Marin Academy is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory high school, located in San Rafael, California, twelve miles north of San Francisco. Marin Academy is recognized as an innovative school whose blend of rigorous college preparation and distinguished performing and visual arts occupies a unique place in secondary education. We are a school which seeks to balance its commitment to providing an outstanding academic curriculum alongside a variety of challenging experiences – among them athletics, outdoor education, and service learning – when, taken as a whole, constitute a Marin Academy education. The MA community is based on respect and trust, where students and teachers relate to each other as individuals as they encourage each other to "think," "question," and "create." The Marin Academy graduate is a self-directed, lifelong learner who approaches the world with sensitivity, creativity, passion, confidence and a strong sense of purpose.