The Science Behind the Paleontology: Students Appreciate Asynchronous Course on Dinosaurs

Last fall, Mount Madonna School (MMS) began offering its first asynchronous elective course for high school students. Titled The Dinosaurs, the class is approved by the University of California as […]
Growing Up in Santa Cruz: Climbing Mountains by Grace Timan
Growing Up in Santa Cruz, March 2021, “Climbing Mountains,” by Grace Timan. Read via Issuu
Students Return to School and Basant Panchami: MMS-Sri Ram Ashram Connection Committee

Return to School! In February 2021, the children of Sri Ram Ashram returned to in-person learning at the school next door, also founded by Babaji (Baba Hari Dass), due to […]
American Democracy, American Racism to be Discussed at March 18 Lecture

The Mount Madonna School (MMS) public lecture series based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continues on March 18 at 7:00pm with “American Democracy, American Racism,” featuring Laxmi […]
Moving with the Tide: Jennifer Richard (’99)

Sitting on the dock, feet in the water and feeling the gentle roll of Lake Washington along the hull of Walela, her home for just over a year, Jennifer Richard, […]
COVID-19: The Scientific Basis for What We Know (and Don’t), a UCSC Lecture by A. Marm Kilpatrick (’90)
On February 16 Mount Madonna School alumnus Dr. A. Marm Kilpatrick (’90), a research scientist at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), lectured on “COVID-19: The Scientific Basis for […]
Citizen Advocates, Plastic Pollution and Saving Blue Whales: Buddy Classes’ Conservation Curriculum

Mount Madonna School (MMS) fifth grade students are learning a lot about whales, especially blue whales, this school year. And although these whales are the largest animals to have ever […]
Seeking to Inspire: Mount Madonna School YOUniversity Learning Days

By Director of Upper School Shannon Kelly On January 25 and 26 Mount Madonna School (MMS) middle and high students participated in the first annual MMS YOUniversity learning days. “We […]
Mount Madonna School Announces Sustainable Development Goals Speaker Series; Feb. 25 Lecture

The series begins on February 25 with “Shifting Perspectives: Adventures in Tech Policy and Beyond” featuring guest Amita Kuttner, Ph.D. Mount Madonna School (MMS) is pleased to announce the launching […]
Congratulations to Our Dedicated Faculty!

We are pleased to announce that Mount Madonna School’s dedicated teachers are being honored as TEACHER OF THE MONTH by Growing up in Santa Cruz (GUISC) in their February 2021 issue. In […]