Marin Educational Adventures is the non-profit parent organization of SummerCrest camp. SummerCrest was established for the purpose of providing able students with both challenging summer classes and broadening non-academic activity programs.

Vision: Our vision is to combine the academic with the fun, to foster student excitement and wonder in learning, and to bring out these same feelings in enrichment and outdoor activity programs.

Personal Development: At SummerCrest each student is a valued member of our camp community. Team work, leadership skills, student confidence, mutual respect, and feeling of community are all components of our camp.

Maintenance of Skills During Summer: All on our staff are professional educators. Summer is a long period of time to shut out academic skills and stimulation. We seek to do our part to prevent summer learning loss.

Scholarships:  We would like the SummerCrest experience to be available to students whose families might not be able to afford the tuition. We provide a limited number of need-based scholarships in consultation with elementary school principals. Please contact us for application procedure. Scholarships are awarded without regard to a student’s race, creed or national origin.

Our Staff! Our lively, fun staff looks forward to getting acquainted with your child! All Meet our experienced and credentialed teachers for SummerCrest 2023. All our teachers have been vaccinated.:

mmmBonnie Casassa
mmmB.A., UC Berkeley, M.A., SFSU
mmmSan Francisco School District (retired);
mmmDirector, SummerCrest

mmmAlan Liss
mmmB.A., MA., University of Akron
mmmSan Rafael City School District

mmmErika Costanzo
mmmB.A., UC Berkeley
mmmSonoma Valley School District

mmmCindi Ewart
mmmB.A., Arizona State University
mmmTeaching experience Mesa, AZ, Salem, Oregon,
mmmSonoma County, Marin County schools

mmmAlan Liss
mmmB.A., MA., University of Akron
mmmSan Rafael City School District

mmmJoanne Osterberg
mmmB.A., Dominican University
mmmSan Lorenzo School District

mmmRobin Torbit
mmmBS, Syracuse University
mmmPetaluma City Schools

SummerCrest: We foster student curiosity in learning, actively involve students in activities, encourage laughter and cooperation, and inspire joy and fun in learning in our relaxing, fun camp.