Marin County Schools: Community Makes Them Great
If you’re thinking of buying a home in Marin County, one reason why is probably the school system. I was fortunate enough to attend two amazing school events over the weekend that reminded me why the schools here, and the communities around them, are so good.
Friday night was the St. Patrick’s talent show in Larkspur. St. Pat’s is not a huge school, only about 289 kids, but the gym was packed. There were 22 acts, from singers, musicians, a yo-yo artist, and the group that stole the show: four kindergarten boys, lyp-synching to “Sheri Baby” and impersonating the Jersey Boys. The place literally went nuts, with kids screaming their heads off, and a huge standing ovation. I hadn’t seen anything like it since my last Bruce Springsteen concert! You had to be there, I guess.
Saturday night was the annual Larkspur Corte Madera Schools Foundation fund raiser auction. Again, it was packed, at least four hundred people, and items selling like mad, with lots of “Only in Marin” items. A day at the Pixar Studios, with one of the animators, and lessons on how computer animation works - $2100. How about a day at Industrial Light and Magic, private tour, and meet the people who made Star Wars? $2700. Tow days on a sail boat in the Bay, with Assistant Principal Chad Carvey? $4750.
The generosity of the parent community was overwhelming, and the final tally isn’t in, but they easily raised in excess of $100,000. That’s money that goes right into the school budget to fund all kinds of programs, like art, music, and drama.
Great communities make great schools, and they also make this a terrific place to live.
