITAL MEDIA, FASHION DESIGN, INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, LITERARY ARTS, PRODUCTION DESIGN, THEATRE, VISUAL ARTS AND VOCAL MUSIC.
