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Mount Tamalpais School, 100 Harvard Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 (Telephone 415-383-9434), is a coeducational day school enrolling children in Kindergarten through Grade 8. The suburban community of Mill Valley is 12 miles north of San Francisco in Marin County. Students have access to the museums, theater, opera, symphony, and ballet of the city, and visit the Pacific Ocean and Mount Tamalpais for hiking and nature study. Private bus service is available between the school and local communities; public bus stops are within walking distance of
the campus.
Mount Tamalpais School is dedicated to the active pursuit of knowledge and to integrity, community service and fairness. We want our students to embrace diversity, honoring the value of each individual's strengths, choices, feelings and ideas. We strive to celebrate the human spirit by being responsible members of our families, our school community, and our world. We are committed to a strong, interactive and multidisciplinary curriculum, designed to challenge and enlighten, and to faculty who serve as guides and role models for our students.
Founder and Director Kathleen M. Mecca, Ph.D., established the school in 1976. Mount Tamalpais School seeks to provide students with a solid academic foundation and to foster a genuine enthusiasm for learning. The departmentalized, integrated curriculum for Grades 1-8 focuses on concepts and research skills and permits each teacher to use a variety of methods and materials to strengthen individual skills. In addition, small-group instruction maximizes the inherent potential of each child and fosters respect for each student's interests and abilities.
A nonprofit organization, Mount Tamalpais School is governed by a Board of Trustees that includes parents, alumni parents, alumni, and community members. The Parent Council holds social and fund-raising events and coordinates family volunteer assistance to the school. The school is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and also holds membership in the National Association of Independent Schools, the Educational Records Bureau, the Secondary School Admissions Test Board, and the Educational Testing Service.
Mount Tamalpais School admits students of any race, religion, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities available at the school.
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