About
Community Association
What We Do
Welcome to the Marin Horizon School Community Association page!
At Marin Horizon, the vibrant Community Association is an important part of our community. As you’ll see in our bylaws, we exist for three important purposes:
- To create inclusive ways for members of the Marin Horizon community to be connected with each other and the school.
- To promote clear and effective communication between parents, teachers, Administration, and Board of Trustees.
- Through our fundraising efforts, to provide resources to support the school’s mission and programs.
On this page, you will find all sorts of CA information, including our bylaws, our leaders, list of duties and responsibilities, and meeting schedule. There are still some leadership positions available – check out the below list if you’re interested. And don’t worry – if you just want to get involved but don’t want to lead a committee, there will be plenty of volunteer opportunities next year!
Who We Are
2022–2023 Executive Committee:
President: Jackie Donovan
Vice President and Treasurer: Jessica Leo
Class Parent Coordinator: Jen Coyne
Community and Inclusion Coordinator: Open
Class Parent Coordinator: Jen Coyne
Community and Inclusion Coordinator: Open
Movie Night: Jon Silverman
Sip & Shop: Nicole Pace
Community Conversation: Elizabeth Fraser
Book Fair: Julia Trost, Alexis Bautista, Taylor Fong
Chili Cookoff: Samira Willson
Pancake Breakfasts: Jeff Trost, Julia Trost, Caroline Reyes
Spring Fundraiser
-Art Walk: Jessica Leo
-Festival: Open
-Dinner: Jocelyn Corbett
Project Leaders
CA Hikes: Jenny Lasker, Samantha Stahnke
Community Service: Sondra Lender, Natasha Cooper, Charmaine Ho
Faculty Perks: Kristin Lunny
Graphic Design: Alexis Bautista
Seasonal Decor: Jen Coyne, Charmaine Ho
Social Media: Natasha Cooper
Spirit Wear: Kristi Shaffer
Teacher Appreciation: Caroline Reyes, Sharon Lee
Walk & Roll: Kristin Lunny
CA Hikes: Jenny Lasker, Samantha Stahnke
Community Service: Sondra Lender, Natasha Cooper, Charmaine Ho
Faculty Perks: Kristin Lunny
Graphic Design: Alexis Bautista
Seasonal Decor: Jen Coyne, Charmaine Ho
Social Media: Natasha Cooper
Spirit Wear: Kristi Shaffer
Teacher Appreciation: Caroline Reyes, Sharon Lee
Walk & Roll: Kristin Lunny
Community Association Contact:
Bev Boorman
Director of Community Engagement
415.388.8408
CA News
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Community Association Monthly Meeting and Parent Education Evening with Tiffany Shlain
Read MoreTuesday, October 18
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Library
The Community Association invites you to hear from one of the Bay Area’s iconic personalities, Tiffany Shlain.
Tiffany Shlain is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, filmmaker, and public speaker. Her work explores the relationship between humanity and technology: the future of work, digital wellbeing and happiness; gender and women's rights; and neuroscience and creativity. The Museum of Modern Art in New York premiered her one-woman spoken cinema show Dear Human just before the pandemic. She performed this piece for the first time since then in Rio de Janeiro in July 2022, where she received the Neil Postman Award in Career Achievement in Intellectual Activity. You may read Tiffany's full bio here.Come connect with your fellow Marin Horizon caregivers and parents, and hear some hot tips for living in our new post-COVID, technology-infused world.Tiffany will be signing copies of her bestselling book, 24/6: Giving up Screens One Day a Week to Get More Time, Creativity, and Connection, available for purchase that evening. -
Community Association September Meeting
Join us for the first meeting of the year…and bring a friend!Read More
Friday, September 16
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Library
This is your opportunity to get involved with the CA and take part in shaping the community experience for 2022-2023. -
Community Association Nominations for 2022-2023
Read MoreApril is the time of year when the Marin Horizon Community Association looks to our community of parents/guardians/caregivers for help and support of the CA and school through volunteering for various events and committees.Some roles require very little time, and others require more planning and execution. There is a role for everyone! Feel free to nominate yourself, if you are interested, or recommend a community member who you think would be interested. All nominations will be considered, and a member of the CA Executive Committee will follow up to answer questions and confirm placements for the 2022-2023 school year. Please submit your nominations here.Thank you so much, we really appreciate your feedback and all your nominations! -
Community Conversation Program: Marin Horizon is a Climate Champion!
Marin Horizon is a Climate Champion!Read More
Tuesday, April 19th
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Library and Zoom
During this month’s Community Association Meeting we will continue our Community Conversation Program: Restore Our Earth!
The Spring Program will include a conversation about what we are doing at Marin Horizon to enhance sustainability on campus and combat climate change. Join in person or by Zoom to hear from our own Upper School students who are part of the “Green Team,” and their leader, science teacher, and climate champion, Mo Poxon, about their ongoing work towards sustainability on campus. We will also discuss the school’s use of solar power and how solar and battery reliance can help the planet (and your wallet!). -
Friday Coffee on the Playground - April 22nd
Read MoreFriday, April 22nd
8:30-9:30 a.m.Calling all parents and guardians! We welcome you and your children to come and start the day on the playground. Coffee will be provided, or bring your own beverage! Mix and socialize with other parents while your kids transition to their day. This casual gathering was an informal tradition before health mandates forced us to make changes to drop-off. We would love to once again welcome families to gather on campus before school. Hope to see you there! -
Volunteer Spotlight: Celimene Pastor
Read More“If you want something done, ask a busy person…”
-Lucille BallPerhaps Lucy had someone such as Celimene Pastor in mind when she uttered these words. Celimene is mom to four Marin Horizon students (Neo ‘23, Manu ‘24, Kai ‘26, and Giselle ‘33) and still found time to take on leadership of the 2022 Marin Horizon Book Fair.This opportunity appealed to Celimene as she wanted to encourage culturally diverse reading among Marin Horizon students. She hopes that by familiarizing students with diverse authors through the Book Fair’s Author Events students will begin to create their own diverse home libraries.Author Francie Latour - speaking on Wednesday, at 5:30 p.m. - shares a Haitian heritage with Celimene. This shared background inspired Celimene to reach out to Ms. Latour who gladly accepted the invitation to speak with the students at Marin Horizon.Award-winning author Mahtab Narsimhan – speaking on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. – was born in Mumbai and made her way to Canada working in the IT industry before writing her first book The Third Eye. Ms. Narsimhan’s experiences on her path to becoming a writer could inspire yet another book!Please join me in thanking Celimene for her tireless efforts in creating an amazing experience for the Marin Horizon 2022 Book Fair. -
Community Corner - March 2, 2022
Read MoreMarin Horizon Book Fair!
Friday, March 11th - Friday, March 18th
We will be having a Book Swap on campus during Parent/Teacher conferences this year and need a few hands to help set up. Sign up here for a 30 or 60-minute time slot to help out.Community Association Meeting
Friday, March 18th, 8:45-10:00 a.m
Homestead Valley Community Center, 315 Montford Avenue
In keeping with our Book Fair theme, you will hear from Sondra Lender, author and parent to Ziggy (4th grade) and Marsden (1st grade). Sondra will share from her most recent book, The Kid’s Clutter Solution: Simple Sustainable Solutions to Transform Your Home from Chaotic to Calm.
Save the Date!
Marin Horizon School Auctionel CaribeSaturday, May 14th
6:00-10:00 p.m.The Clubhouse at Peacock Gap, San Rafael
Marin Horizon Auction 2022 is almost here! The Auction team is working hard behind the scenes to create this year's amazing live event, El Caribe, but we need your help! What is the "one thing" you will do to contribute to this community celebration? Volunteer time, event ideas, donations for our Live Auction or Super Silent Auction, family or corporate sponsorships? It takes a village and we need each and every one of YOU to do your one thing! Please sign-up to help here. -
Parent Education: Nutrition for Children with Susannah Wallenstrom
Read MoreMarin Horizon School Community Association
Presents Parent Education
Nutrition for Children with Susannah Wallenstrom, MPH, RDN
Tuesday, February 15th, 2022
5:30 p.m. on Zoom
Zoom link: https://marinhorizon.zoom.us/j/6715485689
Feeding your family well isn't always easy. Planning and creating healthy meals that everyone likes can be challenging. And it isn't just about what food you are serving...it's also about how you are serving it. Food battles at the dinner table are no fun. Maybe you have turned into a short-order cook because you have some picky eaters in the house. Maybe you have a teen who has suddenly decided to become a vegetarian. Or perhaps you are struggling with your own food issues, and you are tired of all of the conflicting information on the internet.Susannah Wallenstrom is a registered pediatric dietitian nutritionist with over 20 years of experience working with families in the Bay Area. She holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Virginia as well as a Masters in Public Health and Nutrition from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Susannah has a private practice, Marin Nutrition Consulting, and she is also the dietitian for Golden Gate Pediatrics and Tamalpais Pediatrics, two of the preeminent pediatric family practices in The Bay Area. Susannah loves working with kids of all ages and their families to establish healthy eating habits and to create a lifelong positive relationship with food. She is also the mom to three teenage girls and loves to be outdoors with her two golden retrievers on the beautiful trails in Marin.
To RSVP and to send Susannah a question ahead of time, please fill out this form. -
December Community Association Meeting
Tuesday, December 14Read More
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Marin Horizon Library
We will be participating in a holiday service project so please join us for a night of community and service! Join other parents and friends to support the greater Marin County community. We will be decorating bags for Ritter Center in San Rafael to use in distributing holiday meals to local families facing poverty. The CA will provide decoration and crafting materials and you are welcome to bring what you have at home along with all your creativity, talent, and passion. -
December Community Hike
Read MoreWednesday, December 158:45-10:30 a.m.By popular demand: Jen Coyne will lead us on a short, moderate hike from our Main Campus! We’ll meet at 8:45 a.m. in front of the school and hike up the Homestead Trail (via Maverick), up to Four Corners, with a beautiful vista of the Bay, Alcatraz, and the Valley. We’ll loop back, totaling about 3.5 miles and just 1.5 hours. Come get your steps in and check out some fun trails from school! Contact Jenny Lasker if joining.
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When We Meet
The CA meets monthly, with some exceptions due to the school calendar. Head of School, Bill Perrine looks forward to starting each meeting with a school update!
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