Private Schools

My family recently moved from Texas to California for Gillispie, where I work and where my daughter is enrolled in Kindergarten. I'm continuing to learn about the importance of raising empathetic children and the positive impact it has on their academic and personal lives; about the need for plentiful play and recess in elementary education; about how teaching children to ask questions and to learn by experimentation and iterative design is so critical. These are just a few areas where Gillispie shines. I'm so lucky to get to see my daughter building the foundations now (kindness, curiosity, communication, love of learning) that will be so impactful on what she can contribute to the world when she's all grown up.

Our Daughters both are excelling! Our oldest just aced her ISEE exams and got into the middle school of her choice! Our youngest is reading and loves subtraction at age 5.

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I love this school and staff super great with these children

Extremely positive experience. Small class sizes, outstanding teachers and staff, warm community are a few of the positives. What says it all is after 9 years, my kids still love going tio school and are excited about learning. The school's mission statement is refreshing and I greatly value the focus on community service and social emotional learning.

it's not a special needs school. This school is highly academic experiential learning model. They can sometimes acommodate special needs depending on what the needs are but they are not aimed at attracting special needs. It is an unbelievably Fantastic School with amazing teachers looking for bright, engaged learners. An incredible oasis in a sea of mediocrity.

The campus is beautiful! The staff is diverse as well as the student body. Even though I don't attend MHS it's a amazing school. Making school fun again😀

I have 2 children currently attending St. Raphael School, both of who are excited for their school year to start. I think that Marin is full of a lot of great schools to choose from, but I have not found one as family oriented as St. Raphael. The class sizes are small, which allows for a lot of individual attention. I especially like the fact that the principal, as well as every teacher and staff member at the school, appear to make an effort to get to know each child at the school and are always available for meetings, discussions, etc.

An amazing community that provides an excellent education both academically and in helping children develop into confident, productive and caring adolescents.

It would be hard to imagine a school more dedicated to its students. The education is truly special, prioritizing the child, fostering an environment which helps children love to learn.

I can't wait to participate in the GRA 2017 with you!

Excellent teacher to student ratio. My 10 year old daughter loves the specialty classes of STEAM, Art, Spanish, and Theatre. Walking distance to downtown Fairfax which is a close knit community. My daughter has grown tremendously in her confidence socially and academically.

We loved our experience with Mark Day School. My kids thrived in the warm, caring community. It was a wonderful, nuturing place for them to grow-up.

Waldorf education is the fastest growing educational model in the country for a reason. These guys insulate the young kids from social media stress, and they modulate homework to keep the kids sane. A wonderful experience that creates wonderfully successful young adults.

I'm very happy with my sons academic development since he started going to school here.

This school is amazing, so sad to see it go :(