Head of School Welcome

I am thrilled to welcome you to Mount Tamalpais School. We are a school that lives our mission: at Mount Tamalpais School, Learning is Revered, and Education is Joyful. As you read the pages of this website and, I hope, tour our campus, you will see that MTS combines serious learning with serious fun.

As both Head of School and parent to a fourth and sixth grader, I am struck by four things that make Mount Tamalpais School exceptional:

1.    Teachers who teach what they love. MTS is one of few schools that is departmentalized throughout grades K-8, allowing a passionate historian to teach history and a math-lover to teach math. The result is the development of students who are excited about what they are learning and well-prepared for their next steps, as evidenced by our high school placement success.

2.    A phenomenal commitment to each child's artistic and athletic development. The athlete delivers lines on the stage enthusiastically, the artist jumps higher than she thought possible on the basketball court, and every child discovers new talents and passions.

3.    Partnership with families to raise good children. Our focus on developing the whole child extends beyond our robust social-emotional learning curricula. Day in and day out, we remain focused on the school values of Lead with Kindness and Practice Active Inclusion. We also care about please and thank you. The result is students who are mature yet still children. Keeping kids young is so important for me as a parent.

4.    A commitment to inclusion and belonging. We are dedicated to the ongoing, institutional work essential to a diverse, inclusive environment where all voices are heard and valued. Excellence in education requires that school community members truly feel that they belong.

As you spend time with us, you will discover the magic of scientists teaching science, the beauty of students who wear uniforms and call teachers by their first names, and the respectful confidence of an eighth grade student who has grown up in a community that “Honors Childhood” while also encouraging students to “Ask What’s Possible?”

I look forward to welcoming you to our wonderful community!

Andrew P. Davis

Head of School