More or Less: Fractions and the Great Recipe Scaling Challenge
Math lessons continue to be an integral part of the middle school curriculum, including – with a generous dash of creativity – in the current remote learning environment. Recently, Mount […]
Patch.com: “Girl ‘Keeps It Business Casual’ For Zoom Class: Photo Of The Week
Patch.com, 4/29/2020, “Girl ‘Keeps It Business Casual’ For Zoom Class: Photo Of The Week.” Read more
Creativity, World Changers and Wellness: Week Five
Creativity and cultural awareness studies are active in third grade. Teacher Kristin Webb said this week students learned they will have a chance, after all, to perform their cultural awareness […]
Relinquishing
She decided to free herself, dance into the wind, create a new language. And birds fluttered around her, writing “yes” in the sky. ― Monique Duval With their beautiful markings, […]
Teaching Tenacity and Finding Fulfillment: Spotlight on Sidd McDonald
Sidd McDonald, middle and high school math teacher and volleyball coach, joined Mount Madonna School in 2003 and is retiring at the end of the current school year. Alumna Alexis […]
Expressing Gratitude and Making Caring Common
Are their people you are grateful for? Someone you’d like to thank? Mount Madonna School (MMS) Upper School Director Shannon Kelly recently came across an activity through the Making Caring […]
Symmetry and Gratitude: Students Create Mandalas
Drawn from classroom activities and a variety of inspirations, some Mount Madonna School (MMS) students are enjoying creating mandalas from found and gathered natural objects. “In the preschool and kindergarten […]
New Skills and Milestones: Week Four
On April 16, Mount Madonna School (MMS) students and faculty had completed four weeks of remote learning and teaching, one milestone among many. What follows is a “snapshot” along our […]
Collective Vulnerability and the Sacredness of Bored Kids
“I read this this article today and thought of you,” shared Mount Madonna School (MMS) alumna Lara Kilpatrick (’85) in a recent email to MMS administrators. “I found her words […]
Coronavirus and the Changing Face of Senior Portraits
On a sunny afternoon in late March, in compliance with the current outdoor activity and social distancing protocols, Mount Madonna School twelfth graders Fiona Burgess, Rachel Burgess, and Tabitha Hardin-Zollo […]
