San Domenico School history

In April 1966, veteran screen star Rosalind Russell and up-and-coming sensation Hayley Mills visited San Domenico School in San Anselmo as part of the West Coast premiere for their recen . . .

As part of its obligations under a Small Business Administration loan, San Domenico has agreed to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Small Business Administration’s Title IX regulations during the term of the loan.

1973: San Domenico School begins a Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten program.

1994: our Sustainability project is inaugurated and became an important part of campus life.

2001: the School built the state-of-the-art Sister M. Maurice Powers Science and Technology Center.

2003: the Tamara A. Valley Athletic Center, featuring a 10,000 square foot gymnasium and workout room, and the Hall of the Arts, featuring a fine art gallery space, seven practice studios, and the Bettye Poetz Ferguson Hall, opened.

2005: our sustainable Garden of Hope expanded to include an outdoor kitchen and facilities for the care of poultry.

2009: 2,358 solar panels were installed on-site in partnership with Recurrent Energy—the largest solar installation in a Marin school.

2011: San Domenico introduced a 1-to-1 iPad program in grades 6-12—the first in Marin County to do so.

2014: the administration and board of directors, with the approval of the Dominican sisters, commit to extending coeducation through to the high school.

2015: the first ever coed Upper School freshmen class launches with 33 boys and 44 girls.

2017-18: inaugural Varsity Men’s Baseball and Basketball teams both win BCL Championships.

2019: the first fully coed class will graduate from the Upper School, marking the first time in history that the School is fully enrolled, coed, K-12.