Sustainability and Environmental Education: Speaker Series Continues on April 15 and 22
The Mount Madonna School (MMS) public speaker series based on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continues in April with two events, “Sustainable Development: The Climate-Energy-Equity Nexus” with […]
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Side Out(side): Locals Take to the Sand During Pandemic | Girls Volleyball Preview
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/18/2021, “Side Out(side): Locals take to the sand during pandemic | Girls Volleyball Preview,” by Gordon Kass. The last touch on a volleyball by a local player […]
Honoring Diversity and Sharing Culture: Preschoolers Learn About Nowruz
Throughout the school year, Mount Madonna School (MMS) preschool students are invited to share their family heritage at school. Teacher Danielle Barr encouraged families to send an object to school […]
Class of ’21 Senior Spotlight: Sarah Vince
Name, city of residence: Sarah Vince, Santa Cruz Grade started at MMS: I started in second grade, but then I left and did some traveling with my family, returning in […]
A Different Sort of Marshmallow Test: Chemical Reactions and Seventh Grade Science
Passersby the seventh grade’s outdoor classroom at Mount Madonna School may have done a double-take on a recent afternoon, to see students toasting marshmallows on sticks over small, individual candle […]
Nicole Nascimento (’12) Earns Doctorate of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Congratulations to Nicole Nascimento, Mount Madonna class of 2012, who graduated in December 2020 with a Doctorate of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University. “Naturally, I pursued […]
Hands-On Volcano Science in Preschool and Kindergarten
“I had the privilege of giving Phee’s preschool class and the kindergarten students a science lesson for their Hawaiian studies today!” shared teacher Lisa Catterall this week. “The following questions […]
Student Voices: On Unity by Ciela Diffenbaugh
There is truth in the argument that Mount Madonna School is a breath of fresh air against the contamination of the outside world. There was a weight held on my […]
Class of ’21 Senior Spotlight: Ami Bharghavan
Name, city of residence: Amitabh “Ami” Bharghavan, Aptos Grade you started at MMS: Fifth grade What inspires you? People: the ability that people have in general to create things, destroy […]
Mount Madonna School Articulates a Commitment to Equity and Inclusion
Mount Madonna School (MMS) recently announced and shared a statement articulating its commitment to equity and inclusion as part of its core mission. “During my first learning journey with MMS […]
