Class of ’21 Senior Spotlight: Corey Mensinger
Name, city of residence: Corey Mensinger, Soquel Grade you started at MMS: Fourth grade What inspires you? I am inspired by people like Jacksepticeye, Corpse Husband, Valkyrae, and many other […]
Interconnected Societies: Speaker Series Continues with Ryan Oliver on May 20
The Mount Madonna School (MMS) public speaker series based on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continues with “Design for Equity: Disrupting Systemic Inequality Through Innovation in Education,” […]
UCSC Farm Donates Plants for Mount Madonna School Gardens
Thank you to the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) Farm and Garden for donating plants to our school gardens, and to Jessica Cambell and Sara Sobkoviak for picking them […]
A Ray of Hope: Students “Journey” to India
Sometimes an uplifting “ray of hope” can be found in the most unexpected of places, even when people are separated by continents, oceans – or a pandemic. Such was the […]
Class of ’21 Senior Spotlight: Sara Bautista
Name, city of residence: Sara Bautista, Watsonville Grade you started at MMS: I started at MMS in third grade. What inspires you? Nature What is your favorite subject in school? […]
Fuel for the Future and Studies at Catalina Island
By Lisa Catterall In the May 2021 issue of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, researchers at the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, which operates the Wrigley Marine Science Center […]
Fourth Graders Explore the Solar System
Sleeves up and hands-on, Mount Madonna School (MMS) students “spaced out” recently as part of a learning-filled solar system science project that included creating small planet and moon models using […]
Class of ’21 Senior Spotlight: Oliver Mensinger
Name, city of residence Oliver D. Mensinger, Soquel Grade you started at MMS Fourth grade What inspires you? I find philanthropists kind of inspiring. People who are working hard to […]
Fifth Graders Enlist Congressman’s Support in Creating a National Blue Whale Day
While a firsthand sighting of a blue whale along California’s coast has so far eluded Mount Madonna School (MMS) fifth grade students; this hasn’t diminished their passion for wanting to […]
Many Ways of Making: Students Use Imagination to Guide Art Creation
By Angela Willetts There’s a lot of debate among art teachers about the best approach to teaching their beloved subject. All artists have their preferred materials, tools and techniques and tend to […]
