Growing Up in Santa Cruz, Teacher’s Desk, “Empowering Youth and Addressing Bullying” by Jessica Zovar
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, Teacher’s Desk, January 2022, “Empowering Youth and Addressing Bullying: From Bystander to Upstander” by Jessica Zovar In the end, we will remember not the words […]
Aptos Times: Tales of the Hunger Heroes
Aptos Times, 12/15/2021, page 5, “Tales of the Hunger Heroes.”
Agricultural History Project Offers Students a Hands-On Glimpse into the Past
First grade students at Mount Madonna School (MMS) gained an appreciation for modern technology during a field trip to the Agricultural History Project Center and Museum in Watsonville, where they […]
Below the Surface and Beyond Appearances: Beauty and the Beast Onstage
Belle, an introverted young woman with an affinity for stories and literature, unexpectedly finds herself immersed in her own adventurous, magical tale, after meeting the Beast, a young prince trapped […]
Aptos Times: F.W. de Klerk, Acknowledging Injustice
Aptos Times, 12/1/2021, page 13 “F.W. de Klerk: Acknowledging Injustice.”
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, “The Apple Container” by Lisa Catterall
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, Teacher’s Desk, December 2021, “The Apple Container” by Lisa Catterall Read article online Read December publication via Issuu (article pages 20-21)
Mount Madonna Teacher and Student Recognized with Writing Awards in International Competition
Mount Madonna School faculty member Lisa Catterall and high school senior Grace Timan were recognized with Silver awards, through entries submitted by Growing Up in Santa Cruz publisher Brad Kava […]
Collaborative Innovation: Buddy Classes Construct Outdoor Shelters
Earlier this week, Mount Madonna School eleventh grade engineering class students joined their second-grade little buddies and participated in a shelter-building challenge from the Innovation Hub curriculum. The students were […]
Rainbow Cats and Fueling the Future: Student’s Design Chosen for Merge4 Sock Art Competition
Recently, Mount Madonna School (MMS) senior Liana Kitchel learned that one of her original designs – depicting vibrant rainbow cats – was the top vote-getter in Santa Cruz-based sock company […]
Feeding Hope and Nurturing Empathy: Second Graders Lead Community Food Drive
While it’s not unusual for school communities to contribute to local food drives, it may be unique to have the effort led for more than a decade by six- and […]
