CAMPUS FACILITIES
St. Anselm Hall
Our newest building, St. Anselm Hall was Dedicated and Blessed in February 2021. The renovated building features three new state-of-the-art classrooms, an updated Performing Arts Center, a new Counseling Center with private offices for our counseling team, an expansive Campus Ministry Center, and our new Principled Entrepreneurship Institute. This innovative and transformative addition to our campus fosters the artistic, spiritual, academic, and therapeutic support of our students which is at the center of our educational mission. Click here to learn more about all that St. Anselm Hall has to offer.
Campus Ministry Center
The Campus Ministry Center can be found on the second floor of St. Anselm Hall. This center is home to the entire Campus Ministry team. The brightness of the space is immediately inviting to students and any other visitors. Within the center, there are private offices for each of the team members. In addition, there is a wonderful communal space, where students, retreat leaders, Fr. Ginter, the Dominican Sisters, and the entire Campus Ministry staff can come together to talk, reflect and plan retreats.
Counseling Center
St. Anselm Hall now features a new Counseling Center with private offices for the counseling team. The addition of a central counseling wing on campus serves the purpose of unifying the team and allows for seamless collaboration and communication among counselors. Additionally, the use of private offices creates a safe space for students, ultimately fostering confidentiality and trust. The Noonan Conference Center, located down the hall from the counseling offices, is home to many college rep visits, ‘lunchtime labs’, and Counseling team meetings, and is also used by other departments on campus.
St. Francis Chapel
The St. Francis Chapel at Marin Catholic located in the 800-wing at the south end of campus, offers students a place of respite and reflection. This sacred space allows members of our community to connect spiritually in a number of ways, including Mass, Holy Hour, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, prayer, and meditation.
The most striking aspect of the St. Francis Chapel is its stained glass window. Unique to Marin Catholic, this devotional work of art features the outline of Mount Tamalpais, which may be seen through the colored glass. The window portrays symbols of faith, including the fire of the Holy Spirit, surrounding the central cross.
The chapel seats 120 people and houses two confessionals for staff and student use throughout the year. Father Andrew Ginter, Director of Mission and Ministry, offers 7:30 am Mass each school day to all members of the Marin Catholic community.
Library
The library program at Marin Catholic aligns with the California School Library Association’s standards and guidelines for strong school libraries, guiding students to become independent learners and intellectual, literate, and technologically proficient community leaders. The Marin Catholic library houses over 10,000 texts, eBooks, and a multitude of research databases, as well as extensive print and digital archives, including years of the Marin Catholic student-run newspaper and vintage yearbooks.
SAINT JOHN PAUL II STUDENT CENTER
The Saint John Paul II Student Center, completed in 2008, hosts various student activities and community events including the MC Gala, Arts Extravaganza, Mother-Son dance, Father-Daughter dance, and Crab Feed. The nearly 13,000 square foot building is open to all students to study or to work on group projects. The Student Center also houses the Cafe Wildcat cafeteria.
CAFETERIA
The Marin Catholic cafeteria is housed in the Saint John Paul II Student Center (JPII Center), catering to students both during and after school. The cafeteria is staffed by the CulinArt Group. CulinArt is committed to adopting sustainable foodservice practices in all aspects of our operations – not just for the benefit of our clients and ourselves, but also for the betterment of private school students. CulinArts dining hall menus feature locally grown produce and their kitchens recycle plastic, glass, and cardboard from food packaging. Paper napkins, cups and cutlery for carryout are made from sustainable resources. Students purchase food through an account on MyKidsSpending, a secure, and convenient program that allows parents to manage a student’s s account online.
SCIENCE FACILITIES
In the summer of 2022, our Life Sciences classrooms were renovated to create more space for our life science studies by updating three classrooms in our 700 building. It is the first phase of a long-term goal to modernize and upgrade all our science labs. These classrooms are outfitted with state-of-the-art furniture, laboratory equipment such as tables and sinks, lighting, storage for necessary teaching tools, and most importantly, a revitalized modern design that is inspiring to science education.
Additionally, there are three double classrooms that provide both a lecture space and a laboratory investigation environment. One of these classrooms supports physical science experiments and includes two large storage closets. The second two classrooms support chemical and biological sciences and include a fume hood, sinks, and gas valves for experiments.
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS FACILITIES
MUSIC ROOM
The music room affords students a large, mixed-use space to work on individual compositions or to collaborate in a group setting. The large ensemble rehearsal space is capable of accommodating rock bands, jazz groups, vocal and instrumental ensembles, as well as a custom sound system to support in-class performances by music students and guest musicians.
The music department utilizes two Line Array speakers, contributing rich sound to students’ music. Each music technology and music theory student is provided with a MIDI keyboard, laptop, and headphones for composition and sound design.
The music room also provides ample storage space to suit each student’s needs. The classroom houses a custom-built guitar wall and instrument lockers capable of holding everything from a flute to an upright bass.
STUDIO 38/POETZ THEATER
Drama classes, plays, and concerts are held in Studio 38 in the Poetz Theater. Studio 38 is named after the theater troupe Saint John Paul II was in as a high school teenager. Before he became Saint John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla showed great interest in theatre. While a university student, he joined an experimental theatre group known as Studio 38. Studio 38 embodies Saint John Paul II’s message to “Be amazed at the heights to which you are called.” Our fully-functioning theater space includes a scene shop, dressing rooms, tool room, and a prop/costume storage loft all renovated in 2021. The stage is equipped with a Strand Lighting control system and PAR can, in addition to Fresnel and ellipsoidal lighting instruments. Performances are made even more dynamic with designs run on an ETC Smartfade light board. The newly installed acoustic paneling ensures high sound quality.
All the great facilities and equipment are brought to life by the energy and spirit of Marin Catholic students. Studio 38 is a place that many students call home to play, perform, make good friends, and create lasting memories.
CERAMICS ROOM
The ceramics space is equipped with wheels for the budding potter and work tables for the sculpting enthusiast. Adjacent to the ceramics room are two modern large format kilns to fire work to completion. Additionally, there is an independent studio exclusively for the use of advanced ceramics students who are enrolled in the AP Studio Art 3-D Design program. This space is designed to give students complete autonomy throughout the creative process. Located in St Dominic’s Grove there is also a brand new raku kiln facility where students are immersed in the exciting transformation of atmospheric firing.
PHOTOGRAPHY ROOM
The Photography and Art I classrooms are housed within the same building as the ceramics studio. Marin Catholic possesses a viable darkroom capable of holding fifteen students, and ten iMac computers equipped with the latest photo software. This workspace also holds twenty-four draft tables with natural lighting for students to share and use during class.
DRAWING & PAINTING
Across the courtyard and below the Student Center is the Advanced Drawing and Painting room and an AP Studio Art: 2-D space. Within this workspace are twenty-six draft tables, an iMac computer, a scanner, a 36 x 48 light table, and two oversized cutting boards. There are two 6 x 10 foot recycled cork boards available to present artwork for critique or reflection and to prompt discussion. The room also houses ample storage space for all materials and unfinished artwork.
ATHLETIC FACILITIES
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
All the equipment in the athletic facilities is custom-built by Sorinex, which provides exercise equipment to NFL and Division-I college weight rooms. The Marin Catholic weight room houses a wide range of equipment, including free weights, kettlebells, dumbbells, medicine balls, hurdles, plyo boxes, battle ropes, and more. The training facility is capable of accommodating all forms of training, including Olympic and powerlifting; speed, agility, and plyometric training; injury prevention exercises; and mobility and flexibility work. Mr. Malek Banoun, MC alum is our strength & conditioning coach. He is available to students for strength training before and after school for on and off-season athletes, as well as any student interested in personal fitness.
FREITAS MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM
The Freitas Memorial Gymnasium is a hub of student activity. In addition to a number of visual arts classrooms, the building houses male and female locker rooms, male and female team rooms and the coaches’ meeting room. It also holds The Wildcat Den, which serves food during games, the Athletic Hall of Fame, and the Athletic Department offices. Its most recent remodel, which began in July of 1983 and was completed in February of 1984, doubled its capacity to nearly 1,000 seats. New bleachers that feature the school’s mascot “CATS” spelled out in shadow were added in 1997. The gym is utilized by fourteen Marin Catholic teams for training and competition, as well as by multiple outside community programs.
DINO GHILOTTI MOTTA STADIUM
The Dino Ghilotti Motta Stadium complex marked the completion of the 20-year, $32 million mission to update MC facilities. The state-of-the-art stadium features a weight room; a training room; locker rooms; an alumni deck offering a 360° view of the field, campus, and Mount Tamalpais; luxury stadium seats; a professional press box; and a bronze wildcat statue in front of the stands. The facility benefits all Marin Catholic sports teams and supporters and is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
St. Dominic's Grove
Adjacent to the Dino Ghilotti Motta Stadium, is St. Dominic’s Grove, a project envisioned and committed to as a part of our stadium project, that was completed the summer of 2021. The new space is located in the redwood grove near the snack shack in memory of Dino Ghilotti '09. Dino was an art major at Miami, our first and only male Outstanding Student Scholar from San Domenico, a talented athlete, and a charismatic and kind human being. St. Dominic was Dino’s confirmation saint. The entire project is funded by the Dick Ghilotti Family and includes an art shed that houses ceramic teacher Mark Jaeger’s ‘97 new raku firing kiln, three gliders to honor the three schools that formed Dino, and a statue to honor his athletic accomplishments.
St. Dominic’s grove is a spot for inspiration and gathering for our entire Wildcat community, especially our Wildcat alumni.
RICHARD GHILOTTI FAMILY FOOTBALL FIELD AND TRACK
Marin Catholic’s track was donated in 2006 by the Maxwell family, founders of PowerBar, Inc., and the field was donated by Dick Ghilotti, Owner and President of Ghilotti Construction Co. The field, which was redone in the summer of 2018, is made of top-quality cryogenic, recyclable rubber and includes state-of-the-art padding to help minimize head injuries. The artificial turf field saves approximately 50,000 gallons of water per season. The field is used by fifteen Marin Catholic teams throughout the entire year for training, competitions, and championships, as well as a multitude of community programs.
BISHOP THOMAS A. DALY FIELD
During the summer of 2017, Marin Catholic remodeled the entire field and grounds of the Bishop Thomas A. Daly Field. The renovation included a re-turfing of the entire playing surface, a new backstop netting system, new locker rooms, and a 21 Palm Memorial Grove honoring some of the finest members of the Marin Catholic community. The field is used for 11 different male and female teams for practices and competitions.
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