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Head of School Katherine Dinh on the strategic planning process and envisioning the future of MCDS.
![Farewell, Barry!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1648491241/marin/sorhtj8r2x0czgqte7sv/FarewellBarryHeroimageKite2022.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1648491241/marin/sorhtj8r2x0czgqte7sv/FarewellBarryHeroimageKite2022.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1648491241/marin/sorhtj8r2x0czgqte7sv/FarewellBarryHeroimageKite2022.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1648491241/marin/sorhtj8r2x0czgqte7sv/FarewellBarryHeroimageKite2022.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1648491241/marin/sorhtj8r2x0czgqte7sv/FarewellBarryHeroimageKite2022.jpg","width":1440}])
After 43 years at MCDS, math teacher Barry Bishop is retiring. We look back at his MCDS career, from Mathletes to Summer Adventure Camp and more!
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They're beloved by generations of MCDS students and families, but the origins of the kindergarten modulars remain a mystery.
![Second Grade Students Design Their Dream Playgrounds]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1653673891/marin/tdvmtt5m0f19vshrggkg/2ndgradeplaygroundarticleherothumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1653673891/marin/tdvmtt5m0f19vshrggkg/2ndgradeplaygroundarticleherothumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1653673891/marin/tdvmtt5m0f19vshrggkg/2ndgradeplaygroundarticleherothumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1653673891/marin/tdvmtt5m0f19vshrggkg/2ndgradeplaygroundarticleherothumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1653673891/marin/tdvmtt5m0f19vshrggkg/2ndgradeplaygroundarticleherothumbnail.jpg","width":1440}])
The fun and joy of play combine with learning in a new Playground Unit piloted by second grade teachers.
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Mindfulness and SEL strategies are key to helping students become thoughtful users of technology.
![MCDS and Slide Ranch: A Natural Partnership]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1654037785/marin/eplotrl6bqdcxmdn9mbq/SlideRanchHeroImageKite2022.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1654037785/marin/eplotrl6bqdcxmdn9mbq/SlideRanchHeroImageKite2022.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1654037785/marin/eplotrl6bqdcxmdn9mbq/SlideRanchHeroImageKite2022.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1654037785/marin/eplotrl6bqdcxmdn9mbq/SlideRanchHeroImageKite2022.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1654037785/marin/eplotrl6bqdcxmdn9mbq/SlideRanchHeroImageKite2022.jpg","width":1440}])
Slide Ranch's spectacular setting, similar vision and values make integration with the MCDS curriculum seamless.
Features
Spring/Summer 2022
![In The News: Sustainability Curriculum at MCDS]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1652134853/marin/e5ejxdeg49hpuvx0p5pn/Sustainabilityinthenewsthumbnailkite2022.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1652134853/marin/e5ejxdeg49hpuvx0p5pn/Sustainabilityinthenewsthumbnailkite2022.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1652134853/marin/e5ejxdeg49hpuvx0p5pn/Sustainabilityinthenewsthumbnailkite2022.jpg","width":560}])
MCDS’s sustainability curriculum and practices were the focus of a story that aired on a local news station in April.
![monarch butterfly]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1648581968/marin/ooqahfp4u8i82oaillvo/FirstMonarchKite2022.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1648581968/marin/ooqahfp4u8i82oaillvo/FirstMonarchKite2022.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1648581968/marin/ooqahfp4u8i82oaillvo/FirstMonarchKite2022.jpg","width":560}])
MCDS students create a safe haven for the Western Monarch butterfly.
![Karen Velasquez]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1652120503/marin/sbqwohhvsylshbam5fjt/KarenVelasquezthumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1652120503/marin/sbqwohhvsylshbam5fjt/KarenVelasquezthumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1652120503/marin/sbqwohhvsylshbam5fjt/KarenVelasquezthumbnail.jpg","width":560}])
Meet Karen Velásquez, MCDS's new Director of Diversity Equity, and Inclusion.
![MCDS Chef Jason Hull in Upper School garden]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1654103182/marin/lldjw1onjiklxbsrxuba/JasonHullarticleKite2022thumbnailv3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1654103182/marin/lldjw1onjiklxbsrxuba/JasonHullarticleKite2022thumbnailv3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1654103182/marin/lldjw1onjiklxbsrxuba/JasonHullarticleKite2022thumbnailv3.jpg","width":560}])
Chef Jason Hull on the MCDS Food Program's mission to serve students food that's fresh, healthy, and organic every day.
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![Photos: Community Dinner Dance]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1653432248/marin/qdqa4ho7wgbbc1bccuon/CDDPhotogalleryKite2022thummbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1653432248/marin/qdqa4ho7wgbbc1bccuon/CDDPhotogalleryKite2022thummbnail.jpg","width":280}])
![bagpiper playing at step up day 2021]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649175798/marin/zc9rmlvixzwa5qyakr1y/KiteStepUp2021PhotoGallerythumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649175798/marin/zc9rmlvixzwa5qyakr1y/KiteStepUp2021PhotoGallerythumbnail.jpg","width":280}])
![Photos: MCDS at Slide Ranch]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1654043695/marin/xqx9mrdafsm4reitlryb/SlideRanchgallerythumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1654043695/marin/xqx9mrdafsm4reitlryb/SlideRanchgallerythumbnail.jpg","width":280}])
MCDS
Alumni
![Join Us To Celebrate Barry!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1653681044/marin/egsuxkczqh4ghjfpulug/BarryCelebrationthumbnailKite2022v2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1653681044/marin/egsuxkczqh4ghjfpulug/BarryCelebrationthumbnailKite2022v2.jpg","width":380}])
![Class of 2021 group photo on Step Up Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1648757736/marin/ozz4ieul88m6cqpwlu7x/Classof2021StepupthumbnailKite2022.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1648757736/marin/ozz4ieul88m6cqpwlu7x/Classof2021StepupthumbnailKite2022.jpg","width":380}])
Congratulations to the Class of 2021!
![Kite 2022: In Memoriam]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580325630/marin/eywarq8abeafrikbdboq/cherryblossomsinmemoriam_alumnicropKite.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580325630/marin/eywarq8abeafrikbdboq/cherryblossomsinmemoriam_alumnicropKite.jpg","width":380}])