My Quarantine Learning Journey
Quarantine, a time when worries fill our minds about the uncertain future, and my own mind hasn’t been focused on anything but school assignments. As a part of the generation […]
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Mount Madonna School Seniors Finish Classes Remotely
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/20/2020, “Mount Madonna School seniors finish classes remotely,” photo by Shmuel Thaler. Mount Madonna School senior Tabitha Hardin-Zollo works remotely from her home in Corralitos as she […]
Bridges of Understanding: 2020 Washington, D.C. Interviews
Gaining a Global Human Perspective on Today’s World For three decades, the juniors and seniors of Mount Madonna School (MMS) have traveled to Washington, D.C. every other year to interview […]
Finding Humanity and Honoring the Process: Ramayana! Character Projects
To truly embody a character requires the actor to see and experience the world from that character’s perspective. Discovering a connection to character takes detective work, personal reflection and an […]
2020 Washington, D.C. Interviews: Gaining a Global Human Perspective on Today’s World
For three decades, the juniors and seniors of Mount Madonna School (MMS) have traveled to Washington, D.C. every other year to interview government and non-government leaders. This rite of passage […]
Waves of Gratitude and Lower School Learning: Week Seven
National Teacher Appreciation Week began on May 4 and throughout the week our own Mount Madonna School (MMS) teachers were showered with tokens of appreciation and expressions of gratitude from […]
Interconnectedness and the Storyteller Tradition
Feeling Safe in the Present through Stories from the Past As John Webb tells it, his southern granny was a talented storyteller who made an important distinction between “telling stories” […]
MMS Sophomores Attend U.S. History Class Hosted by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Today in Mount Madonna School’s U.S. History class, sophomore students had a “guest speaker”: Lin-Manuel Miranda! Miranda is a composer, lyricist, singer, rapper, actor, producer, and playwright, widely known for […]
Integrity, Leadership and Day-to-Day Kindness: Supriya McDonald
Mary Supriya McDonald, teacher and head of school, joined Mount Madonna School in 1987 and is retiring at the end of the current school year. Alumna Haley Campbell (’02) spoke […]
Viruses and Vaccines: Honors Science Students Attend University Webinar
This week, Mount Madonna School (MMS) all high school honors science students attended “Viruses and Vaccines,” a lecture by Rebecca DuBois of the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) via Zoom. […]
