Six decades of curious minds.
Larkspur began with four teachers and eleven students. Our founding belief, that every child should be known, challenged, and loved, still guides us today.
It started with a question: what if school felt like this?
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.
Six decades of growing together.
From eleven students in a single stone hall to a Pre-K–12 school, here are a few of the moments that shaped Larkspur.
- 1962
Four teachers open the doors
Larkspur welcomes its first eleven students in a single stone hall on Orchard Lane.
- 1978
The Lower School grows
A new wing adds classrooms, a library, and the art studio still in use today.
- 1994
Upper School and first graduates
Larkspur expands through grade 12 and celebrates its first graduating class of 28 seniors.
- 2012
The Hale Science Center
Gifts from alumni and families fund new labs, a maker space, and a greenhouse.
- 2024
Opening doors with financial aid
The Annual Fund reaches a record, and one in three students now receives tuition support.
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.
Welcome to Larkspur.
When families visit, they often tell me they can feel it the moment they walk in: a school where students are known, teachers are joyful, and learning is something you do together.
Our job is to help every child become a confident thinker and a good neighbor. We do that with small classes, a demanding and delightful curriculum, and a community that shows up for one another.
I hope you will come see it for yourself.
What our families say.
Our daughter’s teachers saw who she was before we did. Larkspur gave her the confidence to raise her hand, try out for the play, and fall in love with science.
Rebecca and Tom AlvarezParents of a 7th grader I arrived at college knowing how to write, how to ask for help, and how to lead. I still text my senior advisor.
Daniel OkaforClass of 2019 Every morning my son runs to the car. That tells you everything about this school.
Lena ParkParent of a 2nd grader
Come see it for yourself.
Tour campus, sit in on a class, and meet the teachers who make Larkspur feel like home.
