An evening with Michael Y. Simon, MA MS, MFT - Wednesday March 23, 2011 - 7:00 pm

Join us for an evening with

Michael Y. Simon, MA, MS, MFT

"Teens, Drugs, Alcohol and Parties:

Getting to Best Practices in Your Community"

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

7:00 - 8:30 pm

TMS - Hawk's Nest

According to Michael, it's a rare day that parents of teens don't wonder about drugs, alcohol and parties. Most parents want to know specific information about what they should tell their adolescents in order not to have them do certain things, (e.g., go to a party, smoke too much, get drunk, not have unsafe sex or not have sex at all.) Some parents want to know specific information about drugs or alcohol or driving under the influence. And still other parents feel that their own kids aren't engaging in drug use or party-going, but they still feel nervous about those things or nervous that their kids will be or are involved with others who do use drugs or go to parties. During the evening, parents will learn just what is at stake in dealing with the issue of parties and drugs.

Michael has a background in adolescent counseling at independent high schools and is a psychotherapist in private practice for more than 15 years. He is also the founder of Practical Help for Parents, speaks locally and nationally on parenting teens, and is currently writing a book about teens and status. More information can be found on his website at http://www.practicalhelpforparents.com/.

Please join us for this informatiave parent event. RSVP to Elizabeth Hawley at 415 339-9336 or ehawley@themarinschool.org

TMS Presents Eugene Tsui, Ph.D., March 9, 7:00 pm

The Marin School Presents

"Evolutionary Architecture: Redesigning Reality

For a Sustainable Global Future"

Eugene Tsui, Ph.D. in person

Wednesday, March 9, 7-8:30 pm

Award-winning architect and clothing designer, Eugene Tsui, will present his revolutionary ideas about how to rebuild and reorganize our world by bringing the laws of nature into harmony with the newest human inventions. Eugene's pioneering theory of biomimetics combines nature's simplest designs with the newest technologies to show how our most basic needs - housing, clothing and food - can be provided globally in ways that are elegant, equitable and enjoyable. We'll screen a short documentary about Eugene's work, followed by a showing of his spectacular, eco-friendly fashion designs, than a conversation and Q & A. Eugene holds professional degrees in architecture, city and regional planning, and education. He works and teaches in the US and China, and lectures around the world. Please join us for an uplifting vision of a creative and sustainable future.

Admission is free - RSVP to ehawley@themarinschool.org

Doors open at 6:30 pm

The Marin School - 100 Ebbtide, Building 5, Sausalito, CA

Outside the Walls Week -2011

The offerings for Outside the Walls Week have just been announced. Seven exciting programs will be offered this year including: The Book Lover's Tour of San Francisco, Swimming Upstream - Salmon and the Bay Area, Yosemite Natural History, Photo Philanthropy, Fashion Week, The Practice of Giving: Volunteering and Stewardship in our Community, and Making Movies in the Bay Area.

For more information click here

Keith Hubert, TMS teacher, publishes book on Ghana

Every other summer, Keith Hubert, TMS math teacher, leads students on a three-week trip across Ghana visiting its people and viewing its remarkable landscapes, plants and animals. Prior to joining TMS, Keith lived and worked in Ghana; teaching for the Peace Corp.

Keith has captured the essence of this beautiful country and its remarkable people in his recently published book, "Living Gold: People and Places of Ghana." His photos of the people, places, festivals and native animals are beautiful; leaving us with the desire to make the next trip to Ghana with Keith and his students!

TMS Theatre Project Presents Max Frisch's The Firebugs

Don't miss The Marin School Theatre Project presentation of The Firebugs, a play by Max Frisch. For tickets and information contact Elizabeth Hawley at ehawley@themarinschool.org or (415) 339-9336, ext. 102.

Winter Jazz Band Concert - Jan. 20th - 7:00 pm

TMS Presents Oscar winner, Jeremy Larner - Jan. 26, 2011

Oscar-winning screenwriter, Jeremy Larner, will be our next guest for the TMS Presents series, January 26, 2011 - 7 to 8 pm. Jeremy won an Oscar for "The Candidate", the classic political campaign film starring Robert Redford -- set in California, with a production office based in Mill Valley! Join us for an evening of film clips and conversation with Jeremy, who has been an insider both in Washington DC and Hollywood from the early 1960s, and whose insights are as sharp and relevant as ever. Admission is free of charge, doors open at 6:30 pm - RSVP to kridge@themarinschool.org.

Jeremy was speechwriter for Senator Eugene McCarthy when that campaign knocked LBJ out of the presidential race in 1968. He also was the "life" magazine reporter at the politically-charged Mexico Olympics and an award-winning novelist. He co-wrote, with Jack Nicholson, the screenplay for the only film Nicholson ever directed, "Drive, He Said", based on Jeremy's novel of the same name. As if all that isn't enough, Jeremy is also a published poet.

Jeremy will also appear for an event with our students during the day: "From the Rise of JFK to the Fall of Nixon: An Inside View of American Politics, 1960-75." We'll be exploring not only that key time in history, but the effects is still has today, and the lessons to be learned from those connections.