As an alumnus (1959 - 1967), I'm disappointed that the school has chosen trendiness over substance…read more I will not give my opinion on teaching "the gender non-binary" to second graders. But I will note that parents seem to be afraid of giving their opinions, which was certainly not the case when I attended the school. In second grade, my teacher Miss Williams read "The Princess and the Goblin" to us. There was no question that the school was patriotic and valued a classical education. Today the decision makers claim that the school is just following the vision of its founders, who emphasized educating "the whole student." But I doubt that the founders would approve of what the school is doing today. The insincere virtue signaling that pretends to be social justice is not a grass-roots phenomenon but rather a fashionable elite pose that allows the unjust to pretend they care when they really do not. Imposing this on children can only be described as a travesty. The parents are trapped because it's the powers above them who have imposed this on the rest of us, and careers and reputations are at stake. Instead of socially engineering students, my alma mater needs to get back to teaching the basics and treating students as the unique individuals they are rather than as representatives of groups. The motto of the school when I went there was "A spirit always surging." Today, I would say "cringing" is a more accurate description.

Our child just completed first year here. This school has surpassed our expectations and we are…read morealready looking forward to the next school year. The environment is friendly, fun, supportive, and progressive. The facilities are fantastic, and there is ongoing construction and improvements happening. There is an emphasis on the overall child, not just academics. If your child is lucky enough to have Doug Zesiger as their teacher, I have nothing to say but the best things about him. It is sad to see Dierdre leave, though - as she has been fantastic :( Step-up day was a moving experience, and it was so cool to see the 8th graders 'stepping down', and stomping their feet when the kindergarteners 'stepped up.' It was a very memorable day! I know it sounds like I am going on about this school, but I really can not imagine a better environment for my children. There really was nothing negative I can say at all about this year. I know a few parents had gripes about the bus and after school offerings, but that is maybe all I can even think of (very minor in my opinion). We applied to a number of independent schools in San Francisco and Southern Marin and were accepted to all, but MCDS was our top and standout choice. We couldn't be happier after our first year and without hesitation highly recommend this school. I have no doubt this school is one of the best in not only the Bay Area, but in the country.

El Molino Tennis Courts are a mess. Totally cracked up surface with weeds protruding everywhere…read more Play here and stumble to break an arm or leg. Dangerous!

Hey! This is my alma mater! Loved this place when I went there as a kid, and still love it now. Of…read morecourse it has it's ups and downs - but I think that's about the same for any high school. You have the teachers that are truly an inspiration to everyone and those should have retired ages ago. Kids and interests of all sorts that come together perfectly in this rather small (compared to some HS) place. I come back for the tennis courts. They have four, nicely redone courts, that are open for the public when the school isn't using them for practice or matches during the fall & spring seasons. They were just revamped last year...I'm really hoping the kids and community will try their hardest to keep them in nice shape. There's also a great track and plenty of fields to get a game of football, soccer, baseball or ultimate frisbee in ;) ELMO! YOU KNOW!

Loved going to elementary school here as a kid. Went back to see the area and the teachers have…read morelovely flowers and food growing in the halls.

Mrs. Paul is awesome. She is the best teacher ever. She is funny and sarcastic which makes me want…read moreto go to school.

The only time I come to this school is for band competitions but every time I have come I have been…read morepleased. It seems to be well organized. The campus is always clean. The staff is nice and helpful.

nice school grounds and a huge stadium. went here for the Street Band Competitionread more

A great Private School that give you laptops in 4th-8th grade. Instead of SMART boards, they use…read morePromethean Activboards which is another interactive board. It has only been up for 3 or 4 years, but it is an amazing school. www.thehealdsbugschool.com or .org

Stregnths: Math and Science. Weakness: Language program and leadership. Overall a good education.read more

The sheer enjoyment of giving an opinion to my high school as an adult seems so beautifully…read morecathartic, and so wrong. Just perfect, so me. Why is Tam so much more fly than when I went there? It's not like I went to school in the dark ages. I'm not forty. I'm not embarassed to tell anyone that I'm 26 years of age and that I was class of 2000. That school, for the area that we are in was incredibly ghetto in my opinion a few years back. Our science classes had no new equipment and so we would be stuck with twenty year old beakers that you couldn't read the measurements on. The glass on the tubes seemed so thin I was always terrified it would break in my hands when I put them in the centrifuge (oh yeah, sorry, we didn't have a centrifuge, bummer). My drama department, for whom I will represent until I die, holla CTE, holla, had productions in a ghetto side room attached to the gym which we called "the black box". Folding chairs half falling apart and duck taped stage boxes were what we used to create "lavish" productions and blocking. But I guess maybe we had it better. We needed to create bigger and larger concepts in order to make the meager surroundings fantastic to our audience. We had to work harder. The back parking lot was filled with potholes, which would damage my car. Hence, the fact I was that asshole student that parked my nice car in Mead theatre (yes, right in Mead theatre to those that know it) and for some reason got away with it. Must have been that crazy rockstar mentality of "fuck you, and who gives a fuck" that I had back then, and still retain to this current day. Some of my teachers were incredible, hence the four stars, that's just for you guys! I had some inspirational teachers that literally changed my life like Dr. Cruz and Susan Brashear. They helped to make me believe in myself and were my home away from home while going through those difficult formative years which I try to keep telling them have never really gone away. My high school reunion is coming up soon. I'll be interested to see all those people that I never really liked that tried to cheat off of my science and foreign language tests, who I never let. It wasn't my fault that they didn't study or get it. I'll have to re-dye my hair the color it is now, pink, which is the color it was in school 8 years ago. Oh, and show up in my Ferrari with one of my sexy high school teachers that they'll probably assume I was sleeping with in school (did I? hmmmm......) as my date so that I can really come back and throw 'em through a loop. I do have a note to my science teacher at Tam though. You know who you are, the one that told me that I would never become of anything, and that I was cheating beacuse I didn't need to study like the other kids, because I understood it and it came second nature to me. The one that told me I should be a writer and not a veterinarian. Well hey there, I was top of my class in Boston in sciences. So eat that shit bitch! See staff of Tamalpais High School!!!! I haven't changed a bit. I just have a better car, more authority, I'm more obnoxious, and have a better laywer.

I went to high school here and it was not as pretty as it is now. What lucky kids, and they…read moreprobably don't know how good they have it. Talk about an institution for learning.

Campus is very clean and beautiful. I appreciate the artificial grass In the center of the quad…read morebecause my son has allergies. Staff, specifically the teachers, are very quick to respond to messages through parent square. Also appreciate the homework check points available for parents access on a daily basis! Middle school is a tricky stage for parents, so this helps! Principal Carliza Bataller has been on top of things: welcoming, transparent with communication, and full of energy.

It is just a great school lol. I has a huge basketball courts, tons of basketball courts as well, a…read morefootball field and track.

Only rating this school for the amazing turf pitch located adjacent to the school. Parking can be a…read morelittle tough but outside of that super modern fields and no need to bring a soccer chair because plenty of bleacher seating. Plus really liked the attached sign and keeping parents off the fields and sensitive referees constantly asking parents to move back. Personally was ok with it and super bonus very close walking public restrooms as no outhouses and clean...

Helms has been nice enough to let the San Pablo Cowboys use their school for league games. They…read morefacility is always clean and bathrooms well kept. The staff has always been cordial and accommodating, and refill toilet paper in the bathrooms when needed. I am very pleased with all the new improvements and modernization of the new school.