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Campus Tours

October 2024 - January 2025

A vital part of learning about MCDS is at our in-person Campus Tours where you will have the opportunity to meet our Head of School, Katherine Dinh, our Admission Team, faculty and students. These visits include an extensive campus tour hosted by current MCDS parents/guardians where you will get a sneak peek into the daily life of the MCDS community!

Please note that the campus tour is a required application step for parents/guardians in the admission process.

Click here to find Campus Tour dates and register through Ravenna. Please submit an inquiry through Ravenna to start the admission process.

If you require special accommodations or a Spanish or Mandarin language translator, please email us at admission@mcds.org.

Are you a preschool director, educational consultant, or partner program representative interested in touring MCDS? We'd love to have you attend a Campus Tour! Please email The Admission Team (admission@mcds.org) to sign up.

San Francisco Bus Stop Meetups

Come meet and connect with current MCDS San Francisco families who live in your neighborhood and ride the bus to school! This is a casual, fun, family-oriented event that will begin at the designated MCDS bus stop and may move to a nearby playground. The Bus Stop Meet Ups are optional, but a great way to experience the bus community! Click here to register in Ravenna for a Bus Stop Meetup. If you have any questions, please contact admission@mcds.org.

Self-Guided Family Tours

Saturday, October 26, 2024 and Saturday, December 14, 2024

Visit the beautiful 35-acre campus in Corte Madera, just 9 miles from Golden Gate Bridge. The tours are marked with signs and self-guided. Families are invited to bring their children along as there are activities for the whole family to enjoy on the tour route. Click here to register for a Self-Guided Family Tour. This event is optional.

Admission Receptions

Please click here to RSVP for all receptions through Ravenna, our online admission portal. All of our admission receptions are optional events throughout the admission season. Registration is required to attend these events in order to maintain attendance numbers.

General Admission Reception

October 23, 2024
6:00pm - 7:30pm at MCDS

Parents/guardians of potential applicants who are interested in learning more about MCDS are welcome to join us for our General Reception, held at MCDS on October 23, 2024. This admission reception will focus on our K-8 programs. Students, teachers, staff and parent/guardian volunteers provide additional perspectives on the MCDS community. Adult only event.

MCDS will be providing bus transportation from San Francisco for the General Reception. The bus will leave the Presidio Officers' Club parking lot at 5:15 PM. The return bus will leave MCDS at 7:40 PM. This is an opportunity to experience the students daily commute to and from MCDS!

If you are registering for the General Admission Reception, and would like to ride the bus to and from the event, you must register separately in Ravenna under General Reception Bus Transportation (space is limited).

Please click here to RSVP through Ravenna, our online admission portal.

San Francisco Admission Reception

November 20, 2024
6:00pm - 7:30pm at Futures Without Violence (100 Montgomery Street, THE PRESIDIO, San Francisco, 94129)

Parents/guardians of potential applicants who are residents of San Francisco and are interested in learning more about MCDS are welcome to join us for this gathering. This evening reception will focus on the MCDS experience for our San Francisco families. Topics may include community connections, bus experience, curriculum, school life and more. We invite all San Francisco-based prospective parents/guardians to join us for a short program and informational conversation with MCDS parents who reside in San Francisco, teachers, students and administrators. Adult only event.

Please click here to RSVP through Ravenna, our online admission portal.

Inclusion and Belonging Reception

December 12, 2024
6:00pm - 7:30pm at MCDS

Parents/guardians of potential applicants who are interested in learning more about MCDS are welcome to join us for this gathering. As an extension to our commitment nurturing a diverse and inclusive community, we invite all prospective parents/guardians to join us for a short program and informational conversation with Head of School Katherine Dinh, faculty, students, parents/guardians.

One of our goals is to acknowledge, understand and embrace diversity of all forms. In support of this goal, the Board adopted our Statement of Community Inclusion in 2010. This event offers an opportunity to explore our community connections based on ability, age, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic class. Learn about our community values, commitment and action towards our DEI efforts as a whole community. Adult only event.

Please click here to RSVP through Ravenna, our online admission portal.

Upper School Open House

January 9, 2025
6:00pm - 8:00pm at MCDS

This event is an opportunity for students and parents/guardians interested in grades 5, 6 and 7 Grades to visit our Upper School together. This is an opportunity to meet our Upper School faculty, learn about curriculum and student life, and attend "mini-classes."

Please click here to RSVP through Ravenna, our online admission portal.

L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ Affinity Reception

January 2025, TBD
6:00pm - 7:30pm (Home of MCDS family)

Please join us for this evening affinity space for prospective parents/guardians who identify as LGBTQIA+ and those with a child who identifies as LGBTQIA+ and/or exploring their gender identit(ies). Mingle with current teachers, parents/guardians, and trustees to learn more about the LGBTQIA+ family experience at MCDS. Adult only event.

Affinity Space: a space that can reinforce positive self-images, reaffirm identity, and can address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Please click here to RSVP through Ravenna, our online admission portal.

Families of Color Affinity Reception

January 30, 2025
6:00pm - 7:30pm at San Francisco University High School (3065 Jackson Street, San Francisco, 94115)

Please join us for an evening to mix and mingle with current teachers, parents/guardians, and students in an affinity space for people/families of color. You will have another opportunity to talk to our community members about what it is like to be a family of color at MCDS, as well as hear from a few wonderful speakers. If you would like to attend this event, please RSVP and we will send more details. Adult only event.

We understand that the term people of color may or may not fit an individual’s personal preference on how they identify. It is, however, a term that MCDS and NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) commonly use.

NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) definitions for terms above:

Families/People of Color: Families using the following identifiers: Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander, Bi-Racial/Multiracial, Black/African American, Chicano/Hispanic/Latinx, East Indian, Middle Eastern, Native American Indian/Alaska Native.

Affinity Space: a space that can reinforce positive self-images, reaffirm identity, and can address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Please click here to RSVP through Ravenna, our online admission portal.