WELCOME TO NOCCS
NOCCS is a progressive, community-driven school serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade.
We invite all families of K-5 students to join us in our 20th year of arts integration and intentional diversity. The Head of School leads tours every Tuesday at 9 a.m. For more information or to schedule an alternative tour time, please contact 510-655-0540 or director@noccs.org.
OUR MISSION
NOCCS is a public charter school dedicated to helping children become thoughtful, informed, and inquisitive citizens.
OUR STORY
In 2000, a diverse group of parents and educators began meeting in North Oakland to share a dream of starting a new school.
Those founders talked about how they could design a school that respected and nurtured young learners.
They developed NOCCS's 10 Core Principles, which are still at the heart of NOCCS today.
OUR CORE PRINCIPLES
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
"NOCCS is a community where the older children are nice to the younger ones even when the teachers and parents are not looking. We feel lucky to be a part of this small, intense, and beautiful school."
– NOCCS PARENT
"We are extremely happy with our experience at NOCCS. Our kindergartener is excited to come to school, has an amazing teacher who understands him well, and has already built a strong group of kind friends. "
– NOCCS PARENT
OUR LATEST INSTAGRAM UPDATES
WE BELIEVE
At NOCCS, we know that just preparing our students to excel in the classroom isn't enough.
That's why we focus on the whole child and prepare our students to be thoughtful, informed, and inquisitive citizens, so they can participate in and contribute meaningfully to the world around them.