Mark Day School Summer Programs

SUMMER TINKERING

Dates: 4 weeks: June 23 - July 18
Times: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Lead Instructors: Tatian Greenleaf and David St. Martin
Grades: Ages 7 - 13, varies by week
Cost: $675/week (fee assistance available)
Registration opens February 1, 2025, at 9:00am

An immersive, five-day building experience that springs out of Mark Day School’s long-standing collaboration with the world-renowned Tinkering School in San Francisco, this program seeks to empower students by introducing them to real tools and challenging them with these four goals:

1. Make mistakes and learn from them
2. Build something bigger than themselves
3. Collaborate and make new friends
4. Try harder than usual

Each week-long session of Summer Tinkering at Mark Day is a student-centered experience during which students design and build incredible large-scale creations out of wood under the watchful guidance of caring and experienced Mark Day faculty and staff. Each week begins with a surprise theme that provides the structure and story for the week. Past themes have included Harry Potter, where students designed and built the Hogwarts Express steam train; and Pirates, where students spent the week building a giant pirate ship and an island to hide their treasure on!

MOUNTAIN CAMP MARIN

Dates: 7 weeks: June 16 - August 1
Times: 9:00am - 3:00pm (K-1) or 9:00am - 4:00pm (G2-G8)
Camp Director: Mario Del Cueto
Grades: Rising K-8th
Cost: $695/week (Multi-week and Mark Day School family discounts available)
Registration opens November 2024. Click here to register now.

Mountain Camp Marin is a K-8 day camp that offers the closeness and community feel of an overnight camp at the beautiful Mark Day School campus. With a focus on outdoor fun, creativity, and personal growth, it’s the perfect way for kids to explore, learn, and make new friends. From Archery to LARPing, Arts & Crafts to Music and Swimming, there’s an adventure for every camper!

Mountain Camp Marin is designed to promote social-emotional learning in a tech-free environment. The program helps campers build confidence and grow independence. Building on a three-year research study with the Stanford Graduate School of Education on the beneficial impacts of the camp experience on child development, Mountain Camp Marin proudly offers opportunities for campers to choose their own activities, giving them agency over their day.

EARLY LEARNERS

Dates: 4 weeks: June 16 - July 11
Times: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Lead Instructor: Lisa Becker
Grades: Incoming Mark Day School Kindergarteners only
Cost: $300/week
Registration opens April 15, 2025

For more than 20 years, Mark Day School has offered a summer program specifically designed for our incoming Kindergarteners. Many families choose to participate in all weeks of camp, though there is much flexibility in scheduling to accommodate each family's needs.

This developmentally-appropriate day camp assists our students in getting to know their new school and their future classmates. The program provides a wonderful opportunity for children to become familiar with the campus and school routine as they develop friendships, play indoors and out, do art projects, and sing and dance with teacher Lisa Becker along with other Mark Day teachers and interns.

Each week of Early Learners is filled dynamic and stimulating activities in a comfortable and supportive environment. Early Learners ensures that the newest members of Mark Day School transition smoothly from preschool to kindergarten.

2025 Summer Camp Offerings At a Glance

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