Playa Mill Valley Competitors

MCDS is an independent K-8 coed day school enrolling 600 students at a 35-acre campus in Corte Madera, 10 miles north of San Francisco. The school's mission is to "create an inclusive community of learning that inspires curiosity, empathy and action." We enroll children from both San Francisco and Marin County. In addition to an engaging curriculum balancing academics, arts and athletics, current strategic initiatives focus on technology, environmental sustainability, and community and global connections. MCDS is particularly concerned with supporting its outstanding faculty and professional staff, with strong emphasis on professional development. Every employee helps to create a learning community in which all seek to improve as practitioners, learners, and team members. Members of the faculty and professional staff are bright, collaborative and passionate. MCDS is an equal opportunity employer and promotes the principles and practices of diversity throughout the school community.

Marin Academy is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory high school, located in San Rafael, California, twelve miles north of San Francisco. Marin Academy is recognized as an innovative school whose blend of rigorous college preparation and distinguished performing and visual arts occupies a unique place in secondary education. We are a school which seeks to balance its commitment to providing an outstanding academic curriculum alongside a variety of challenging experiences – among them athletics, outdoor education, and service learning – when, taken as a whole, constitute a Marin Academy education. The MA community is based on respect and trust, where students and teachers relate to each other as individuals as they encourage each other to "think," "question," and "create." The Marin Academy graduate is a self-directed, lifelong learner who approaches the world with sensitivity, creativity, passion, confidence and a strong sense of purpose.

Mission We provide an excellent education that enables all students to achieve academic success and reach their full potential. We prepare our students to be responsible, contributing members of our community and wise stewards of our natural environment. Vision Our learning community inspires, engages, and empowers students to become lifelong learners and productive global citizens Recognized and respected at both the state and national levels, the Mill Valley School District has developed a reputation for its ability to create exceptional learning programs. Teachers are given the academic freedom and support to create higher level learning activities and projects, designed to challenge the “whole child”. The Mill Valley School District is located 8 miles north of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California. The district has 5 elementary schools and 1 middle school with an enrollment of approximately 3,250 students in grades K through 8. Four of the schools are located within the City of Mill Valley, while two are located in the adjacent unincorporated areas of Strawberry Point and Tamalpais Valley. The District also includes the unincorporated communities of Alto, Almonte, Homestead Valley, and Muir Beach. The community has been rated as one of the top 20 best small towns in America by Smithsonian magazine.