Pre-K – KEarly Years
Play-based learning that builds early literacy, numeracy, and the joy of discovery.
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EST. 2017 · PRE-K THROUGH GRADE 12
Build Your Future
Larkspur is an independent Pre-K–12 school where small classes, devoted teachers, and a love of learning help every student find their voice.
Larkspur by the numbers
- 1962FoundedSix decades of teaching and learning
- 9:1Student–teacher ratioEvery student is known
- 34%Receive financial aidFunded by the Annual Fund
- 100%College acceptanceClass of 2026
1962Founded
Our founding
Founded by teachers, for curious minds.
In 1962, four teachers opened Larkspur in a single stone hall with eleven students and a simple belief: children learn best when they are known, challenged, and loved.
Six decades later, that belief still shapes every classroom. Our campus has grown, but our classes are still small, our teachers still know every name, and curiosity is still the heart of the school day.
Eleanor HaleFounding Head of School
Our mission
We prepare curious, kind, and courageous students to think deeply, act with integrity, and lead lives of purpose.
What we value
Curiosity
Questions come first. Students learn to wonder, investigate, and follow an idea wherever it leads.
Character
Honesty, kindness, and responsibility are taught, practiced, and celebrated every day.
Community
Families, teachers, and students build a school where everyone belongs and everyone contributes.
Courage
We encourage students to take risks, speak up, learn from mistakes, and try again.
Programs
A path for every age, from first steps to graduation.
Four divisions, one school. Each builds on the last, so students grow in confidence as they grow up.
- Pre-K – K
Grades 1–5Lower School
Strong foundations in reading, writing, and math, with science, art, and music every week.
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Grades 6–8Middle School
Hands-on projects, advisory groups, and room to explore new interests with confidence.
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Grades 9–12Upper School
Rigorous, seminar-style courses and guidance that prepare graduates for college and beyond.
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Curriculum highlights
Rigorous, joyful, and built around how students learn.
Our teachers design courses that ask students to think, make, and explain, in every subject and every grade.
Reading and writing across every subject
Students read whole books, write every day, and present their thinking from kindergarten on.
Project-based science and engineering
Labs, robotics, and design challenges turn questions into experiments and prototypes.
World languages from Pre-K
Spanish begins in our youngest classrooms, with Mandarin and Latin added in Middle School.
Arts and athletics every week
Studio art, music, theater, and team sports are part of the school day, not extras.
Advanced and independent study
Upper School students take advanced courses and complete a senior capstone with a faculty mentor.
News & events
What’s happening at Larkspur.
NewsLarkspur robotics team heads to the state championship
After a season of late nights in the maker space, the Larkspur Lions finished first at regionals and earned a spot at the state finals.
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EventsA night to remember at the Fall Concert
More than 150 student musicians filled the Hale Hall stage for an evening of strings, choir, and jazz.
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(opens in a new tab)In the pressHow one school is rethinking homework
The Maple Falls Gazette visits Larkspur classrooms to see what happens when homework becomes reading, projects, and family conversations.
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Visit Larkspur
Come see it for yourself.
Tour campus, sit in on a class, and meet the teachers who make Larkspur feel like home.
