Town School for Boys

Town School for Boys, located in San Francisco, California, is an independent school for boys in the kindergarten through the eighth grade.The school was established in 1939 by parents from the recently closed privately owned Damon School, and in 1938 - 39 was known as the Tamalpais Junior School. Town School for Boys is considered a preparatory institution for all boys' education in San Francisco. The school is well respected nationally, and has a thriving teacher training program called the New Teacher Institute, founded in 1990. The enrollment of over 400 boys is divided into 9 grades, K - 8, with two classes per grade.While renovations took place in the 2013 - 14 school year, the school temporarily leased the space in the Palace of Fine Arts vacated by the Exploratorium.Notable alumni include Nick Traina, John Heinz, Ethan Canin, Mark Pirie, Deke Sharon, Alex Gansa, Ulrich Schmid-Maybach, Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel (members of indie band Two Gallants.)Notable faculty include Gurdon Woods, later head of the San Francisco Art Institute, and Robert Nowe, who was the inspiration for Canin's novel The Palace Thief, which was made into the film The Emperor's Club starring Kevin Kline.