Category Archives: out-of-school
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club (7/15)
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club Grades 6-8 – Advance registration required Wednesday, July 15, from 7:00 – 8:00pm Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue Come together to dine and discuss Airborn by Kenneth Oppel. Matt Cruse is … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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Hour of Code Co-Founder Appears at MVGATE Event
By Mira Schwirtz Ali Partovi, tech entrepreneur and co-founder of the computer science education initiative Code.org, spoke Feb. 25 at the Marin County Office of Education promoting a national campaign to make computer science part of a standard U.S. education. … Continue reading
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club (4/8)
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club Grades 6-8 – Advance registration required Wednesday April 8, 2015 from 6:30-7:30pm Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue The Mill Valley Public Library welcomes you to the “Pizza & Pages” Middle School … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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Winter at the Mill Valley Public Library
The Mill Valley Public Library hosts some exciting programs this winter especially for middle schoolers: Pizza and Pages Book Club Read Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve, then come discuss with your fellow readers on January 14. Plus, there’s pizza and … Continue reading
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club (10/14)
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club Grades 6-8 – Advance registration required Tuesday October 14, 2014 from 6:30-7:30pm Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue The Mill Valley Public Library welcomes you to the “Pizza & Pages” Middle School … Continue reading
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Yikes! Tarantula Hikes!
Last fall’s hike in search of migrating tarantulas was a big hit, with 35 kids & parents joyfully scaling Mount Diablo is search of these remarkable, gentle creatures. We’re pleased to bring back this delightful flashmob-style free event for fall … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 4, grade 5, grade 7, grade 8
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Summer at the Mill Valley Public Library
Our Mill Valley Public Library is on a roll. The Middle School Book Club will soon celebrate its second anniversary, and we’re thrilled that MVPL now offers programs specifically for middle school kids, including Maker Air Force, Jewelry Making, Coding, … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club (7/17)
Pizza and Pages Middle School Book Club Grades 6-8 – Advance registration required Thursday July 17, 2014 from 7:00-8:30pm Mill Valley Public Library, 375 Throckmorton Avenue Why, yes, it has been two years since MVGATE parents Bruce Berrol and Elizabeth … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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Research Day for middle-schoolers at Marine Mammal Center
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, today MVGATE took two dozen top middle-school science students to a special Research Discovery Day at the Marine Mammal Center.
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Tagged grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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Pixar Private Tour 4/23
It’s exciting enough sneaking into the movie theater — how about sneaking into the movie studio? Pixar is the hottest animation studio on Earth — Toy Story, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, the latest Oscar-winner Brave, on and on. And they don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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