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Aptos Times: Mt. Madonna Adds Outdoor Classrooms

Aptos Times, 7/15/2020, “Mt. Madonna Adds Outdoor Classrooms,” by Ann Goewert. Read more

SantaCruzParent.com: Outdoor Learning at Mount Madonna School

SantaCruzParent.com, 7/15/2020, “Outdoor Learning at Mount Madonna School,” by Ann Goewert. We are living in a historic moment in time, and Mount Madonna is committed to making a return to […]

KSBW TV8: Mount Madonna Moves Outside for Fall 2020

Outdoor classroom

KSBW TV8, 7/14/2020, “Mount Madonna School moves outside for fall 2020,” by reporter/anchor Alani Latang. Watch the clip  

Why Outdoor Learning? Preparing for a Fall 2020 Return to Campus

There is something magical about learning outdoors, and Mount Madonna School’s (MMS) 375 acres of land includes groves of coastal redwoods and live oaks, mountain meadows, chaparral, and ponds. The […]

Preparing for a Return to Campus: A Letter From Incoming Head of School Ann Goewert

I am honored and thrilled to join the Mount Madonna School (MMS) community officially starting on July 1. I have seen that compassion, curiosity, creativity, a discerning mind and leadership […]

The New York Times: A War Against Climate Science, Waged by Washington’s Rank and File

The New York Times, June 15, 2020, “A War Against Climate Science, Waged by Washington’s Rank and File,” by Lisa Friedman. This article includes comments from Mount Madonna School alumnus […]

Honoring Excellence: Students Receive Memorial, Academic and Pillar Awards – 2020

The Jivanti Rutansky Memorial Award In honor of Jivanti’s memory, the Mount Madonna School (MMS) faculty is giving one high school student and one middle school student an award in […]

Aptos Times: Advice to Mount Madonna Students: Have Courage

zoom interview with Joe Manchin

Aptos Times, 6/1/2020, “Advice to Mount Madonna Students: Have Courage, Zoom Interviews, Replacing Trip to Washington, D.C., Yields Insights,” by Leigh Ann Clifton. To read story, view eEdition and scroll […]

Gilroy Dispatch: Mount Madonna School Celebrates Class of 2020

Gilroy Dispatch, 6/9/2020, “Mount Madonna School celebrates Class of 2020.” Read story

Solar Ovens and DNA Extraction: Middle School Science

At the end of May, Mount Madonna School sixth and seventh graders were able to take a break from their computers and participate in hands-on engineering and science labs. Sixth […]

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