Since its inception in 2019, The Gather for Good speaker series has been more than a fundraiser; it is a platform where we delve into the challenges our children will face in the future, educate ourselves on how we can have the greatest impact, and actively contribute to initiatives that foster a healthier and more sustainable world.

Over the past five years, we've been honored to welcome visionary thought leaders and cultural icons to our distinguished event. Their collaborations have transformed our ability to serve the community and bring our core mission to life. The impact has been profound – from expanding our Tuition Assistance program to reach more deserving students to launching the innovative Play, Learn, Create initiative that has reimagined our campus spaces as dynamic hubs of discovery. The Gather continues to catalyze positive change, creating lasting ripples throughout our community.

In 2025, we are embarking on the second year of our campaign to secure, enhance, strengthen, and empower MMS to ensure our community and mission thrive in perpetuity: The Marin Montessori School Endowment for an Unshakeable Foundation.

Building Our Legacy

Last year's 60th-anniversary celebration marked a transformative moment in our school's history. Our community united to launch our first-ever endowment fund to ensure that Marin Montessori School will thrive for generations to come.

In honor of the visionary families who established MMS as a one-room schoolhouse six decades ago, 139 Founding Families stepped forward to champion authentic Montessori education for the future.

Today, we have the opportunity to grow this vital resource into an unshakable foundation that transcends annual tuition and fundraising. Our permanent endowment will fuel innovation, expand access to more families, and attract and retain exceptional educators, ensuring the best possible education not just now but through all the changes ahead.

It’s our turn to lead.

Click here to learn more about the Endowment.

The Marin Montessori School Endowment: An Unshakable Foundation

Since its inception in 2020, The Gather for Good speaker series has been more than a fundraiser; it is a platform where we delve into the challenges our children will face in the future, educate ourselves on how we can have the greatest impact, and actively contribute to initiatives that foster a healthier and more sustainable world.

Over the past three years, we’ve had the privilege of hosting thought leaders and cultural icons as part of this series. Their partnership has enabled us to give back to the community and demonstrate our mission and values in action.

This year, we are embarking on a bold new campaign to secure, enhance, strengthen, and empower MMS for the next 60 years to ensure our community and mission thrive in perpetuity: The Marin Montessori School Endowment.

Marin Montessori School has a long history of planning for the future.

Starting 60 years ago with the bold vision of a small group of Marin families seeking to provide the best possible education for their children, our one-room schoolhouse in San Rafael has transformed. Now housed on two pristine campuses offering world-renowned, high-fidelity Montessori education, MMS is one of only two fully accredited AMI (Association Montessori International) and CAIS (California Association of Independent Schools) independent schools in California.

As the founding families looked to the future, we are once again taking bold action to secure Marin Montessori School for generations to come. To be here for the next 60 years and beyond, our school must safeguard the financial flexibility that goes beyond annual tuition and fundraising goals by establishing a permanent endowment to support innovation, access, and excellence for all our constituents.

The time to prepare for the future is now.

More information about the party coming soon!

Date: May 3, 2024
Time: 5:00-10:00 pm
Location: The Buck Institute for Research on Aging

Hosted in the iconic I.M. Pei-designed hilltop campus, The Buck Institute offers the perfect backdrop to explore the future of education and how to raise humans equipped to thrive for life.

The Gather for Good: The Future is Here is also a celebration of our 60 years in Marin. We hope to welcome back alumni, alumni parents, grandparents, retired guides and staff, and former trustees to reconnect, reminisce, and relish the memories and connections that so many MMS families have treasured.

We are honored to partner with The Buck Institute, a leader in scientific research, education, and community well-being. 

The Buck was a pioneer in research on aging, and now we're a global leader in the field. We opened our doors in 1999, becoming the world’s only research institution singularly focused on the biology of aging, yielding insights into age-related diseases before they start. We hire scientists from a variety of disciplines to attack the problem from all sides because the answers we’re after won’t come from a single field. To enhance our process, we worked with world-renowned architect I.M. Pei to create a campus that literally would not allow our researchers to work in silos.